It appears California's proposed $43 billion San Francisco-to-Los Angeles bullet train won't be making a stop in Palo Alto.
The City Council voted unanimously Monday night to tell the California High-Speed Rail Authority and other agencies the city doesn't want a Palo Alto station along the route. But the council did not take a formal stance against the rail line through the Peninsula, saying they didn't want to speak for other cities.
Palo Alto, Mountain View and Redwood City are being considered for a 67,000-square-foot mid-Peninsula station that would handled nearly 16,000 passengers daily.
Reasons for objections to the station include anticipated traffic woes and a required 1,000-space parking structure, which would be paid by the city. Council members also suggested the rail could have an adverse impact on Bay Area airports and Caltrain.
Palo Alto Votes Against High-Speed Rail Station
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