Why California’s High-Speed Rail Project Didn’t ‘Get Done’

Why California’s High-Speed Rail Project Didn’t ‘Get Done’
An aerial image of construction of a high-speed rail project over State Route 99 through the Central Valley in Fresno, California, on August 26, 2021. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images
John Seiler
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A recent book takes up why the controversial California High-Speed Rail (HSR) project remains stalled at the station. It’s “How Big Things Get Done: The Surprising Factors That Determine the Fate of Every Project, from Home Renovations to Space Exploration and Everything In Between,” by Bent Flyvbjerg, executive chairman of Oxford Global Projects, and Dan Gardner, journalist.
John Seiler
John Seiler
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John Seiler is a veteran California opinion writer. Mr. Seiler has written editorials for The Orange County Register for almost 30 years. He is a U.S. Army veteran and former press secretary for California state Sen. John Moorlach. He blogs at JohnSeiler.Substack.com and his email is [email protected]
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