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Maybe the problem isn’t the American political system at all. Maybe it’s just that HSR critics refuse to listen to what the people are telling them. In November 2008, California voters approved $10 billion in funding for our high speed rail system. In April 2010, a poll revealed 77% of respondents on the Peninsula supported [...]
Lots going on in the HSR world this Saturday, particularly in Washington DC. Early this morning, at 1:35 AM Pacific Time, the Republican-controlled House passed HR 1, the bill to fund the federal government. It includes some stunning cuts, including total elimination of high speed rail funding and the US Department of Transportation’s Transportation Investments [...]
Californians For High Speed Rail Disappointed by Florida Governor’s Decision to Reject Federal Funds
(Note: this is a press release from Californians For High Speed Rail, an organization where I serve as a board member.) San Francisco, February 16th, 2011- Californians For High Speed Rail (CA4HSR), a statewide grassroots coalition of high-speed rail (HSR) supporters, expressed its deep disappointment with Florida Governor Rick Scott’s decision to reject $2.4 billion [...]
In case you needed any further evidence that right-wing opposition to high speed rail is purely ideological and not practical, there’s Florida governor Rick Scott, who announced this morning he is killing the state’s HSR project: My decision to reject the project comes down to three main economic realities: First – capital cost overruns from [...]
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