California’s high-speed rail gets $1B yearly through 2045—enough to finish the Central Valley line by 2033, but far short of the $130B needed to connect San Francisco and Los Angeles.

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California Has a Transit Cost Problem — and a New Appetite to Deal With It In California, it takes too long and costs too much to build infrastructure of all kinds, including transit. A new report from Circulate San Diego in partnership with SPUR details the challenges that transit projects face during the permitting process and ways to overcome them. Powerless Brokers charts a set of possible next steps for the state legislature following a momentous year for infrastructure streamlining.

California transit projects face costly delays from permitting hurdles.

A new SPUR report shows how reforms could streamline approvals, cut costs, and deliver infrastructure faster.

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High Speed Rail by 2032?: CHSRA Plans for Future as Feds Pull More Money from Project - Streetsblog California High-speed rail in the Central Valley by 2032, to the Bay by 2038, and to L.A. by...sometime...

California’s high-speed rail could launch Central Valley service by 2032 and reach the Bay Area by 2038.

Proposals show ridership could hit 17M annually, but costs remain a major challenge.

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California Has a Transit Cost Problem — and a New Appetite to Deal With It In California, it takes too long and costs too much to build infrastructure of all kinds, including transit. A new report from Circulate San Diego in partnership with SPUR details the challenges that transit projects face during the permitting process and ways to overcome them. Powerless Brokers charts a set of possible next steps for the state legislature following a momentous year for infrastructure streamlining.

California transit projects face high costs and long delays due to complex permitting.

A new report urges reforms to streamline approvals, cut costs, and deliver infrastructure faster.

#TransitReform #Infrastructure #CaliforniaTransit #PublicInvestment

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