California adds 12 cent gas tax and 20 cent diesel tax

John & Angela wrote:

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.

Yes, I get it - long range ... but what happens when you arrive? If the city has no easy way to get around, then what? Long-range rail transit needs to hit a hub where short-range transit can get people where they need to go too ... Boston has the "T" for example, and UBER is emerging in cities to take that position (works very well too)