https://apnews.com/article/bullet-train-vegas-los-angeles-bright…
The Biden administration on Tuesday said it will give more than $6 billion to a pair of high-speed electric rail routes in the U.S. West, injecting new life into long-stalled projects hailed by supporters as the future of public transportation but bemoaned by critics for their high price tags and lengthy construction times.
U.S. senators from California and Nevada said the federal government will give $3 billion for a planned privately-owned route between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area plus another $3.1 billion for an initial segment of California’s publicly-funded effort to eventually connect Los Angeles and San Francisco.
The money is a fraction of the total cost to build the routes. But it signals the Biden administration’s commitment to high-speed rail, a mode of transportation commonplace in Europe and Asia but bypassed in the U.S. and its car-obsessed culture.
@9HCKKYB 5mos5MO
While a high speed railway system is important, depending on the location it may not be important. And the cost of the rail system would stoke many Americans to speak out, purely because it's "their tax dollars" and in "their country", which wouldn't be as big of a concern if it was another country.
@PlatypusJimLibertarian5mos5MO
How long has CA been working on the rails????
@Diplom4cyBassRepublican5mos5MO
Fifteen years for a non-existent, unnecessary high-speed rail from…wait for it… Bakersfield to Merced.
@PlatypusJimLibertarian5mos5MO
Isn't it estimated to cost $128 billion? If so that's $581,818.181 per mile. That means $3 billion will build 5.1 miles of track. How much are those train tickets going to cost?
@Diplom4cyBassRepublican5mos5MO
Critical lifeline!? You must be joking? It's not even 3% of the $128 Billion in costs that the California High Speed Rail Authority projects.
It would be much cheaper, faster & more efficient to just pay for airline tickets. No tearing up critical infrastructure either.
@9HHK4TYIndependent5mos5MO
I think the government should take responsibility more for their own mistakes.
@WorriedCamelGreen5mos5MO
"This critical lifeline comes after Pelosi and Newsom heavily lobbied the Biden administration in recent months."
@WholesomeSwiftRepublican5mos5MO
So billions more pissed in the wind? It’s always been nothing more than a money laundering scheme
@9HHLKC8Republican5mos5MO
biden needs to stop spending money on other country when they will never and have never helped us and we need it bad right now (30 trillion)
@9HHN3VL5mos5MO
Stop spending money we don't have.
@9HHKSRKProgressive5mos5MO
I don't like any of these options
@9HHQV7Q5mos5MO
I think its a good idea because it will decrease the amount of oil the U.S consumes.
@ISIDEWITH5mos5MO
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@9HHQ3HK5mos5MO
Why spend money like that, that is a waste.
@9HHCM475mos5MO
I don't care about world news. But I think Joe Biden would be a great Librarian
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