The bullet train’s mismanaged land problem

It’s hard to believe, but the benighted bullet train project isn’t done going backward.
This time, it’s a crazy quilt of land-use problems driving up costs, bringing even the much-diminished line to a grinding halt.
According to the Los Angeles Times, the California High-Speed Rail Authority is now the owner of everything from rental units to toxic waste dumps on purchased land, yet lacks enough contiguous parcels to proceed with the most basic construction.
The debacle is the