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Today is Election Day in California – the polls are open from 7AM to 8PM. If you haven’t voted or turned in your ballot, do so today! This blog will be closely watching the result of the race for California governor, a race which will play a decisive role in shaping the future of the [...]
Jennifer Levitz of the Wall Street Journal has a very good article out this week titled High-Speed Rail Stalls: Freight Carriers Balk at Sharing Tracks With the Faster Passenger Service. It tells a story familiar to readers of this blog: how freight rail companies like Union Pacific are fighting against high speed rail plans, even [...]
On Labor Day President Barack Obama announced a new infrastructure plan as part of his economic recovery plans, including stable long-term funding for high speed rail and a National Infrastructure Bank. It was an exciting announcement – but as the week goes on, the depressing reality of Congressional unwillingness to support it is seeping in. [...]
With the economy stuck in recession and Democrats about to pay a political price for inadequate stimulus at the November election, the White House has been considering a range of economic measures to spur job creation. Today we learned they’ve settled on more infrastructure spending, including the long-awaited National Infrastructure Bank – and high speed [...]
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