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Currently living in California, and I feel the main opposition to things like this are the constituents.

Everyone in the Central Valley will simply vote against whatever California wants to spend money on unless if overwhelmingly benefits them, or “hurts” those in the cities.

I know this isn’t the only reason the high speed rail project was canned, but those in the Centra Valley opposed it unless it connected some stretches like Fresno <-> Bakersfield together.



> those in the Centra Valley opposed it unless it connected some stretches like Fresno <-> Bakersfield together.

Why would they support being essentially left behind?


Allowing people to commute from outside for work decreases property value in major cities.


So just add stations on side tracks and count them in.




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