California High-Speed Rail News & Links

March 14, 2008

California High Speed Rail Blog

A new blog about CAHSR

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September 12, 2007

Valley holds key as California explores a future on rails (Recordnet.com)

The success of high-speed rail in California ... is based more on Valley ridershipthan going from Los Angeles to San Francisco. That's one of the reasons state transportation officials ... must consider the Altamont Pass as the primary corridor ...

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California Rail News - August/September 2007

"Governor and Legislature a clear message that they wanted gasoline sales tax revenues to be used for transportation, rather than the General Fund. They even amended the state constitution by passing Proposition 1A."

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June 18, 2007

Tragic Misunderstanding By Governor May Kill High Speed Rail in California - California Progress Report

Governor Schwarzenegger is on the verge of destroying the most important transportation project for the state of California, and it may be because of a misunderstanding.

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June 08, 2007

Schwarzenegger owes high-speed rail project more than lip service (San Jose Mercury News)

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger should do more than just get on board the state's proposed high-speed rail plan. He should become the bullet train's engineer. Instead, he's paying it lip service and playing political games with its funding.

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Still rolling (San Francisco Bay Guardian)

The State Legislature is poised to rebuke Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger for his obstructionism in the creation of a much-needed high-speed rail system for California (see "The Silver Bullet Train," 4/18/07).

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High-speed rail funding pushed (FresnoBee.com)

Two-thirds of California's congressional delegation has signed a letter to Gov. Schwarzenegger supporting much more funding for the state's proposed high-speed rail system than the governor's budget proposed.

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May 31, 2007

Half-speed progress on high-speed rail (SFBG :: Politics Blog)

The Legislature is poised to rebuke Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's obstructionism on creating a much-needed high-speed rail system for California.

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May 29, 2007

High-speed rail network can't be built piecemeal - Los Angeles Times

Traveling in California this holiday weekend, it certainly would be convenient, even fun, to step aboard a 200-mph bullet train and zip around in quiet comfort.

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May 24, 2007

Subcommittees approve funds for high-speed rail (Visalia Times-Delta)

An Assembly budget subcommittee approved $50 million to run the High Speed Rail Authority in 2007-08. A Senate budget subcommittee had approved $40 million Tuesday. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has recommended $1.7 million.

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First Segment for Construction Identified for California High-Speed Train Line

Anaheim through the Central Valley to the Bay Area was selected today as the first phase for construction of the statewide high-speed train network, in a decision by the California High-Speed Rail Authority during its monthly meeting.

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May 23, 2007

cbs13.com - Subcommittee Approves Money For High-Speed Rail

A Senate subcommittee has approved a 45-point-2 million dollar budget for California's high-speed rail project. That would give the state's high-speed rail board 40 million more than the Governor proposed but less than half the funding the board requested

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May 22, 2007

High Speed Rail: A Necessity for California (California Progress Report)

High-speed rail is looking like a necessity for California. It is indeed an ambitious project -- it would be the largest public works project in the history of California -- but the infrastructure problems that California faces need bold solutions.

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May 20, 2007

High Speed Rail : New Mission Designs : CafePress.com

"Support California High Speed Rail" T-Shirts, Hats & Bumper Stickers

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Slow speed for high-speed rail (Los Angeles Times: Bottleneck Blog)

The governor's new budget doesn't offer the financial good news backers of the bullet train proposal were hoping for...

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What Is It?

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Why Do We Need It? And Why Should I Care?

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