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Originally Posted by munkyman
I think everyone on this forum thinks that CAHSR is a fantastic idea both for the state's current and future needs. But there just doesn't seem to be anyone that cares enough to raise enough fuss about it. And the automobile and airline lobbying will have a good chance of killing it off
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Whatever happens, I am as certain as I have ever been about anything that HSR will happen in California some day. What will make it happen if it doesn't happen sooner, is gridlock at the airports. When we can simply cram no more flights into SFO and OAK and the San Jose airport and the lines and crowds require hours to navigate, I think the business community will get behind HSR and it will happen. I thought we were approaching this point in 2000 and then 9/11 happened and the dot-com bubble brist and air traffic slowed down. It's coming back now, but I don't think the airports yet have the level of congestion they had in 2000 (or so I read--I don't personally fly much)