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I think it's actually the opposite. The latent demand is only present in LA and SF. Fresno and Bakersfield are not car-less cities. Taking a train between them

I think it's actually the opposite. The latent demand is only present in LA and SF. Fresno and Bakersfield are not car-less cities. Taking a train between them makes no sense (you're gonna have to rent a car on either end). While connecting the LA Metro and SF BART with a high speed rail line makes the most sense. Regardless of the construction inefficiencies this is really the original sin beating at the heart of this project.

BurningFrog 1y ago
> you're gonna have to rent a car on either end BTW, this is one big reason HSR isn't a great fit for the US. In most countries, you arrive to major city by train, and you then move around the city using the local train network. This is only barely true for a few US cities, so even if HSR lines are built, they won't be as useful here.
- socalgal2 1y ago
  I agree with you today, but by the time it's finished self driving car services like Waymo will be ubiqutous. I'm already addicted.
  - BurningFrog 1y ago
    That's actually a decent point. I also expect much of the SDR taxi era!
- saagarjha 1y ago
  San Francisco is one of those cities.