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I was just reading a similar article about California High Speed Rail. One of the problems with that infrastructure project is the state had to fund most of it, while the federal government tends to fund 80% of highways.
And even then Trump screws up the funding every time he gets in office
I don't buy that at all.
Thus far, Feds have provided some $15+ billion to CA for various projects related to HSR. If the state hadn't completely blown its budget and schedule, that is more than enough to have gotten the starter line going. As well, we can look at BART-SJ which is getting $5+ billion -- again more than enough to build that project if VTA hadn't gone off the deep-end with its deep bore design alternative (current budget is now $12+ billion).
Which isn't to say there are major issues with road vs. transit funding at the Federal level, but California's problems are largely its own doing.
If a comment like yours is unpopular here then this community must be shit. You weren't rude or making a joke or anything. Is fuckcars like a religion?