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by Rafael as part of the recent Happy Holidays Open Thread, I took a potshot at local opposition to the at-grade option for HSR through Anaheim. The ensuing discussion prompted me to devote a full post to the subject. First, some general context. Funding vs. Tunneling The most recent update to CHSRA’s business plan, which [...]
First off, it was a pleasure to meet so many of you in person last night at the Menlo Park town hall event. For those of you who were there and who I didn’t get to talk to, my apologies, I’m sure we’ll reconnect at the Palo Alto HSR “teach-in” on September 12. I even [...]
NBC News interviewed Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood recently, and he gave a very good set of statements about high speed rail and the reasons to invest in the system: Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy Of course his statements also suggest we here in California are well positioned to [...]
As we discussed last month, the legislature’s ongoing budget standoff put the California High Speed Rail Authority on the verge of shutting down its operations as it had run out of money to pay contractors and staff. This was an especially worrisome problem for two reasons: 1) the need to continue operations to position California [...]
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