| Santa Clara County, CA | November 3, 2009 Election |
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Modern Public TransitBy Nancy ShepherdCandidate for Council Member; City of Palo Alto |
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California's High Speed Rail (HSR) is exciting but needs strong mitigation and concessions through Palo Alto and the Peninsula corridor.The possibility of having modern transit is exciting and I support the California HSR plan. I do not support any transit design that would put HSR or CalTrain above ground on walls with towers--this which would permanently change the character of Palo Alto. I am eager to hear and consider alternative ideas, any decision I make will be through the lens of what is best for Palo Alto as a city of neighborhoods. I believe that a HSR Station in Palo Alto will be such a large project that it will generate too much traffic for our city streets. Since it would be connecting people from all across California, the station would need to be designed to handle large populations similar to an airport or mass transit hub--something that Palo Alto is not capable of accommodating. The City's role in this state-wide initiative is to participate in the process, keep our residents informed, advocate for Palo Alto's interests and vigorously fight for the will of our citizens. This will mean that an engineer should be employed on the city's behalf to make an independent evaluation of EIR findings and interpret this for our residents. This will help separate the political rhetoric from good policy for Palo Alto. |
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