Comments on: High Speed Rail Ahead! https://calwatchdog.com/2011/06/03/high-speed-rail-ahead/ Wed, 25 Mar 2015 05:53:08 +0000 hourly 1 By: PN Peterson https://calwatchdog.com/2011/06/03/high-speed-rail-ahead/#comment-5205 Sun, 05 Jun 2011 04:57:26 +0000 http://www.calwatchdog.com/?p=18480#comment-5205 A great book to read on the absolute disaster that is high speed rail is “MegaProjects and Risk” [http://www.amazon.com/Megaprojects-Risk-Ambition-Bent-Flyvbjerg/dp/0521009464]

Almost everywhere it’s been built, ridership has been overestimated, and construction costs underestimated. It would be nice if Ms. Galgiani could read this book and answer as to why it will be any different in California…

]]> By: David from Oceanside https://calwatchdog.com/2011/06/03/high-speed-rail-ahead/#comment-5204 Sat, 04 Jun 2011 04:50:56 +0000 http://www.calwatchdog.com/?p=18480#comment-5204 Harkley is my elected hack, who sometimes disappoints, but she managed to get on the right side of this issue.

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