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When Prop 1A passed in November 2008, it included $950 million for other passenger rail systems that would connect to the HSR line. Much of that money will be awarded in May, and Bay Area agencies are in the hunt: Five Bay Area train operators say they are entitled to as much as $400 million [...]
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 [...]
Arnold Schwarzenegger plays a good governor on TV, although he has shown himself to be one of the worst governors of all time when it actually comes to policymaking. This is especially true of high speed rail. On TV he has often spoken glowingly of HSR and did so again on Meet The Press last [...]
As 2009 winds to a close, it’s worth taking a look at the year past in order to figure out what we have learned – or what we should have learned – about California High Speed Rail. Later in the week I’ll post a look ahead at 2010, and then an assessment of the CHSRA’s [...]
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