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Proposed High-speed Rail Line to Pass Near Escondido Homes via Interstate 15

The recently proposed high-speed rail line will travel across Escondido San Diego real estate via I-15. State officials said that the rail line would go through and along Interstate 15 instead of Center City Parkway, a proposal made to avoid separating the city and knocking down several houses and business establishments.

The line would run from the Escondido station, a bit beyond downtown and the Sprinter station than state officials would rather choose. The station would be about three-quarters of a mile long starting from downtown, and about one-third of a mile from the Escondido station (that is on the 22-mile Sprinter line), connecting the city to Oceanside.

City officials and Escondido real estate residents successfully made an entrance through the California High Speed Rail Authority and argued to abandon the Center City route, which is running closer to Escondido's Sprinter station.

Ed Domingue, Escondido's director of engineering services, said that they really don't want our city to be divided in half.

"The other alignment would have devastated Centre City Parkway because all the businesses and houses would have been torn up," Dave Pennington, an Escondido real estate resident. "This is much better than disrupting half of Escondido."

There were around 50 people whom attended the three-hour workshop in Thursday said that they are doubtful that the high-speed line would ever be built because of the public opposition and as well as the $54 million cost estimate is excessively low.

"We're all for innovation and getting us into the 22nd century, but there are just a lot of concerns and unanswered questions," said Teri Denlinger, member of the Rancho Bernardo Community Planning Board. Her residents are really concerned about the noise that will be brought by the elevated I-15 line, which would run through Rancho Bernardo and Escondido real estate.

But others want the rail line to finish, for it will be essential for the California's economy.

Tom Frankum, a member of the Transit Alliance for a Better North County said, "It's the wave of the future,"

He also added, "We can't support the anticipated growth in travel by building more airports. We need an alternate system, and high-speed rail has done wonders in Europe and China."

Ed Gallo, Escondido Councilman, said that he is also supporting the project.

Electric trains would travel along the proposed high-speed line along San Francisco, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Murrieta, Riverside, Escondido and the San Diego International Airport. This would be good news for Escondido commuters, whose travel will be much more accessible and faster.



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Posted on June 19, 2011 13:43:18 by Glen.Brush

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