Is it me or does $1 million not sound like very much given the scale of work and the number of municipalities partaking.

I agree.

$1 Million will not cover the cost of the serious redesign of the Caltrain stations alone. Most need at least 4 times their current parking resources to even make Cal Train a viable alternative.

The simple truth is the auto industry has had California as a golden state because it has successfully diverted any significant resources away from the effective design of a mass transit alternative.

As a professional, I would love mass transit if it was designed and planned to accommodate the typical traffic of the Valley and Bay because I would rather rest while going to work. The stress of driving alone can fatigue you before you even get to work.

If California is going to achieve its greenhouse gases goals, it may need to have a mini manhattan project to achieve it. It could be very costly, but if done right the benefits should be enormous, and the return on investment should achieve a break even point in a relatively short time. But it will be at least a 10 year objective.

But no one today looks at situations 10 years in advance. I hate to say it, business only works to achieve a 1 year plan of action at a time. And you wonder why a lot of good business have died in the last decade.

Oh well.

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