Comments on: High-speed future http://collegian.csufresno.edu/2008/10/24/high-speed-future/ Serving California State University, Fresno since 1922. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:24:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tom West http://collegian.csufresno.edu/2008/10/24/high-speed-future/comment-page-1/#comment-33093 Tom West Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:06:09 +0000 http://collegian.csufresno.edu/?p=6640#comment-33093 Don't forget that if private investors and federal government don't provide the additional money, then the bonds just simply won't get issued. The ballot measure gives the state the right to issue bonds, not an obligation. Further, high-speed rail has teh potenital to make a profit... it doesn't get built, then miles of unprofitable highway lanes will have to be built instead. Don’t forget that if private investors and federal government don’t provide the additional money, then the bonds just simply won’t get issued. The ballot measure gives the state the right to issue bonds, not an obligation.
Further, high-speed rail has teh potenital to make a profit… it doesn’t get built, then miles of unprofitable highway lanes will have to be built instead.

]]> By: Tom West http://collegian.csufresno.edu/2008/10/24/high-speed-future/comment-page-1/#comment-45995 Tom West Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:06:00 +0000 http://collegian.csufresno.edu/?p=6640#comment-45995 Don't forget that if private investors and federal government don't provide the additional money, then the bonds just simply won't get issued. The ballot measure gives the state the right to issue bonds, not an obligation. Further, high-speed rail has teh potenital to make a profit... it doesn't get built, then miles of unprofitable highway lanes will have to be built instead. Don’t forget that if private investors and federal government don’t provide the additional money, then the bonds just simply won’t get issued. The ballot measure gives the state the right to issue bonds, not an obligation.
Further, high-speed rail has teh potenital to make a profit… it doesn’t get built, then miles of unprofitable highway lanes will have to be built instead.

]]> By: Richard http://collegian.csufresno.edu/2008/10/24/high-speed-future/comment-page-1/#comment-32809 Richard Sat, 25 Oct 2008 16:37:24 +0000 http://collegian.csufresno.edu/?p=6640#comment-32809 Californians can't afford automobiles, gas, and highway and airport expansion either. If you totalled up the money wasted on the automobile, the amount would be truly staggering. And most of the money just flows out of the state. Compared to the billions in taxpayer dollars wasted on roads and highways and the hundreds of billions being wasted by people on gas and automobiles, high speed rail is truly a bargain. I was just in Europe and I must say high-speed rail is the best way of getting around than being stuffed like cattle in a plane or being stuck in traffic with angry drivers. Countries around the world, including oil-rich Russia are going for high-speed rail in a big way. It is time that the US caught up before it falls even further behind. More in my blog: http://everyoneforever.org/blogger/ Californians can’t afford automobiles, gas, and highway and airport expansion either. If you totalled up the money wasted on the automobile, the amount would be truly staggering. And most of the money just flows out of the state. Compared to the billions in taxpayer dollars wasted on roads and highways and the hundreds of billions being wasted by people on gas and automobiles, high speed rail is truly a bargain.

I was just in Europe and I must say high-speed rail is the best way of getting around than being stuffed like cattle in a plane or being stuck in traffic with angry drivers.

Countries around the world, including oil-rich Russia are going for high-speed rail in a big way. It is time that the US caught up before it falls even further behind.

More in my blog:
http://everyoneforever.org/blogger/

]]> By: Richard http://collegian.csufresno.edu/2008/10/24/high-speed-future/comment-page-1/#comment-45994 Richard Sat, 25 Oct 2008 16:37:00 +0000 http://collegian.csufresno.edu/?p=6640#comment-45994 Californians can't afford automobiles, gas, and highway and airport expansion either. If you totalled up the money wasted on the automobile, the amount would be truly staggering. And most of the money just flows out of the state. Compared to the billions in taxpayer dollars wasted on roads and highways and the hundreds of billions being wasted by people on gas and automobiles, high speed rail is truly a bargain. I was just in Europe and I must say high-speed rail is the best way of getting around than being stuffed like cattle in a plane or being stuck in traffic with angry drivers. Countries around the world, including oil-rich Russia are going for high-speed rail in a big way. It is time that the US caught up before it falls even further behind. More in my blog: http://everyoneforever.org/blogger/ Californians can’t afford automobiles, gas, and highway and airport expansion either. If you totalled up the money wasted on the automobile, the amount would be truly staggering. And most of the money just flows out of the state. Compared to the billions in taxpayer dollars wasted on roads and highways and the hundreds of billions being wasted by people on gas and automobiles, high speed rail is truly a bargain.

I was just in Europe and I must say high-speed rail is the best way of getting around than being stuffed like cattle in a plane or being stuck in traffic with angry drivers.

Countries around the world, including oil-rich Russia are going for high-speed rail in a big way. It is time that the US caught up before it falls even further behind.

