Earlier this week we looked at the ways in which two right-wing gubernatorial candidates in the Midwest were using opposition to high speed rail in their campaigns. Which raises the question for us Californians, who are in the midst of a campaign to elect Arnold Schwarzenegger’s replacement, of how HSR is going to play in [...]

As with any major infrastructure project, the question of cost is an important one. And so the San Jose Mercury News on Sunday examined the issue of HSR costs in a front-page article. The article, by Mike Rosenberg and Gary Richards, has some good points about HSR, but overall seems to repeat the common flaw [...]

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 [...]

Over the weekend, E.J. Schultz at the Fresno Bee took a look private funding for the HSR project – or the lack thereof. To those of you who have been following this blog since at least June 2008, you should not be surprised that private funders haven’t yet jumped into the project – and I’ll [...]