StreetWise StreetWise (November 17, 2004)

Would you support a measure to build a high-speed train between San Francisco and Los Angeles?
Question and interviews by Mari Sapina-Kerkhove. Photographs by Naomi Brookner. Asked in front of Whole Foods Market on Homer Avenue.

Josh Gordon
Lawyer
Pacifica
"Yes. I think any initiative that moves us away from cars and freeways onto mass transit is a good idea."

Jennifer Weintraub
Physician
Palo Alto
"Yes, I think that's a great idea. Tim-wise it (would be) equivalent to flying. I am originally from Los Angeles, I go there every two or three months."

Dorrit Kingsbury
Consultant
Palo Alto
"Yes. It would be more efficient and it would be more pleasant. My kids would certainly love it."

Kaia Kaercher
Student
Palo Alto
"I think that would be really good, but I can see it adding more trouble to the economy."

Eric Nedervold
Software engineer
Mountain View
"I generally support public transportation things. Our dependency on the automobile leads us into wars in the Middle East."

Alec Neville
Investment manager
Menlo Park
"Absolutely. It's a much better way to travel. I would use a high-speed train - the airports are bottle-necked."

Cynthia Palando
Elementary school teacher
Redwood City
"I would have to question how many commuters are going from San Francisco to Los Angeles. Airfare is pretty cheap. If it's not going to pay for itself, where are the costs going to be put upon?"

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