You make some very good points, however, I still support the HSR even with the higher costs. Why? First, I think it will major way to somewhat solve california'

You make some very good points, however, I still support the HSR even with the higher costs. Why? First, I think it will major way to somewhat solve california's high cost of housing. If you are using HSR to commute then you can go further out. I could technically have a reasonable commute from Merced, Fresno or Madera all of which have super low cost of housing as well as tons of land to build on.