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This blog has answered that question repeatedly (there’s a lot of people there, it’s the easiest path to connecting SF to LA, it will provide a big economic boost to a place with high unemployment, it will help address air quality issues). But it’s good to see California Forward put together its own answer to [...]
Michael Lomio, incoming president of the UC Merced branch of the California Young Democrats, has an excellent op-ed in support of high speed rail published this week in the Merced Sun-Star. The core points: Over the past 10 years, the Central Valley has been the fastest growing region in the state. We’ve seen our population [...]
As the United Kingdom debates building a high speed rail line from London to Manchester and Leeds, there’s a lot of discussion there that will sound familiar to Californian ears. Critics argue that the costs are too high and that the money could be better spent on something else. Supporters, including the coalition government currently [...]
According to the American Lung Association, 8 of the nation’s 10 most polluted cities are in California. And 6 of those are in the Central Valley. What they all have in common is a dependence on the automobile, a situation that a bullet train powered by 100% renewable electricity would certainly help matters. The list, [...]
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