Comments on: New High-Speed Rail business plan mainly raises questions https://calwatchdog.com/2014/02/13/new-high-speed-rail-business-plain-mainly-raises-questions/ Wed, 25 Mar 2015 06:23:11 +0000 hourly 1 By: Robert S. Allen https://calwatchdog.com/2014/02/13/new-high-speed-rail-business-plain-mainly-raises-questions/#comment-78987 Sun, 27 Apr 2014 03:15:47 +0000 http://calwatchdog.com/?p=59247#comment-78987 Grade separate all vehicle and pedestrian crossings.
Stop squandering HSR funds on Caltrain “bookend”.
Truncate initial HSR to the Bay Area at San Jose.
Later upgrade East Bay (Mulford) Amtrak route to Sacramento.
Include intermodal transfer at BART overhead in Oakland.

]]> By: Ed the Independent Contractor https://calwatchdog.com/2014/02/13/new-high-speed-rail-business-plain-mainly-raises-questions/#comment-70735 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 00:02:42 +0000 http://calwatchdog.com/?p=59247#comment-70735 With all due respect, this project is a ridiculous nightmare. This was agreed to by the public with the condition that this project was never to be subsidized by the taxpayers. This project is economically unfeasible. There is no private capital for this project as it makes no economic sense. Why would anyone ride slow speed rail to Southern California for a higher cost than an hourly airplane flight? This will never work without a public subsidy. If attempted, this albatross will be an anchor around the neck of California as long as it is allowed to operate.

]]> By: Ulysses Uhaul https://calwatchdog.com/2014/02/13/new-high-speed-rail-business-plain-mainly-raises-questions/#comment-70150 Sat, 15 Feb 2014 15:37:58 +0000 http://calwatchdog.com/?p=59247#comment-70150 Train good. Diverse transportation modes needed to improve distribution of goods and services.

No matter how eloquent you are….congestion out there will bury us deeper than doomer troll dens!

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