Paul Cezanne vs. High Speed Rail. Who will win?

Suspend date: Tue 7th Jul 2009 11:59pm PST
Settlement date: Tue 21st Jul 2009 12:44pm PST
Prediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Tue 7th Jul 2009 11:59pm PST have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled

Initial likelihoods: High speed rail project advances as planned: 25%, Project is stopped: 25%, Project is modified: 25%, Other outcome: 25%

Action history:

Created Thu 18th Jun 2009 8:50am PST by candelario

Suspended Tue 7th Jul 2009 11:59pm PST : Suspend date reached

Settlement requested Mon 20th Jul 2009 1:36am PST by nanotube: http://thetransportpolitic.com/2009/07/01/france-approves-route-for-marseille-nice-tgv/

Settlement requested Mon 20th Jul 2009 7:05am PST by nanotube: The original route for the speed rail project was supposed to link Nice to Aix-En-Provence, birth place of Paul Cézanne. It was feared that the vines and olive trees of Mont Sainte-Victoire made famous by the artist could be grubbed up to make way for a new TGV line. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/12/railway-cezanne-mont-sainte-victoire

Fortunately, the line route has been modified and now goes though the coastline via Toulan and Marseille as show here http://thetransportpolitic.com/2009/07/01/france-approves-route-for-marseille-nice-tgv/

Settled as 'Project is modified' Tue 21st Jul 2009 12:44pm PST by sqlman: The French government has approved the TGV line, but due to public pressure plans to route the line around the Cézanne landscape.

http://thetransportpolitic.com/2009/07/01/france-approves-route-for-marseille-nice-tgv/

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