{"id":512284,"date":"2010-04-04T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-04-04T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sacbee.com\/2010\/04\/04\/2652433\/another-view-high-speed-rail-would.html#mi_rss=Opinion"},"modified":"2010-04-04T03:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-04-04T07:00:00","slug":"another-view-high-speed-rail-would-serve-all-californians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/512284","title":{"rendered":"Another View: High-speed rail would serve all Californians"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tThis is how a station at Heavenly Ski Resort in South Lake Tahoe might look if California builds a high-speed rail network.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Re “High-speed rail: Don’t penalize the poor” (Viewpoints, March 30): There’s no question that Californians should be concerned about resources for public transportation, but Lisa Schweitzer’s worries about high-speed rail missed the mark. <\/p>\n

Protections for taxpayers were built into the law voters approved as part of Proposition 1A. It specifically requires California’s high-speed trains to operate without a state or local subsidy. The very burden Schweitzer is concerned about is forbidden by law. <\/p>\n

What’s more, the California High-Speed Rail Authority is committed to financing the project through a combination of sources, which includes significant private capital investment. <\/p>\n

The recent award of $2.5 billion in federal stimulus funds to California – the largest award in the nation – signals a strong administration commitment to the project. <\/p>\n

But it’s even more important to recognize that high-speed rail, despite its costs, actually represents a more cost- effective transportation alternative than expanding our already crowded freeways and airports. <\/p>\n

The high-speed train is a critical piece of the state’s future mobility and environmental responsibility, and must be fully integrated with robust local transit systems. The High-Speed Rail Authority is working in collaboration with transit agencies throughout the state to ensure the project succeeds on all levels. <\/p>\n

California has a chance to build a high-speed rail system like the ones enjoying great success around the world, bringing with it the jobs and opportunities our residents need and deserve.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This is how a station at Heavenly Ski Resort in South Lake Tahoe might look if California builds a high-speed rail network. Re “High-speed rail: Don’t penalize the poor” (Viewpoints, March 30): There’s no question that Californians should be concerned about resources for public transportation, but Lisa Schweitzer’s worries about high-speed rail missed the mark. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4325,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-512284","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/512284","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4325"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=512284"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/512284\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=512284"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=512284"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=512284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}