Boondoggle of the 21st Century
I'm amazed that NIMBY is brought up. As a Californian who lives on the "Peninsula" in question it is disheartening to see a WSJ article that denigrates objectors here. This has nothing to do with "wealthy enclaves". It has to do with ramrodding a fixed rail system requiring 2-3 times the real estate as the existing, original Southern Pacific railroad line through the hearts of San Mateo County towns that were built right up to the tracks when the the railroad line first went through in the late 19th century. There are houses, businesses, old hotels within 5 yards of the tracks. Think what happens to these colorful "suburbs" if a useless, modern fixed-rail system guts these towns via eminent domain.
