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HSR Needs to Be Built, Not Restarted 27 Aug 2013 | 06:16 am
In the wake of Judge Michael Kenny’s ambiguous ruling earlier this month in the anti-HSR lawsuit, project critics and opponents are busy calling for a major revision to the project. State Senator Andy...
HSR Opponents’ Audit Request Denied 23 Aug 2013 | 09:51 am
Earlier this month two Republican Assemblymembers requested an audit of the California High Speed Rail Authority’s land acquisition process in the Central Valley. As expected, the Joint Legislative Au...
Bakersfield Businesses Want Downtown Station 22 Aug 2013 | 10:57 am
A group of downtown Bakersfield businesses are planning to let the City Council know that they want a downtown HSR station – and that they’d ride the train several times a year if it were built: Down...
CHSRA Signs Contract With Tutor Perini 20 Aug 2013 | 10:07 am
For those of you wondering what would happen the first business day after a Sacramento judge ruled that the 2011 financing plan violated Prop 1A, Governor Jerry Brown has a message: The ruling raises...
Judge Declines to Block HSR Construction – For Now 17 Aug 2013 | 06:23 am
Judge Michael Kenny made his long awaited ruling in the case brought by Central Valley high speed rail opponents – and it’s not good. Judge Kenny finds that the California High Speed Rail Authority vi...
Criticism Mounts of the Hyperloop 16 Aug 2013 | 10:49 am
In recent days several writers and analysts have taken a closer look at Elon Musk’s proposed Hyperloop and found serious flaws in the proposal. One of these critics is Matt Johnson of Greater Greater ...
Amtrak Has Highest Ridership Month Ever 15 Aug 2013 | 09:10 am
July 2013 set a record with Amtrak seeing its highest ridership in its history: Amtrak had a record July for ridership, with more than 2.9 million passengers, up 4.8 percent from July of last year. ...
HSR Construction May Be Delayed To 2014 14 Aug 2013 | 09:34 am
Factors outside the control of the California High Speed Rail Authority may cause the start of construction to be delayed to early 2014: The hold-ups include delays in getting a construction company ...
Hyping the Hyperloop 13 Aug 2013 | 10:01 am
Today we finally learned the details of Elon Musk’s much-hyped Hyperloop. And while some readers may expect me to trash it, I actually think it’s a pretty awesome idea. What’s not to love about gettin...
Attorney General Argues HSR Is No Longer Subject To CEQA 11 Aug 2013 | 09:02 am
Well this is definitely an interesting development. The AP’s Juliet Williams has the scoop: California’s high-speed rail project is no longer subject to the state’s rigorous environmental laws after ...
