Palo Alto Reacts to 2009 Business Plan
Some of the most vocal critics of high speed rail have come from the Peninsula between San Francisco and San José, including the staff of the city of Palo Alto. So it’s worth considering their reaction...
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HSR Doesn’t Have To Be Strange and Unfamiliar
Monterey residents like to tell a story that may or may not be true, but is certainly plausible. A man is working the night shift at the front desk of a hotel downtown, near Fisherman’s Wharf. He gets...
View ArticleArsenic, Burlingame High, and HSR Tunnels
Help me understand a letter being sent by the San Mateo Union High School District to the California High Speed Rail Authority that claims a tunnel is needed to avoid stirring up arsenic near...
View ArticleCHSRA Proposes 3 Options for Peninsula Corridor
At yesterday’s California High Speed Rail Authority board meeting in San Francisco, staff – led by Peninsula Rail Project head Bob Doty – presented the Supplemental Alternatives Analysis report for the...
View ArticleLots of Peninsula News
Quite a lot to talk about from the last day or so, focused on the San Francisco to San José segment: • Caltrain’s “phased” plan: The biggest news is Caltrain’s call for an “initial operating segment”...
View ArticleOsama bin Laden’s Death Revives HSR Security Discussion
Just as the country celebrated the death of its most wanted criminal, Osama bin Laden, it learned that he was speculating about an attack on the American rail system: One idea outlined in handwritten...
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