Merced - The high-speed rail will change the culture of California "The Culture Now Project (part 1) - Midsize America"

The proposed high-speed rail system will change the geography of California. With direct access to the economic and cultural hubs of the Bay Area and Los Angeles, Merced’s monocultural configuration could expand into a spatial, social
and programmatic connective tissue. In tandem with a university system founded on research and innovation, the high-speed rail provides the conduit for expanding the reach of its students.