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Central Valley regional director for the California High-Speed Rail Authority
Central Valley regional director for the California High-Speed Rail
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Diana Gomez
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Design and Architecture
Bridges and Walls: High Speed Rail California’s biggest infrastructure project is a high-speed rail network that would connect San Francisco, the Central Valley and Los Angeles. It promises to bridge communities cut off by California’s difficult geography. And yet push-back is strong from farmers who see the train as driving a wall through their land. But despite criticism and widespread negative press, parts of the route are being built in Fresno...
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