[kryptos]

Originally Posted by 202_Cyclist

Exactly, how much profit has I-5 earned CA residents? As the Ayn Rand-disiciples like to say, if California's highways were profitable, why is government operating them?

@kryptos: nowhere did I say vehicle miles traveled was decreasing on this section of I-5 but it has been decreasing nationally every year for the past 4-5 years.

http://www.ssti.us/2012/02/motor-veh...trend-in-2011/

http://dc.streetsblog.org/2011/07/08...lical-decline/

thats my point. you were talking about overall VMT decreasing, but then pointed out widening of I-5 in santa fe springs


and are you joking? I-5 brings jobs and commerce to the entire nation. from bringing in and exporting goods at both borders with mexico and canada and agriculture from dates in palm springs to washington red apples and everything inbetween. hundreds of billions of dollars, thousands of jobs and all because of I-5 and all of of those trucks on it carrying goods which equal money which equal jobs which equal employees circulating their wages back into the community which creates or sustains other jobs and has both a sales and income tax going back into public safety and parks and even your projects like your beloved train

on a separate note, Dianne Feinstein yesterday said she supports Brown and the HSR, but said HSR will only run in the central part of the state (fresno, merced), it will not be in either SF bay or LA population centers. sounds like a violation of prop 1A, which means the 9 billion in bonds cannot be spent if they go forward with a central valley only HSR. federal support depends on GOP support and at current, it doesnt have it. why should we spend any money until we know its fully funded? do we really want a HSR track running from merced to chowchilla before the money runs out?