Is high-speed rail the answer to California's traffic? Maybe, but politics may be the biggest roadblock of all.
"Currently, proponents are working on a 10-year, $25 billion plan to link population centers in San Jose, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego and Sacramento with a 220 mph train, redirecting millions of travelers away from clogged freeways and airports. The trains could be up and running within a decade--if our elected officials ever get on board. The barrier to high-speed rail in the United States isn't, as some might assume, technology--it's politics. State of the art rail systems are there for the taking, but elected leaders generally won't support anything on rails."
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Rutgers University, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
One Hundred Miles
University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS)
Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY)
The Architects Foundation
City of Cambridge
The Pocatello Development Authority
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