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To: elmatador who wrote (60468)	1/28/2010 2:54:29 PM
From: energyplay	1 Recommendation Respond to of 217648

Elevated trains depress nearby property values. The current Southern Pacific tracks run through the downtown area of two dozen towns near San Francisco, next to expensive property. The route should be planned to follow the 101 freeway, where it will be much less of a disturbance. It is unlikely the High Speed Rail will be funded - the economics are marginal. Current plans have the line going to Union Station in downtown LA. Who really wants to go there ? It should go to LAX. The system would need about 126,000 riders per day, and that is unlikely. Telepresence will reduce the need for travel. People need a car in both the LA area and San Francisco, so why not drive ? For the train to be much faster, it has to run at about 150 mph and NOT make intermediate stops. If you are going to rent a car - then why not fly, and end up at the airport with the large (and I mean large) car rental operations. Also, San Francisco is not the major corporate hub it was 20-30 years ago, much activity has moved to the suburbs.