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Agreed. MVP would have definitely been the way to go. However, getting anywhere from San Jose to the rest of the Bay Area is pretty slow. Yes, a considerable n
by ultimoo 10y ago
Agreed. MVP would have definitely been the way to go.
However, getting anywhere from San Jose to the rest of the Bay Area is pretty slow. Yes, a considerable number of jobs do exist in the San Jose & Santa Clara valley area, but commuting to the peninsula, city, or east bay is slow.
Frankly, it is insane that the Caltrain takes more than an hour to go from San Jose to San Francisco in 2016 and only runs a handful of times during the day.
I wonder how the HSR MVP would have looked local to the Bay Area travel from Stockton/Tracy to either SF or SJ would be in less than 30 minutes, opening up San Joaquin and Stanislaus counties for housing.
- ubernostrum 10y agoAlso worth noting: I believe Caltrain was counting on some of the HSR money helping with its modernization project, bringing its section of the line up to spec for high-speed operation. Which is a pressing issue, since Caltrain needs to replace its equipment at the very least, and probably straight-up needs to electrify its entire line.
- mateo411 10y agoThere is a plan to electrify the Caltrain line, which will increase the frequency of service. According to the plan, the first electric trains will start running in 2020 or 2021. http://www.caltrain.com/projectsplans/CaltrainModernization/Modernization/PeninsulaCorridorElectrificationProject.html http://www.caltrain.com/projectsplans/CaltrainModernization/...
- ubernostrum 10y agoYeah, they plan to do it, but: On May 5, 2016, the Caltrain Board of Directors adopted an agreement that invests an additional $211 million in the Caltrain Modernization Program. The seven-party agreement increases funding commitments from Caltrain’s state and local partners, including an additional $113 million commitment from the California High Speed Rail Authority. (from http://www.caltrain.com/projectsplans/CaltrainModernization/Modernization/PeninsulaCorridorElectrificationProject/Cost_and_Schedule.html http://www.caltrain.com/projectsplans/CaltrainModernization/...) That's a significant chunk of change to be relying on from the HSR.
- mateo411 10y agoIndeed. There are other challenges as well. I think Caltrain electrification will happen, but the 2020 timeline is optimistic.