From the latest in the oooh this is getting ridiculous category,
the Fresno Bee, August 12, 2014 reports that the federal Surface Transportation
Board gave California their authorization for construction of a 114 mile
section of the HSR (high speed rail) from Fresno to Bakersfield. Ridiculous is the fact that CA has spent
nearly $1billion on the plan over the past 22 years and they don’t even have
federal approval. What’s more is that
they can’t even get the three people on the federal approval board to agree
that it is a worthwhile project. Talk of
delusional and out of touch, the STB in their report claims that the train will
provide connectivity to airports and mass transit systems in the San Joaquin
Valley. This is an indication that the two STB votes were completely political. Had
the STB actually seen the proposed map it surly would have noticed the proposed
line has nothing to do with connecting airports in the Valley. Also, there is no money available now or anytime in the foreseeable future for any public mass transit
systems anywhere in the Valley, outside of Sacramento.
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