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Quick question - is there a map with the proposed stops in LA anywhere? - it would possibly help your case because I am from LA, the public transportation there SUCKS is is NOT convenient in any way shape or form. people USE their cars because of this. I think my argument still stands. If the train is being proposed as a way to get commuters off of the highway than i think that is false advertisement. Commuters will generally not be using rental cars, ( except by sudden necessity - and then it would not be off of a MagLev commute, it would most likely be a replacement for their normal car) going to the airport on a daily basis - except those that may work there, etc. the point is that people are VERY hesitant to go out of their way, take extra time,(and connecting to busses DOES take time) just to take a cool train. I am for the longer routes, i.e. the las Vegas O.C. one, but I think the inner city plan needs to be reexamined, it is foolish to impliment a plan like this if the rest of the connecting, and fairly foundational in this case, elements are not all in order.

Yes, as mentioned in the article, additional information is available at www.cahighspeedrail.ca.gov. As the project is still in the planning stages, the proposed stops should be considered as preliminary and subject to revision as the planning is refined and finalized. It would defininitely help your case if you familiarized yourself with the proposal rather than embarking on an uninformed knee-jerk rant.