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Over the weekend, Darnell Grisby had a very good op-ed in the Merced Sun-Star about the “debate” over high speed rail. In it, he challenged the notion that “the way we travel is a cultural issue”: Dueling ridership forecasts in a political arena heated by cultural antagonism makes it difficult to assess costs and benefits. [...]
California wants Florida’s high speed rail stimulus money. Not some, not half, but ALL the money: The California High-Speed Rail Authority on Wednesday voted unanimously to apply for all of the high-speed rail funding recently returned to the federal government by the state of Florida…. If California can capture Florida’s share, crews could link Merced [...]
According to the Merced Sun-Star it just might be: High-speed rail may come to Merced sooner than expected, as the California High Speed Rail Authority will announce today it’s asking for $1.2 billion in funding that was rejected by Florida. If the request is approved, it would mean the first phase of track will run [...]
Assemblymember Cathleen Galgiani, one of the leading advocates for the California high speed rail project, spoke at the Merced Civic Center yesterday about HSR issues, including jobs on the project and concerns about the route from farmers. Here’s some of the more notable things she discussed: Speaking inside the Sam Pipes room at the Merced [...]
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