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Last week we learned that the California High Speed Rail Authority is “strongly considering” a shift in the plans for stations in the San Fernando Valley. Instead of a station at Sylmar and one in downtown Burbank or downtown Glendale, there appears to be increasing momentum for just one station in the Valley, at the [...]
Earlier this month we reported on the debate in Burbank over where to locate an HSR station. At the time it looked like a station in or very near downtown would be chosen. But this week we learned that Burbank is now proposing putting the station at Burbank Airport: Officials in Burbank are pushing the [...]
In the comments to yesterday’s post there was some discussion of the debate unfolding in Burbank over the placement of the proposed HSR station there. Let’s take a closer look. Burbank is slated to get an HSR station and it will be built near downtown Burbank, which is located immediately to the east of Interstate [...]
by Rafael One of the objectives of the California HSR project is to provide effective connections to existing airports. This should allow airlines to offer connecting train journeys for their long-distance flights. It is also supposed to make secondary airports more attractive to air travelers, but success will depend heavily on getting the last mile [...]
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