HSR is important as a structural guide for future urban development within CA. Besides linking the biggest cities together a little faster and cheaper than trav

HSR is important as a structural guide for future urban development within CA. Besides linking the biggest cities together a little faster and cheaper than travel by plane(which would have trouble reaching projected capacity), it creates a new real estate market in the Central Valley for offices that are roughly equidistant from SF and LA. The HSR plans have already triggered local transit projects around the bookends of the line, and they could easily be the catalyst for future projects in Central Valley towns.