I really don't think people don't want HSR. It's pretty clear they do. I think it just makes sense to center the HSR around the most valuable areas, not just bu

I really don't think people don't want HSR. It's pretty clear they do. I think it just makes sense to center the HSR around the most valuable areas, not just build it out in rural areas because it's easier to go faster, which is basically equivalent to "because we can" logic. I don't think we should build huge transportation projects just because we can; that's my problem. It has nothing to do with ideology, it's just logic and economics. As far as the problem with wildlife and trucks and rural roads—you just need a grade-separated track with passages above and below. Expensive but necessary and plausible.