Transportation
4 explainers on the debates that make up this issue. Each shows the neutral facts first, then the strongest case on each side, with every claim sourced.
- High-Speed RailRead →
California high-speed rail is a fast electric train line — approved by voters in 2008 — meant to link Los Angeles and San Francisco in under three hours, though it now costs far more and will open much later than first promised.
- Congestion PricingRead →
Congestion pricing is a fee, called a toll, that drivers pay to enter a city's busiest streets at busy times. The goal is to cut traffic and pollution and help pay for buses and trains.
- Public Transit FundingRead →
Public transit funding is the mix of tax money and rider fares that pays to run buses, trains, and subways anyone can ride.
- Gas Tax & Road ChargesRead →
A gas tax charges drivers for each gallon of fuel to pay for roads; a proposed "road charge" would instead charge them for each mile they drive.
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