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Public Transportation and Smart Growth

AllaN01Bear

(23,127 posts) Tue Apr 23, 2024, 10:20 AM Apr 2024

high speed train

i just read that there is a proposal to have hst from la to las vegas. jeepers we cant even get the hst line in the central valley built and that was voter initiated as we were sick of being stuck on 99 or i5 for five hours in bakersfield and had be be in sacto by 4 pm git r done. my first anywhere on du. whew . good to get it out of my system.

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high speed train (Original Post) AllaN01Bear Apr 2024 OP

getting the right-of-way is the problem DBoon Apr 2024 #1

DBoon

(23,082 posts)

1. getting the right-of-way is the problem

Reply to AllaN01Bear (Original post)

Tue Apr 23, 2024, 10:23 AM

Apr 2024

The Vegas train will follow existing public right of ways, mainly I-15

The LA-SF train will cut across private property and property owners are not being cooperative

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