Mark Ingalls on Nostr: Addendum: Obviously #HighSpeedRail needs to be a dedicated rail line. I think this ...

Addendum: Obviously #HighSpeedRail needs to be a dedicated rail line. I think this could be reasonably built primarily on the I-5/I-205/BC 99 right-of-way (perhaps elevated above the median).

There would be a few slow areas (near Bellingham and Kalama for example), but I think the savings in cost, time of land acquisition, and NIMBY struggle (there will still be NIMBYs, just fewer) makes this a worthwhile compromise.

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