A high-speed rail compromise designed to please Peninsula lawmakers and save billions of dollars has some backers of the project fearful the alignment will jeopardize the future of the swift-moving trains in San Francisco.
On Thursday, the California High-Speed Rail Authority will consider a proposal responding to concerns that an elevated railway would create barriers and lower property values within Peninsula communities.
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Members of the Peninsula Cities Consortium rejected the request of residents to join an effort to repeal Proposition 1A’s high-speed rail funding.
Last week, the five-city consortium was asked to support an effort to repeal the bond that was passed by voters in 2008 to build the high-speed rail track.
Burlingame Mayor Cathy Baylock said members of the consortium felt such an effort was not in line with the true meaning of the consortium.
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