Dear friends and neighbors, Please take the time to briefly send a comment either in opposition to the F Street High-Speed Rail Alignment in Bakersfield; or in Support of the Hybrid Alignment Station at Truxtun Avenue, or both. This doesn't have to be long ... it could be one sentence saying that you support ... or oppose ... Some sample comments are below. If you like one of them, feel free to copy, paste, and submit. Please take 1-2 minutes to submit these comments via email or the webform: Fresno_Bakersfield@hsr.ca.gov http://hsr.ca.gov/Programs/Environmental_Planning/comment_form_fresno_bakersfield.html Sample Comments: "I'm not at all in favor of the Bullet Train at Golden State and F Street. That intersection already has traffic issues. The City and State need to work more and listen to us the neighborhoods that will be affected by the noise, the horns blowing and whatever else comes it's way. This is not a practical route. Downtown on Truxtun is already set up. The train is there along with a bus system to serve the people traveling. There are restaurants along with hotels in walking distance. There is nothing of interest near the F Street station location." "HSR should be located in the downtown core at Truxtun Avenue next to Amtrak" "The city proposed (F Street) alignment has turned out to be far more disruptive." "We want to share our choice for the Truxtun Station next to Amtrak. We are in favor of the downtown station because of the opportunity to revitalize and benefit downtown by bringing travelers closer to existing hotels, restaurants, government and business agencies, as well as amenities and attractions" "The city is trying to force the the High Speed Rail station to be located at F Street and Golden State Ave., while completely ignoring their previous approval of the recommended location on Truxtun Ave. near the current Amtrak station. The city says they want to "reinvigorate" downtown Bakersfield, but they are destroying the surrounding residential communities in the process. The Truxtun location for the station is better in all respects" "The F Street/Golden State Avenue Station is very detrimental to Veterans' services, our downtown area, historical Old Town Kern, and long established Westchester neighborhood."