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Originally Posted by ElDuderino
That really doesn't make any sense at all. The Bay Area and LA are California's two largest population centers. Millions of people travel between the two each year, many do it multiple times. The whole point of the HSR is to link the two area to relieve future traffic and to give people an alternative to flying. HSR is not meant to be a commuter rail like BART. It just provides quick transportation between the major population centers. It would be nice to eventually have HSR between LA and SD, but it makes no sense to build that before LA to SF.
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This makes no sense. There is much more travel between SD and LA than LA and SF.
First, the 8 lane freeways between SD and LA are constantly clogged with cars.
Second, the Amtrak line in between SD and LA is the 2nd busiest in the US.
Last, this does not even include the Metrolink and Coaster commuter rail connections, which move many more additional passangers DAILY.
This may be the only section that would actually pay for itself, although this would also be at the expense of the current modes of transportation.