June 18, 2015
By Marc Bussanich
New York, NY—On Tuesday the California High Speed Rail Authority and the State Building & Construction Trades Council of California started building the first aerial structure for California’s high-speed rail network. Soon after shovels hit the ground, high-speed Tweets populated Twitter as supporters for and detractors against the nation’s first true high-speed rail network voiced their positions.
The Twitter hashtag, #IWILLRIDE, featured construction workers operating cranes to build the first viaduct over the Fresno River, as well as members of the public attending a recent public hearing to express their opposition. Have a look below:
We're downtown supporting @CaHSRA! Come join & grab a shirt while we have them!! #readytorail #iwillride #cahsr pic.twitter.com/W33ULQdcZQ
— railLA (@railLAorg) June 9, 2015
Passion against @CaHSRA in the overflow crowd section at #CAHSR meeting in #DTLA #hsr #caleg #iwillride pic.twitter.com/vLRRtGelCV
— George Andrews (@GJAndrews) June 9, 2015
Full house @CaHSRA meeting in LA – workers come out to support jobs and improved infrastructure #iwillride pic.twitter.com/Xv9uOp62ZT
— CA High Speed Trains (@ACHST_CA) June 9, 2015
This morning, @CaHSRA gets a warm welcome from Acton residents #CAHSR #HSR #CALEG #IWILLRIDE #not @CCHSRA pic.twitter.com/BpCrteqx3i
— George Andrews (@GJAndrews) June 6, 2015
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