Tuesday, February 27, 2007

If not High Speed Rail, then what?

Our governor doesn't want to fund high speed rail. What magic transportation does he see us using in 2025?

If we go on as we are, the airports will get bigger and more crowded. The roads will be widened, and more crowded. More of the same, just worse. Bigger airports aren't better- ask someone who has seen the growth of Oakland or Burbank over the past 20 years. Wider highways mean the landscaping gives way to soundwalls and more lanes. If that's the future that we see for our state, it's sad.

We have the chance NOW to do something. Move into line, although behind, Vietnam, Morocco and Turkey, and get to building a transportation system for the modern world. Clean and green....

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