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california high speed rail - it’s a reality!
PROPOSITION 1A is a California ballot proposition and a bond measure that would fund the California High-Speed Rail if approved by voters in the upcoming state election on November 4, 2008.
Originally known as the Safe, Reliable High-Speed Passenger Train Bond Act, the proposition was to appear on 2004 state election ballot, but was delayed due to budget concerns raised by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who In January 2006 chose to omit the initial funds for the project from his $222.6 billion dollar Public Works Bond over the next 10 years. The Governor did include $14.3 million in the 2006-07 budget for the CA High-Speed Rail Authority, enough for it to begin some preliminary engineering and detailed study work.
PROPOSAL
The proposition would allocate $9.95 billion to the California High-Speed Rail Authority. Of that $9.95 billion, $9 billion will be used to construct the core segments of the rail line from San Francisco to the Los Angeles area and the rest will be spent on improvements to local railroad systems, which would feed into the high-speed rail mainline. However, the project would still depend on federal matching funds, since a $9.95 billion bond issue would cover at most half of the estimated cost of the initial core segment.
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PROP 1A PASSED!
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HISTORY of PROP 1A:
New way of life needed to run High Speed Train
October 20, 2008
Should all Californians pay for train?
October 20, 2008
Prop 1A primes the economic pump
October 18, 2008
October 18, 2008
Slash greenhouse gas emissions by 6.3 million tons a year, saving 12 million barrels of oil a year.
October 15, 2008
Dana Gabbard: Yes on High Speed Rail
October 15, 2008
High-speed rail: lasting legacy or taxpayer boondoggle?
Friday, Oct 10 2008
High-speed rail system could drive Valley's economic engine
Friday, Oct. 10, 2008
Santa Rosa Press Democrat Editorial: For Prop. 1A
Friday, Oct. 10, 2008
High-Speed Rail: Californians and Americans Just Don’t Know What We’re Missing
Friday, October 10, 2008
Give Proposition 1A a YES vote Nov. 4 for better, speedier public transportation.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
How You Can Help:
Visit the Campaign Web Site for videos, maps and links to information about the trains.
Donate at the ActBlue donation page. or Campaign donation page. Join the campaign's MySpace, Facebook, YouTube, and Obama networking sites if you are already a member. Having your kids join would be great as well!
Take us out of
the mass-transit Stone Age...
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Map of the proposed CA High Speed Bullet Train
Last Updated October 27, 2009
