One of the controversies simmering just beneath the surface with the routing of high speed rail is the debate over where to put the tracks between Union Station and Glendale. The best route would follow the current Metrolink tracks, adjacent to the Los Angeles River. However, that has generated some controversy among those living next [...]

The Gulf oil spill may become the worst environmental disaster in American history. The scale of destruction is only now beginning to be understood. Oil is fouling beaches, killing wildlife, and causing massive economic damage to tourism, fishing, and other industries that depend on clean beaches and clean oceans.
California experienced a similar spill 41 years [...]

True high speed rail is coming to the rest of Great Britain – but will NIMBYs block it?
The new British coalition government supports HSR, with some changes to the Labour proposal, and Scotland is insistent that it be included in the project. The environmental benefits, particularly reduction of carbon emissions, are significant. HSR will [...]

The Peninsula Cities Consortium, comprised of the cites of Belmont, Burlingame, Atherton, Menlo Park and Palo Alto, is considering a new “Core Message” that, if approved, would signal their demand to be given veto power over the project – and that the rest of California be potentially made to pay for an expensive tunnel. The [...]