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Davis' high-speed rail shift faces rough track
Sac Bee ^
| 3/10/03
| Steve Lawrence - AP
Posted on 03/10/2003 5:16:01 PM PST by NormsRevenge
Edited on 04/12/2004 5:48:41 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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Gov. Gray Davis' plan to save some money by merging California's ambitious high-speed rail project with the Department of Transportation has hit some rough track in the state Legislature.
The Legislature's budget analyst is recommending that lawmakers reject the proposal, saying the better move would be to leave high-speed rail under an independent board and cut some of the department's funding.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Government; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: highspeed; hsr; rail
The voters have been getting a Highly-Spun Rail job for years from the media.
Oh, Goody!! More long-term debt.. Just what we need!
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posted on
03/10/2003 5:17:22 PM PST
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi)
To: NormsRevenge
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posted on
03/10/2003 5:27:39 PM PST
by
backhoe
(Just an old keyboard cowboy, ridin' the trackball into the sunset...)
To: NormsRevenge
Sounds like Shady Grey is trying to shift the cost burden from his captives to, via the Fed Trans Dept, the rest of us. Stick it Shady.
This guy has, what, a 36 Billion deficit and he's worried about some 26 Billion boondogle. Damn, I'm glad I don't live in Kali. And my sympathy to FReeper Friends who do.
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posted on
03/10/2003 5:40:54 PM PST
by
upchuck
(Sadamn: You are on the way to destruction...you have no chance to survive, make your time..ha ha ha)
To: NormsRevenge
High speed rail only makes economic sense when the route is of sufficent length. Minimum routes of less than 200 miles offer no significant economic or logistic improvement over conventional rail. Specifically only two, uninterupted routes are economically justified in California. Sacramento to Bakersfield and San Francisco to Los Angeles or San Diego.
The California route structure, as it is now proposed, has become a political football and as a result defeats the purpose of high speed rail. In short Californians will pay for an expensive boondoggle.
To: Willie Green
Hey, how'd you miss this one? ;^)
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posted on
03/10/2003 5:55:06 PM PST
by
balrog666
(When in doubt, tell the truth. - Mark Twain)
To: balrog666; Willie Green
I was shocked that Willie Green didn't show up before the third reply.
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