California adds 12 cent gas tax and 20 cent diesel tax

monkey44 wrote:

rhagfo wrote:
The Western states have never been too hot on mass transportation. Having had the "pleasure" of traveling for work I will say the health of mass transportation on the East Coast is not bad at all. I found much more enjoyable to take a train from DC to NYC, more room power and FREE WiFi so I could easily work during the trip. Train arrived Penn Station, and could easily catch a subway to within a block of my hotel.

The westerns states are too spread out, as are the workplaces - in the cities, most folks ride-share ... the rest park & ride, and those that need a vehicle, drive. No easy answer, but mass-transit only works in small, defined areas.

LA to SF might work, but SF has a good bus system downtown, LA does not - but UBER may add a little edge to LA as UBER in some areas works very well as long as the traffic does not interfere with scheduling.

Yes, but the way I understand it this is hot a mass transit project in any way shape or form. This is a high speed rail project, essentially transportation in lieu of or to augment air travel or road travel. Even if they go with old generation technologie this is a 300 KMH rail line. If they go with the latest technology it will be north of 350 to 400 KMH.