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Mere months after most of their claims against the HSR project were rejected by Judge Michael Kenny in Sacramento Superior Court, the cities of Menlo Park and Atherton are using an obscure legal maneuver to try and reopen that suit, as Mike Rosenberg reports:
The plaintiffs hope their motion, to be filed in Sacramento Superior Court [...]

Feb 9th, 2010 | Filed under Uncategorized

The opposition to California high speed rail has generally emphasized different things at different times. In 2008 the arguments focused around claims that HSR wasn’t necessary for California, wouldn’t work here, that nobody would ride it, etc. Those arguments were roundly rejected by California voters when they voted to approve $10 billion in funding for [...]

Feb 7th, 2010 | Filed under Uncategorized

As Executive Director of Californians For High Speed Rail I have recently joined the “Authors” list here and will be posting news and opinions from Californians For High Speed Rail as we continue and expand our efforts to support, improve, and push forward California’s high speed rail network.
On December 4th, Californians For High Speed Rail [...]

Dec 13th, 2009 | Filed under Uncategorized

As mandated by Proposition 1A, the California High Speed Rail Authority is beginning its process of studying the Altamont Corridor alignment. Have a look at their announcement newsletter for some details.
The project corridor is defined as San José to Stockton, with a possible spur to Modesto:

As you can tell, this is basically an upgrade and [...]

Oct 26th, 2009 | Filed under Uncategorized