Impact of Proposed high speed rail

[Jazzman]

It’s going to cost more that they think. Railways always do. The financial model won’t work because commuters won’t be prepared to pay the price of a ticket to make it financially viable, so it will need to be subsidized by the tax payer. You will have a free market vs socialized transportation debate, that will ultimately become shaped by necessity, rather that keeping up with the Chinese. A big problem is CA cities are not designed around a public transportation system. You may be better off working with what you’ve got and improving upon it. Would it impact cities, real estate. You bet!

[EconProf]

I used to ask my students in a show of hands how many were for mass transit. Most would raise their hands.
Then I’d ask the class (at SDSU) how many rode the bus to campus today. Maybe 10% would raise their hands. Yet SDSU is largely a commuter campus well-connected by bus routes and a trolley track to apartment-type neighborhoods. SDSU also has a parking space shortage and the permit really costs.
Americans tend to want mass transit so other people get off the freeway and let them speed along in thier own car.

[EconProf]

I used to ask my students in a show of hands how many were for mass transit. Most would raise their hands.
Then I’d ask the class (at SDSU) how many rode the bus to campus today. Maybe 10% would raise their hands. Yet SDSU is largely a commuter campus well-connected by bus routes and a trolley track to apartment-type neighborhoods. SDSU also has a parking space shortage and the permit really costs.
Americans tend to want mass transit so other people get off the freeway and let them speed along in thier own car.

[EconProf]

I used to ask my students in a show of hands how many were for mass transit. Most would raise their hands.
Then I’d ask the class (at SDSU) how many rode the bus to campus today. Maybe 10% would raise their hands. Yet SDSU is largely a commuter campus well-connected by bus routes and a trolley track to apartment-type neighborhoods. SDSU also has a parking space shortage and the permit really costs.
Americans tend to want mass transit so other people get off the freeway and let them speed along in thier own car.

[EconProf]

I used to ask my students in a show of hands how many were for mass transit. Most would raise their hands.
Then I’d ask the class (at SDSU) how many rode the bus to campus today. Maybe 10% would raise their hands. Yet SDSU is largely a commuter campus well-connected by bus routes and a trolley track to apartment-type neighborhoods. SDSU also has a parking space shortage and the permit really costs.
Americans tend to want mass transit so other people get off the freeway and let them speed along in thier own car.

[EconProf]

I used to ask my students in a show of hands how many were for mass transit. Most would raise their hands.
Then I’d ask the class (at SDSU) how many rode the bus to campus today. Maybe 10% would raise their hands. Yet SDSU is largely a commuter campus well-connected by bus routes and a trolley track to apartment-type neighborhoods. SDSU also has a parking space shortage and the permit really costs.
Americans tend to want mass transit so other people get off the freeway and let them speed along in thier own car.

[SD Realtor]

Getting back to the original posters question, I think the impact on property valuations will be minimal unless your property is near the high speed route or stations. In that case there will be a negative effect but it will depend on the environmental impact.

As for the thoughts on the high speed rail itself I think that EconProf nailed it square on the head. That and I tend to agree with FEK.

Of course the headlines are littered with cases of massive projects that always come in underbudget correct?

The reality of the situation is what Econprof said. Now if govt FORCES you to take the train, then things may change. So much for liberty…

I think all that money would be better spent developing more energy efficient individual modes of transport.

I am not as much against mass transport as I am for applying solutions that fit the practical and more real parameters of the society.

[SD Realtor]

Getting back to the original posters question, I think the impact on property valuations will be minimal unless your property is near the high speed route or stations. In that case there will be a negative effect but it will depend on the environmental impact.

As for the thoughts on the high speed rail itself I think that EconProf nailed it square on the head. That and I tend to agree with FEK.

Of course the headlines are littered with cases of massive projects that always come in underbudget correct?

The reality of the situation is what Econprof said. Now if govt FORCES you to take the train, then things may change. So much for liberty…

I think all that money would be better spent developing more energy efficient individual modes of transport.

I am not as much against mass transport as I am for applying solutions that fit the practical and more real parameters of the society.

[SD Realtor]

Getting back to the original posters question, I think the impact on property valuations will be minimal unless your property is near the high speed route or stations. In that case there will be a negative effect but it will depend on the environmental impact.

