See how fast you might one day be able to travel around California, how much carbon you’d save, and how little you’d pay. SF to LA is 2 hours 38 minutes for $55. C’mon, California voters: vote for the bonds and get it built!

David Alpert created Greater Greater Washington in 2008 and was its executive director until 2020. He formerly worked in tech and has lived in the Boston, San Francisco Bay, and New York metro areas in addition to Washington, DC. He lives with his wife and two children in Dupont Circle.