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Let's make a deal: Why legislators may vote yes for the high-speed rail project

Ray LaHood, Secretary of Transportation for the Federal Rail Administration (FRA) is pushing for the vote to commit state bond funds immediately...
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Modernization of Caltrain: At what cost?

There is confusion in the air. People think high-speed rail is dead or near dead and because of it, Caltrain can take advantage of high-speed rail...
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Pacheco Pass recertified for the high-speed rail project

As expected, the board decertified the former Program Level Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Bay Area to Central Valley and certified the...
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The People speak: Part 2 Senate Budget Sub-Committee

If you haven’t had a chance to read the first article on the Senate Budget Sub-committee meeting posted on Sunday, here’s the link....
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Newest Business Plan challenged: Cap-and-Trade won't work

Both the Assembly and Senate budget subcommittee meetings met to discuss the new business plan for High Speed Rail. The Rail Authority and the LAO...
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LaMalfa's bill stalls in Senate Transportation Committee

There were four important meetings in three days in Sacramento this past week. In this article we’ll cover highlights from the meeting on...
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Moral Dilemma: The Electrification of Caltrain

The Burlingame Council voted 4 to 0 to vote to support Diane Harkey’s bill AB 1455 which will rescind unspent bond funds for the High-Speed...
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Part 2: Newest Mantra for HSR: Better, faster, cheaper but is it?

This is the second article of a two part seriesaboutthe newest business plan. Below are sections in the report that reference certain issues that...
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Newest Mantra for HSR: "Better, Faster, Cheaper" but is it?

This is a two-part series, this is a summary ofkey issues and the next article is a review by category with reference markers.This is an early view...
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The Peer Review Group report and a change in tune

Reviewing the Peer Review Group (PRG)report thatcame out March 21st, ithas adistinctly different tonecompared with thecritical funding plan...
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