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 ReadingPart 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 ReadingIn 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.
Continue ReadingPart 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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