Proposition 1A - Safe, Reliable High-Speed Passenger Train Bond Act - Part I
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California High-Speed Trains: Visual Tour
More details: California High Speed Trains: 10-Minute Overview
Proposition 1A would provide $9.95 billion in bond money as a down-payment for building a high speed train system from Los Angeles to San Francisco. Although future expansion is planned to connect Sacramento and San Diego, the "spine" system that would be approved by the passage of Proposition 1A focuses on linking Southern California with the San Francisco Bay Area.
The total cost of the system is estimated by the California High Speed Rail Authority to be $45 billion; additional funding would come from the Federal Government and private investment.
The Authority predicts that, including the expansion segments, the system could service 88 - 117 million passengers annually by 2030, absorbing 12% (12 million passengers) of the air market and 6% (50 million) of the automobile traffic. In the high-density "urban areas" of the Los Angeles Basin, Bay Area, and San Diego County, while the high speed rail service would handle "less than 1%" of short-distance travel, this would still account for another 25 million auto trips annually.
While I suspect that most people reading this will be inclined to trust my judgement and Vote YES on Proposition 1A, over the next couple of days, I intend to provide an avalanche three detailed posts with information you can use to convince your friends, neighbors, family, and coworkers to commit to a resounding YES VOTE to providing a clean, efficient, and COST EFFECTIVE alternative to our airports and highways.
Tomorrow night: How we REALLY CAN AFFORD to invest in High Speed Rail, no matter what the headlines from Wall Street say.
My complete list of ballot measures.
Click to viewCalifornia High-Speed Trains: Visual Tour
More details: California High Speed Trains: 10-Minute Overview
Proposition 1A would provide $9.95 billion in bond money as a down-payment for building a high speed train system from Los Angeles to San Francisco. Although future expansion is planned to connect Sacramento and San Diego, the "spine" system that would be approved by the passage of Proposition 1A focuses on linking Southern California with the San Francisco Bay Area.
The total cost of the system is estimated by the California High Speed Rail Authority to be $45 billion; additional funding would come from the Federal Government and private investment.
The Authority predicts that, including the expansion segments, the system could service 88 - 117 million passengers annually by 2030, absorbing 12% (12 million passengers) of the air market and 6% (50 million) of the automobile traffic. In the high-density "urban areas" of the Los Angeles Basin, Bay Area, and San Diego County, while the high speed rail service would handle "less than 1%" of short-distance travel, this would still account for another 25 million auto trips annually.
While I suspect that most people reading this will be inclined to trust my judgement and Vote YES on Proposition 1A, over the next couple of days, I intend to provide an avalanche three detailed posts with information you can use to convince your friends, neighbors, family, and coworkers to commit to a resounding YES VOTE to providing a clean, efficient, and COST EFFECTIVE alternative to our airports and highways.
Tomorrow night: How we REALLY CAN AFFORD to invest in High Speed Rail, no matter what the headlines from Wall Street say.