Dublin lawsuit brings media interest
A lawsuit on behalf of West Dublin Alliance, a local neighborhood group, against the City of Dublin has gathered interest from local news media.
Continue ReadingCalifornia High-Speed Rail Authority Faces New Obstacles (Part IV)
The issue raised in this lawsuit is central. Not only will it determine whether the high-speed rail project can move forward as currently proposed using Prop. 1A bond funding, but perhaps even more importantly it will tell voters whether they…
Continue ReadingCalifornia High-Speed Rail Authority Faces New Obstacles (Part III)
Part III – The High-Speed Rail Project’s Environmental Problems High-Speed Rail and Greenhouse Gas Emissions As mentioned, the high-speed rail project is now getting significant funding from revenue derived from the state’s greenhouse gas emissions “cap and trade” program under…
Continue ReadingCalifornia High-Speed Rail Authority Faces New Obstacles (Part II)
In short, only a Pollyanna would, at this point, expect even a working Phase I high-speed rail project to be completed in the foreseeable future.
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California High-Speed Rail Authority Faces New Obstacles (Part I)
Part I – Introduction – Scaled-back High-Speed Rail Project Raises New Issues Since its start in 1996, the California High-Speed Rail Authority’s path forward has often been almost as twisted and winding as the routing the Authority chose to get…
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