On Labor Day President Barack Obama announced a new infrastructure plan as part of his economic recovery plans, including stable long-term funding for high speed rail and a National Infrastructure Bank. It was an exciting announcement – but as the week goes on, the depressing reality of Congressional unwillingness to support it is seeping in. [...]

So far, in terms of their official policy, the cities of Morgan Hill and Gilroy appear to be taking a more sensible approach to the HSR project than their counterparts in Palo Alto (more on them on Wednesday): City officials from Morgan Hill and Gilroy were unable to attend the meeting, but in December the [...]

Palo Alto’s City Council’s High Speed Rail Committee unanimously passed a resolution Thursday that declaring the Committee has no confidence in the high speed rail project and the California High Speed Rail Authority. Councilman Larry Klein led the charge to pass the resolution. In opposing to high-speed rail and the authority, the resolution underlines Palo [...]

With the economy stuck in recession and Democrats about to pay a political price for inadequate stimulus at the November election, the White House has been considering a range of economic measures to spur job creation. Today we learned they’ve settled on more infrastructure spending, including the long-awaited National Infrastructure Bank – and high speed [...]