Is California’s high-speed rail plan a pipe dream? Even though construction is well underway in Fresno, Erwin insisted: “I think they’re out of money. While many countries began providing high-speed rail starting in the 1980s, California kept investing in road infrastructure. She noted that younger generations now want to use public transportation and are placing their bets on high-speed rail, which is better for the environment. Instead, authorities treated the high-speed rail as a separate program from the rest of California’s rail systems.

Source: Manila Bulletin May 19, 2019 02:26 UTC