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In what is described as “informal advice” provided by Deputy Attorney General George Spanos, the California High Speed Rail Authority has been advised that the proposal of ending the HSR line in San José and forcing SF-bound riders to transfer to Caltrain to complete the journey is not permitted under Proposition 1A, approved by voters [...]

Mar 2nd, 2010 | Filed under Uncategorized

Been meaning to write about this since I first learned of it a few days ago, but I’ve been rather busy myself (as you probably noticed). As Mike Rosenberg reports, the Alternatives Analysis for the Peninsula segment that was to be released on March 4 will be delayed until at least April 1:
The planners responsible [...]

Feb 23rd, 2010 | Filed under Uncategorized

Palo Alto mayor Pat Burt is calling for a delay in the HSR planning process, in this case asking for double the amount of time currently planned to review the upcoming Alternatives Analysis for the Peninsula segment:
Mayor Pat Burt said the city council’s high-speed rail subcommittee this week decided to send a letter asking the [...]

Feb 21st, 2010 | Filed under Uncategorized

Two California HSR news items are breaking today, and I’ll briefly cover both here.
First up: the California High Speed Rail Authority reports that the coefficient that got the HSR critics all riled up was a typo:
What appeared to be a glaring flaw in the state’s bullet train ridership forecasts was actually a “typographical error,” an [...]

Feb 11th, 2010 | Filed under Uncategorized