Local Transportation

Why Calif. High Speed Rail Hasn't Yet Used It's Voter-Approved Bond Funds

KVCR | By Ben Bradford

Published December 14, 2016 at 9:54 AM PST

Eight years after California voters approved bonds for a high speed rail train, the project is seeking to tap those funds. The High Speed Rail Authority authorized the first use of Proposition 1-A bonds yesterday (Tuesday). As Capital Public Radio's Ben Bradford reports, the money comes with lots of strings and has prompted a new lawsuit.

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Ben Bradford

Ben Bradford is a city kid, who came to Charlotte from San Francisco by way of New York, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles. Prior to his career in journalism, Ben spent time as an actor, stuntman, viral marketer, and press secretary for a Member of Congress. He graduated from UCLA in 2005 with a degree in theater and from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism in 2012. As a reporter, his work has been featured on NPR, WNYC, the BBC, and Public Radio International.

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