Could it because SC isn't as aggressive as NC in seeking out funds and performing due diligence? It would be nice to see a north vs south breakdown of where SB1, C&T, Prop1a bookend and etc funds are heading. North has Valley Link, ACE, Caltrain and SJ soaking up money independent of HSR. SC has LAUS but not much else in regard to intercity rail, as far as I know anyway. A breakdown of funding would be nice.

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> Sorry Bob, you know as well as I do that HSR and
> San Diego fund are in different pots, and can't be
> spent on things outside that pot. HSR money is
> pretty much locked up for that purpose. I agree
> with you that we need a lot of other things
> whether or not HSR ever gets built, or portions of
> it even get used for something. You just won't get
> at the HSR money without a serious political
> fight. Probably better to use the pending
> transportation disaster in Del Mar to try to get
> other, more flexible funding priorities changed.
>
> Now if we had large local earthquake and the
> tracks all fell in the ocean, with other bits
> wiped out by a tsunami (thinking the bridges over
> the various rivers and San Clemente), it's
> possible that money could become available to do
> the job that should be done. I don't wish for that
> due to the damage and destruction and certain loss
> of lives. Short of that, how do project priorities
> get changed? Get flexible funds, and get political
> support. And don't use the words "climate change"
> or "global warming" or "sea level rise" if you
> want support in San Diego County or from the feds.