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High speed rail critics’ most consistent line of attack on the project is that of cost. “It’s too expensive, costs are rising too far and too fast,” they tend to say. (See Kevin Drum’s recent post for a good example of this thinking.) And that argument rests on the assumption that we have just two [...]
Every once in a while you see a newspaper that actually does a decent job of reporting the status of and politics around the California high speed rail project. Today’s example is a feature story in this week’s Sacramento News & Review titled “Track to the Future: 20 Questions on California high-speed rail.” It gives [...]
This op-ed in the Sacramento Bee today, Case for high speed rail only grows stronger, is a big freaking deal. It is signed by San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, San José Mayor Chuck Reed, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, and Fresno Mayor Ashley Swearengin. It’s not just the standard “yay HSR!” [...]
The California Labor Federation is launching a statewide tour on Tuesday in support of the high speed rail project – and the Democratic politicians that support it. The Good Jobs Express (PDF link) will hit five locations along the route of the HSR project this week, with public events to show that Californians want the [...]
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