[lbo-talk] California rail project

[Chuck Grimes]

anything involving any kind rail passing through San Mateo county was DOA 
due to visceral resident opposition over "property values."  Maybe that 
changed, but I doubt. A more realistic scenario involved rail alignment on 
the eastern side of the Bay, connecting San Jose and Oakland.  I would 
imagine this would work with high speed rail as well, especially if it was 
extended to Sacramento.

Wojtek
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I pretty much agree. BART can be extended on the East Bay lines to meet a 
HSR system. The southern westside of the bay below SFO is a nightmare maze 
of freeways, traffic jams into San Jose, where a similar maze and open 
season development has created a nightmare.

Another lurking issue are the mountains that surround the northern LA 
complex. Getting over those is a real pain in the ass. I got so tired of 
that I stopped going down to LA for holidays. I have no idea what it's like 
these days.

CG