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Finally, Time for California to Get Real on High-Speed Rail

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Finally, Time for California to Get Real on High-Speed Rail
A full-scale mock-up of a high-speed train is displayed at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., on Feb. 26, 2015. Rich Pedroncelli/AP Photo
Marc Joffe
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Contrary to what one might read on X, the California High-Speed Rail Authority (HSRA) did not spend $11 billion just to build a single 1600-foot bridge in the Central Valley. But the reality is only marginally better.
Marc Joffe
Marc Joffe
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Marc Joffe is a fellow at California Policy Center. He has previously covered California High-Speed Rail for Reason Foundation and the Cato Institute, where he was a federalism and state policy analyst. After a long career in the financial industry, including a senior director role at Moody’s Analytics, he transitioned to policy research, having worked until recently at Reason Foundation. Joffe’s research focuses on government finance and state policy issues.
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