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JDPriestly

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9. If you live in LA and spend a lot of time in your home, you may be aware of

Reply to ellisonz (Reply #8)

Wed Feb 15, 2012, 03:46 PM

Feb 2012

the extreme amount of air traffic overhead all the time. A lot of it is police helicopter activity. But combined with the freeway noise and all the other noisy, it is quite unhealthy.

Trains could reduce some of the local traffic. I ride the train to get to San Diego. Fast rail trains would get older drivers and students who commute off the streets and commuter planes out of the sky.

The cost is troubling. I wonder how much of it is due to corruption?

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Obama Requests $250 Million For Honolulu Rail [View all] ellisonz Feb 2012 OP

Yea, lets take the train to Hawaii liberal N proud Feb 2012 #1

He should send that rail money to Florida. russspeakeasy Feb 2012 #2

Florida got... ellisonz Feb 2012 #4

Excellent. Thanks.... russspeakeasy Feb 2012 #5

support for rail is decreasing, some politicians want to kill this boondoggle msongs Feb 2012 #3

I love rail. JDPriestly Feb 2012 #6

We're mostly dismayed by the cost... ellisonz Feb 2012 #8

If you live in LA and spend a lot of time in your home, you may be aware of JDPriestly Feb 2012 #9

L.A. and Honolulu are two different cities. ellisonz Feb 2012 #10

Good points. JDPriestly Feb 2012 #11

Those who want to kill rail projects don't know the value of rail liberal N proud Feb 2012 #7