Florida Has High Speed Rail and California Never Will

the high speed brightline train now connects miami and orlando, but california still has not laid a single mile of rail. what's the difference between these two projects?

I recently took Florida’s Brightline rail from Miami to Palm Beach, and was shocked at the overall functionality of the thing. Then, last week, the line finally connected Miami to Orlando, marking an important moment for reflection. Having spent the last twelve years in California, it’s long seemed to me America is no longer capable of building vital in…