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Last month the California High Speed Rail Authority released a poll that showed 76% of Californians still supported the project. Sure, some of them had “concerns” about a project, but as we know, having “concerns” doesn’t mean opposition.
Some wondered whether the poll’s findings held evenly across the state – particularly on the Peninsula, where HSR [...]
Californians For High Speed Rail (CA4HSR) is encouraged by recent progress made along the Peninsula regarding the high-speed rail (HSR) project.
Progress in Relation to Caltrain
First, it appears that our concerns regarding the compatibility of the Caltrain electrification project with high speed rail, reflected in our recent letter to Caltrain staff, seems to be coming to [...]
At yesterday’s California High Speed Rail Authority board meeting in San Francisco, staff – led by Peninsula Rail Project head Bob Doty – presented the Supplemental Alternatives Analysis report for the San Francisco to San José segment of the HSR project. Based on community feedback, particularly the desire to build the project within the existing [...]
Wow.
That’s the first and perhaps best response to this letter to the Peninsula Cities Coalition from Bay Area Council President and CEO Jim Wunderman regarding what he calls the PCC’s “obstructionist policies towards California high speed rail and the grave danger that they pose for our state.” Read the whole thing:
BACtoPCCreHSR
This is an [...]

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