except maybe in this country where we mostly have forgotten how to run a railroad.
Herein is the meat of the problem.
(Mind you, I like the idea of having one of the major stations nearby.)
I would rather see them run a simple route successfully and build on that than see them attempt to run a more complicated route and screw it up. If they succeed, split the route in SJ and run up the east bay or in Santa Nella and run up the central valley to Sacramento.
As for the politicians? Better that they're pushing to get transportation than working against it. I think there's still a bit of annoyance over San Mateo's withdrawal from BART which effectively cut off the south bay for 4 decades. We've got the population now to merit a transport hub...
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Date: 2007-12-20 09:51 pm (UTC)Herein is the meat of the problem.
(Mind you, I like the idea of having one of the major stations nearby.)
I would rather see them run a simple route successfully and build on that than see them attempt to run a more complicated route and screw it up. If they succeed, split the route in SJ and run up the east bay or in Santa Nella and run up the central valley to Sacramento.
As for the politicians? Better that they're pushing to get transportation than working against it. I think there's still a bit of annoyance over San Mateo's withdrawal from BART which effectively cut off the south bay for 4 decades. We've got the population now to merit a transport hub...