If only it were a reality…you could get on a train high-speed train in Los Angeles and be at Disneyland in less than 30 minutes.

Well the California High-Speed Rail Authority is working on such things and apparently todos beneficiamos (they sent a brochure about some upcoming scoping sessions that are printed in English and Spanish).

If you want to weigh in on the project there are several public meetings in April in LA, Anaheim and Norwalk.

Apparently the the SoCal route could also extend down to Irvine.

If the thing operates over existing rail right-of-ways and doesn’t eliminate any current roads I am all for it assuming I don’t have to pay for it.  I probably won’t ever take it but according to their studies they project 100 million passengers a year by 2030.

How will it be financed?  Who pays for it?  The slick brochure doesn’t say but former Speaker/Anaheim Mayor Curt Pringle serves on the Authority Board so we can be be sure even if not todos beneficiamos, we won’t get screwed.

This entry was posted on Monday, April 2nd, 2007 at 12:00 am and is filed under Blog Posts.