Questions
- Why high-speed trains?
- What are the benefits of high-speed trains?
- Will high-speed trains promote clean air or reduce the emissions that cause global warming?
- How much does it cost and where will the investments come from?
- Who supports high-speed trains?
- Will high-speed trains reduce travel times?
- California's Economic Stimulus
- What is Proposition 1A?
- Why high-speed trains?
- Protecting our environment
- Relieving traffic congestion and improving mobility
- Safety
- Technology
- Ridership
- Other High-Speed Train Systems
- Financing
Answers
Who supports high-speed trains?
Business leaders and local governments agree that high-speed trains are the way forward. Below is a partial list of those organizations that support California's high-speed trains.*
Cities and Counties
- California State Association of Counties (CSAC)
- City of Anaheim
- City of Bakersfield
- City of Escondido
- City of Fresno
- City of Fullerton
- City of Gilroy
- City of Irvine
- City of Los Angeles
- City of Merced
- City of Milpitas
- City of Morgan Hill
- City of Oakland
- City of Orange
- City of Palmdale
- City of Sacramento
- City of San Diego
- City and County of San Francisco
- City of San Jose
- City of Santa Clara
- City of Sunnyvale
- City of Visalia
- Fresno County
- Fresno County Council of Governments
- Kern Council of Governments
- Kern County
- League of California Cities
- Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
- Merced County
- Merced County Association of Governments
- Sacramento Area Council of Governments
- San Bernardino Association of Governments
- San Francisco Board of Supervisors
- Town of Los Altos Hills
Federal/State/Local Agencies and Interests
- Amtrak
- Bay Area Air Quality Management District
- Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART)
- Brotherhood of Automotive Engineers and Trainmen
- California Conference of Carpenters
- Caltrain/Peninsula Joint Powers Board
- Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority
- Los Angeles-San Diego Rail Corridor Agency (LOSSAN)
- Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)
- Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC)
- North County Transit District
- Operating Engineers Local Union 3
- Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA)
- Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District
- San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG)
- Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
- Sierra Club
- Silicon Valley High-Speed Rail Coalition
- State Building Trades Council
- Transbay Joint Powers Authority
- U.C. Merced
- United Transportation Workers, Local 1721
Business and Organizations
- Antelope Valley Chamber of Commerce
- Downtown Visalians and Alliance
- Greater Fresno Area Chamber of Commerce
- Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce
- Menlo Park Chamber of Commerce
- Merced Community College District
- Merced County High-Speed Rail Committee
- Mission Oaks Company
- National Association of Railroad Passengers (NARP)
- Pacific Friends Outreach Society
- Rail Passenger Association of California (RailPAC)
- Redwood City/San Mateo Chamber of Commerce
- Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce
- San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
- San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association (SPUR)
- Silicon Valley Leadership Group
- Train Riders’ Association of California (TRAC)
- Tulare Kings Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
- Visalia Chamber of Commerce
- Winslow Properties
- Yosemite Valley Railroad Company
* As officially noted in the California High-Speed Rail Authority Program-Level Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement or the official position of the entity.