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The current high speed rail business plan involves building an “Initial Construction Segment” in the Central Valley, owing to lower land costs and the need to provide a link between the two largest metro regions of the state (which is the entire point of HSR, after all). But despite what the critics claim, there are [...]
The revised 2012 Business Plan is not yet finished or published, but already it is getting positive reviews – including at last night’s hearing in Mountain View. Senator Joe Simitian tried to set up a show trial to make the high speed rail project look bad in front of a NIMBY crowd. But supporters turned [...]
Tuesday is the State Senate High Speed Rail hearing in Mountain View – it’s at 7PM at the Center for Performing Arts, 500 Castro Street. Senator Joe Simitian has published the agenda for the hearing and it’s not inspiring confidence that this will be a fair fight: AGENDA: 7:00 p.m. – Brief Welcome: Senators Simitian, [...]
Recent reports that California high speed rail contract signings could be delayed to 2013 appear to have been in error: Roelof van Ark, chief executive of the California High Speed Rail Authority, said Wednesday that the agency still intends to issue its first contract and start construction later this year, despite a memorandum from the [...]
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