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What other states are doing with rail
KJP:
KPCC tweets minutes ago: California Senate approves high speed rail funds. (21-16) Orange County Senator Lou Correa votes yes in the end…so does Negrete McLeod.
21 Senate votes were needed to pass the $4.5 billion in state bond funding, bringing the total funding available to $7.7 billion needed to implement the "blended approach" with a mix of high-speed and conventional-speed sections which will unite Amtrak's San Joaquin and Pacific Surfliner routes through a new single-bore tunnel below Tehachapi Pass....
Living in Gin:
Woot!
KJP:
California OKs funding for high-speed rail line
By JUDY LIN Associated Press
Posted: 07/06/2012 04:01:47 PM PDT
Updated: 07/06/2012 04:13:21 PM PDT
SACRAMENTO, Calif.—California lawmakers approved billions of dollars Friday in construction financing for the first segment of what would be the nation's first dedicated high-speed rail line, eventually connecting Los Angeles and San Francisco.
The state Senate voted 21-16 on a party-line vote after intense lobbying by Gov. Jerry Brown, Democratic leaders and labor groups.
The bill authorizes the state to begin selling $2.6 billion in voter-approved bonds to build an initial 130-miles stretch in the Central Valley. That would allow the state to collect about $3.2 billion in federal funding that could have been rescinded if lawmakers failed to act Friday.
READ MORE AT:
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_21022885/california-oks-funding-high-speed-rail-line
natininja:
--- Quote from: Living in Gin on July 06, 2012, 11:13:24 AM ---Woot!
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You seem pretty invested in Cali. Are you gonna stay out there?
Living in Gin:
It's still up in the air at this point, but so far I like it out here. I have three more semesters to get through back at DAAP, though, so my ties to Cincinnati haven't been completely severed yet. Where I end up after grad school will depend largely upon where I can find a decent job, and while I certainly have my preferences, I won't rule anything out, including staying in Cincinnati.
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