By 2039, Measures R and J will have been responsible for the funding of the construction or expansion of a dozen rail lines in Los Angeles County. The specific projects that Measure R is intended to fund include: the “Subway to the Sea,” which will run through Beverly Hills; the Green Line light rail, which will run to LAX International Airport; the addition of carpool lanes (accessible only to cars driving two or more people) to major freeways; and the widening of the I‐5 freeway. Angelenos have met these projects with a variety of emotions: one of the more notorious reactions has been dissent, even outright hostility.