Umm, yes they are. Here in CA, we got the federal grants to build the HSR between LA and SF. We even got the money from WI and FL who rejected the HSR federal grants for their states.

Yet even with the federal grants, nothing is being built yet because the ones stalling the progress are the rich folk over in Palo Alto who are flapping their arms and bawling with frivilous lawsuits by saying "we don't want HSR going near our homes" and "won't someone pleeeeeease think of the children" or whatever BS.

Millions of federal grants are being spent in just appeasing these folks even before a shovel is put to ground. Heck, the CAHSR has a hard time buying out the land it needs to build the HSR because everyone keeps suing them. Welcome to Murica.

http://www.cahsrblog.com/2013/11/get...isition-right/
http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2...igned-into-law