Work begins on Calif. bullet train, locals angry

[Jesus Malverde]

21. Having ridden the trains of Europe and Japan I also love the idea.

The concept originally was SF to LA via a fast direct route.

This SF to LA via fresno and with turn offs for Sacramento is meant to fail and is a loser.



Phase 1 and 2 might have logically begun in urban areas, where an investment would have shown the potential benefits of the platform. A run from SD to LA for instance. However the failures in charge of this project have instead decided to literally connect NOWHERE to NOWHERE at the cost of billions of dollars for phase 1 and 2.

Phase 1 - The construction contract for the first 29 miles, from Madera (pop 61,416) to Fresno (pop 509,039), was signed on August 19 of this year.

Phase 2 which cost 1.5-2 billion will extend approximately 60 miles through the Central Valley beginning at East American Avenue in Fresno and continuing south to approximately one mile north of the Tulare-Kern County line (population 0).

http://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/california-high-speed-rail-authority-iss-84982/

Meanwhile saner planners without corrupt agendas might have started in Los Angeles (pop 3,792,621), San Diego (pop 1,322,553), SFBay area pop 7.15 million.

Just to clarify the competition SFO - LAX $199 1 hour 20 minutes on southwest