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45 years ago, there was a major controversy over planning a passenger rail line in a Bay Area college town. The prospect of an aerial structure freaked out many residents, who insisted the tracks be buried. Ultimately, they took it on themselves to pay for the extra cost of a tunnel, floating a bond and [...]
In advance of Thursday’s release of the draft Alternatives Analysis and in response to the recent recertification of the Bay Area-Central Valley EIR, Peninsula activists are beginning to organize their response. One group, Californians Advocating Responsible Rail Design (CARRD), has produced a a guide to writing effective EIR comments. It is a very useful and [...]
Back in 1989, after Orange County voters had approved Measure M the previous year (a sales tax increase to fund freeway expansion), my high school began to lose its front lawn to a freeway. Interstate 5 was the target of the widening, and Tustin High School was in the way. Most of the front lawn [...]
After what had been a somewhat slow news week, yesterday brought a lot of HSR news, so you all will get two posts today instead of the usual one. I know, shocking! First up is an emerging split among Peninsula cities trying to draft a “Mayors Letter” to the California High Speed Rail Authority regarding [...]
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