As for the thoughts on the high speed rail itself I think that EconProf nailed it square on the head. That and I tend to agree with FEK.

Of course the headlines are littered with cases of massive projects that always come in underbudget correct?

The reality of the situation is what Econprof said. Now if govt FORCES you to take the train, then things may change. So much for liberty…

I think all that money would be better spent developing more energy efficient individual modes of transport.

I am not as much against mass transport as I am for applying solutions that fit the practical and more real parameters of the society.

[SD Realtor]

Getting back to the original posters question, I think the impact on property valuations will be minimal unless your property is near the high speed route or stations. In that case there will be a negative effect but it will depend on the environmental impact.

As for the thoughts on the high speed rail itself I think that EconProf nailed it square on the head. That and I tend to agree with FEK.

Of course the headlines are littered with cases of massive projects that always come in underbudget correct?

The reality of the situation is what Econprof said. Now if govt FORCES you to take the train, then things may change. So much for liberty…

I think all that money would be better spent developing more energy efficient individual modes of transport.

I am not as much against mass transport as I am for applying solutions that fit the practical and more real parameters of the society.

[SD Realtor]

Getting back to the original posters question, I think the impact on property valuations will be minimal unless your property is near the high speed route or stations. In that case there will be a negative effect but it will depend on the environmental impact.

As for the thoughts on the high speed rail itself I think that EconProf nailed it square on the head. That and I tend to agree with FEK.

Of course the headlines are littered with cases of massive projects that always come in underbudget correct?

The reality of the situation is what Econprof said. Now if govt FORCES you to take the train, then things may change. So much for liberty…

I think all that money would be better spent developing more energy efficient individual modes of transport.

I am not as much against mass transport as I am for applying solutions that fit the practical and more real parameters of the society.

[Eugene]

[quote=EconProf]I used to ask my students in a show of hands how many were for mass transit. Most would raise their hands.
Then I’d ask the class (at SDSU) how many rode the bus to campus today. Maybe 10% would raise their hands. Yet SDSU is largely a commuter campus well-connected by bus routes and a trolley track to apartment-type neighborhoods. SDSU also has a parking space shortage and the permit really costs.
.[/quote]

Are you implying that 90% of SDSU students own cars and drive them to campus every day? Which, between car payments, insurance, and parking permit, would add something like $500/month to their expenses.

But what about residence halls? They are right across the street from the campus.

[Eugene]

[quote=EconProf]I used to ask my students in a show of hands how many were for mass transit. Most would raise their hands.
Then I’d ask the class (at SDSU) how many rode the bus to campus today. Maybe 10% would raise their hands. Yet SDSU is largely a commuter campus well-connected by bus routes and a trolley track to apartment-type neighborhoods. SDSU also has a parking space shortage and the permit really costs.
.[/quote]

Are you implying that 90% of SDSU students own cars and drive them to campus every day? Which, between car payments, insurance, and parking permit, would add something like $500/month to their expenses.

But what about residence halls? They are right across the street from the campus.

[Eugene]

[quote=EconProf]I used to ask my students in a show of hands how many were for mass transit. Most would raise their hands.
Then I’d ask the class (at SDSU) how many rode the bus to campus today. Maybe 10% would raise their hands. Yet SDSU is largely a commuter campus well-connected by bus routes and a trolley track to apartment-type neighborhoods. SDSU also has a parking space shortage and the permit really costs.
.[/quote]

Are you implying that 90% of SDSU students own cars and drive them to campus every day? Which, between car payments, insurance, and parking permit, would add something like $500/month to their expenses.

But what about residence halls? They are right across the street from the campus.

[Eugene]

[quote=EconProf]I used to ask my students in a show of hands how many were for mass transit. Most would raise their hands.
Then I’d ask the class (at SDSU) how many rode the bus to campus today. Maybe 10% would raise their hands. Yet SDSU is largely a commuter campus well-connected by bus routes and a trolley track to apartment-type neighborhoods. SDSU also has a parking space shortage and the permit really costs.
.[/quote]

Are you implying that 90% of SDSU students own cars and drive them to campus every day? Which, between car payments, insurance, and parking permit, would add something like $500/month to their expenses.

But what about residence halls? They are right across the street from the campus.

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