The Future of Transportation is at Stake!
— The Problem —
The Los Angeles Times reported on Sunday, April 29, 2007 the following:
“High-speed rail system may be derailed, Schwarzenegger moves to slash funding for the system, citing other transportation needs.”
“SACRAMENTO — For more than a decade, policymakers have debated, studied and scoped out a high-speed rail line that would whisk travelers between downtown Los Angeles and San Francisco in 2 1/2 hours.
But, this year, the $40-billion dream of building a Japanese- or European-style bullet train through the Central Valley may find itself stopped in its tracks.
Even as state lawmakers visited France earlier this month for a glimpse of a passenger train as it set a world rail speed record of 357 mph, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger was applying the brakes to California’s plan for a high-speed system.”
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— Our Position: Do Both —
High-speed rail is important for our future because it will offer us another fast, convenient, and cost-effective way to travel.
We believe that this is not an either/or decision. We need move forward on both implementing high-speed rails and improving the highways.
— About California Speed Rail —
Established in 1996, the California High-Speed Rail Authority is charged with the planning, designing, constructing and operating a state of the art high-speed train system.
The proposed system stretches from San Francisco, Oakland and Sacramento in the north — with service to the Central Valley — to Los Angeles and San Diego in the south. With bullet trains operating at speeds up to 220 mph, the express travel time from downtown San Francisco to Los Angeles is just under 2 ½ hours. Intercity travelers (trips between metropolitan regions) along with longer-distance commuters would enjoy the benefits of a system designed to connect with existing rail, air and highway systems.
To learn more about California High Speed Rail, please visit: http://www.cahighspeedrail.ca.gov/default.asp