More in my blog:
http://everyoneforever.org/blogger/

]]> By: Spokker http://collegian.csufresno.edu/2008/10/24/high-speed-future/comment-page-1/#comment-32763 Spokker Fri, 24 Oct 2008 18:53:05 +0000 http://collegian.csufresno.edu/?p=6640#comment-32763 We have to put up the money first before the federal government and private investors come forth. High speed rail could be an attractive investment. In Europe Air France is getting into the high speed rail business. Prop 1A would not only provide jobs, but result in useful infrastructure when all is said and done. It's time to build it. I like this quote from the California High Speed Rail Blog. "Some suggest we wait and build HSR later. When is "later"? When oil prices have shot through $200/bbl? When construction inflation costs have pushed the project's cost over $50 billion? If we had approved HSR in 1998, it would be ready to go now, ready to provide economic growth and financial savings. The longer we wait, the higher the cost will be." If you think it's a good idea, vote yes on Prop 1A. We have to put up the money first before the federal government and private investors come forth.

High speed rail could be an attractive investment. In Europe Air France is getting into the high speed rail business.

Prop 1A would not only provide jobs, but result in useful infrastructure when all is said and done. It’s time to build it. I like this quote from the California High Speed Rail Blog.

“Some suggest we wait and build HSR later. When is “later”? When oil prices have shot through $200/bbl? When construction inflation costs have pushed the project’s cost over $50 billion? If we had approved HSR in 1998, it would be ready to go now, ready to provide economic growth and financial savings. The longer we wait, the higher the cost will be.”

If you think it’s a good idea, vote yes on Prop 1A.

]]> By: Spokker http://collegian.csufresno.edu/2008/10/24/high-speed-future/comment-page-1/#comment-45993 Spokker Fri, 24 Oct 2008 18:53:00 +0000 http://collegian.csufresno.edu/?p=6640#comment-45993 We have to put up the money first before the federal government and private investors come forth. High speed rail could be an attractive investment. In Europe Air France is getting into the high speed rail business. Prop 1A would not only provide jobs, but result in useful infrastructure when all is said and done. It's time to build it. I like this quote from the California High Speed Rail Blog. "Some suggest we wait and build HSR later. When is "later"? When oil prices have shot through $200/bbl? When construction inflation costs have pushed the project's cost over $50 billion? If we had approved HSR in 1998, it would be ready to go now, ready to provide economic growth and financial savings. The longer we wait, the higher the cost will be." If you think it's a good idea, vote yes on Prop 1A. We have to put up the money first before the federal government and private investors come forth.

High speed rail could be an attractive investment. In Europe Air France is getting into the high speed rail business.

Prop 1A would not only provide jobs, but result in useful infrastructure when all is said and done. It’s time to build it. I like this quote from the California High Speed Rail Blog.

“Some suggest we wait and build HSR later. When is “later”? When oil prices have shot through $200/bbl? When construction inflation costs have pushed the project’s cost over $50 billion? If we had approved HSR in 1998, it would be ready to go now, ready to provide economic growth and financial savings. The longer we wait, the higher the cost will be.”

If you think it’s a good idea, vote yes on Prop 1A.

]]> By: Alumni http://collegian.csufresno.edu/2008/10/24/high-speed-future/comment-page-1/#comment-32756 Alumni Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:30:20 +0000 http://collegian.csufresno.edu/?p=6640#comment-32756 High speed rail sounds like a great idea, but in reality CA cannot afford it. There is little to no money right now for the maintaince of our state highways. This idea is built on the assumption that investors would help with cost. What investors? Also, Bond Projects almost always fail due the time constraints put on them. The environmental documents alone will take years to complete, let alone the mitigation factor. If our state could afford it, I would vote for it. Right now, it's a bad plan. High speed rail sounds like a great idea, but in reality CA cannot afford it. There is little to no money right now for the maintaince of our state highways. This idea is built on the assumption that investors would help with cost. What investors?
Also, Bond Projects almost always fail due the time constraints put on them. The environmental documents alone will take years to complete, let alone the mitigation factor.
If our state could afford it, I would vote for it. Right now, it’s a bad plan.

]]> By: Alumni http://collegian.csufresno.edu/2008/10/24/high-speed-future/comment-page-1/#comment-45992 Alumni Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:30:00 +0000 http://collegian.csufresno.edu/?p=6640#comment-45992 High speed rail sounds like a great idea, but in reality CA cannot afford it. There is little to no money right now for the maintaince of our state highways. This idea is built on the assumption that investors would help with cost. What investors? Also, Bond Projects almost always fail due the time constraints put on them. The environmental documents alone will take years to complete, let alone the mitigation factor. If our state could afford it, I would vote for it. Right now, it's a bad plan. High speed rail sounds like a great idea, but in reality CA cannot afford it. There is little to no money right now for the maintaince of our state highways. This idea is built on the assumption that investors would help with cost. What investors?
Also, Bond Projects almost always fail due the time constraints put on them. The environmental documents alone will take years to complete, let alone the mitigation factor.
If our state could afford it, I would vote for it. Right now, it’s a bad plan.

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