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Some quick HSR-related items for your weekend: • Burlingame votes against joining the newest HSR lawsuit, after hearing legal advice indicating the suit had little chance of success. Kudos to Burlingame for being open to a more constructive approach – they’re not happy with the proposals either, but recognize that a lawsuit will accomplish nothing [...]
Help me understand a letter being sent by the San Mateo Union High School District to the California High Speed Rail Authority that claims a tunnel is needed to avoid stirring up arsenic near Burlingame High School: The proposed high-speed rail project through the Peninsula will stir up contaminated soil near Burlingame High School and [...]
Note: Scroll down to see two important updates to this post. There’s an interesting agenda item to be discussed at Friday’s Peninsula Cities Consortium meeting – scroll down to Item #7: PCC Agenda 041610 Final I don’t know who requested this item be placed on the agenda, though that would be interesting to know. It [...]
45 years ago, there was a major controversy over planning a passenger rail line in a Bay Area college town. The prospect of an aerial structure freaked out many residents, who insisted the tracks be buried. Ultimately, they took it on themselves to pay for the extra cost of a tunnel, floating a bond and [...]
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