Is SA’s editorial board getting desperate with its attempt to link the rail project to climate change? If they are serious, perhaps in the next editorial they (and the governor) will advocate for conversion to urban magnetic levitation. Maglev is not only the quietest and most cost-effective rail system; it is also the most environmentally friendly. If the State Legislature succumbs to pressure from the city and SA and approves an extension of the rail surcharge, watch next year’s cost estimate blow past $10 billion on its way to $12 billion. Conversion to maglev will enable completion of the project with available funding. If the state and city will not conduct a comprehensive rail review, the only hope for a fiscally responsible solution will be federal intervention. American designed Maglev 2000 technology will enable urban maglevs to operate on the rail guideway shown (along with any delivered steel wheels systems). Time to enter the 21st Century.