Comments on: High Speed Rail Authority Says Ruling Won’t Affect Timeline or Funding http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/08/28/high-speed-rail-authority-says-ruling-won%e2%80%99t-affect-timeline-or-funding/ Covering Los Angeles's livable streets movement Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:06:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: kellyp http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/08/28/high-speed-rail-authority-says-ruling-won%e2%80%99t-affect-timeline-or-funding/comment-page-1/#comment-28281 kellyp Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:39:24 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=9081#comment-28281 @walker o blah blah blabaty blah. you're obviously right as HSR in other industrialized nations has led to an epidemic of urban sprawl. what prevents urban sprawl is providing affordable attractive housing, careers and education in urbanized areas. although I do agree that more money does need to be spent on local transit infrastructure and improvements there also needs to be an affordable, effecient and safe alternative to cars and airplanes for regional transport. instead of spreading nonsense about sprawl why don't you spend some time coming up with alternatives. and while you're at it figure out why we still use pennies. @walker o

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you’re obviously right as HSR in other industrialized nations has led to an epidemic of urban sprawl. what prevents urban sprawl is providing affordable attractive housing, careers and education in urbanized areas. although I do agree that more money does need to be spent on local transit infrastructure and improvements there also needs to be an affordable, effecient and safe alternative to cars and airplanes for regional transport. instead of spreading nonsense about sprawl why don’t you spend some time coming up with alternatives. and while you’re at it figure out why we still use pennies.

]]> By: walker o http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/08/28/high-speed-rail-authority-says-ruling-won%e2%80%99t-affect-timeline-or-funding/comment-page-1/#comment-28251 walker o Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:26:56 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=9081#comment-28251 HSR is sucking up public resources that could instead go to things like local transit. HSR is only going to increase sprawl. It makes it easier to live Farther from work. Here is what is going to happen. People will drive 20-30 minutes to the rail station and then ride the HSR for 30 minutes to work. Consequence=more sprawl. HSR is sucking up public resources that could instead go to things like local transit. HSR is only going to increase sprawl. It makes it easier to live Farther from work. Here is what is going to happen. People will drive 20-30 minutes to the rail station and then ride the HSR for 30 minutes to work. Consequence=more sprawl.

]]> By: Darrell http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/08/28/high-speed-rail-authority-says-ruling-won%e2%80%99t-affect-timeline-or-funding/comment-page-1/#comment-26481 Darrell Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:56:37 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=9081#comment-26481 Also see good coverage and comments - including the full text of the court's decision - on the <a href="http://cahsr.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">California High Speed Rail Blog</a> the last couple of days. Also see good coverage and comments – including the full text of the court’s decision – on the California High Speed Rail Blog the last couple of days.

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