The city of Orange is a wonderful town in the middle of Orange County. Their downtown area, oriented around the Orange Circle and just two blocks from the Orange Metrolink station, is a fantastic place to stroll and shop. Chapman University is just a couple blocks away too, and it’s a thriving hub for students [...]

The July CHSRA Board Meeting is starting at 9AM today in Los Angeles. The agenda is here, and includes discussion of lots of Alternatives Analysis for segments from Fresno all the way to Anaheim. You can find those AA reports here.
There should be a live feed of video or audio, but I’m not seeing it [...]

By now it’s become clear that, despite his public claims, Senator Alan Lowenthal is not really a high speed rail supporter. He consistently undermines the project in the press with his misleading and baseless claims that HSR ridership stats “don’t pass the smell test” (a reference to his apparent belief that nobody will ever ride [...]

This weekend I’ll be in Orange County, soaking up the sun and (maybe) doing some surfing at San Clemente.
My wife and I will be driving there, and this gives me a perfect opportunity to, once again, explain how incredibly useful HSR would be to me right about now. This is especially relevant given recent discussions [...]