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Tag Archives: high-speed rail
State Grants Bullet Train Contract to Low-Cost Bidder
by Juliet Williams, Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The board that oversees California's High-Speed Rail Authority on Thursday unanimously approved a nearly $1 billion contract to start construction on the first leg of the $68 billion bullet train in … Continue reading
California Bullet Train Lawsuit Dropped
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Plans for a bullet train in California blasted through a major obstacle with the settlement of an environmental lawsuit against the project, the California High-Speed Rail Authority announced on Thursday. Here's the press release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. – In a major … Continue reading
Poll: Californians Wary of Price for Water Project, High-Speed Rail
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A majority of California voters say improving the state's water systems and creating a high-speed rail network are important, but they want to see smaller price tags attached to those projects. That's according to a poll … Continue reading
San Francisco to Las Vegas in 5 Hours by Train? A Map for a National High-Speed Rail System
A Berkeley designer's concept for a national high-speed rail system is earning national attention this week. Alfred Twu posted a map online Sunday showing high-speed rail lines connecting San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Miami and Dallas. The map is receiving … Continue reading
Judge Backs High-Speed Rail
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A judge denied a request Friday from Central Valley farmers who sought to halt work on California's ambitious high-speed rail project. Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Timothy Frawley denied a request for a preliminary injunction. Groups representing Central … Continue reading
A.M. Splash: Bullet Train to Las Vegas Planned; Water Tunnel Cost Unclear; Experts Try to Save Deer from I-280; Parking Meters Planned at SF Zoo
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Bay Area to Sin City? Las Vegas bullet train backers gamble on record loan (Oakland Tribune) Lost in the fractious debate over California high-speed rail is a separate, little-publicized plan for a second bullet train that would connect the Golden … Continue reading
Calif. Senate Passes High-Speed Rail, Bill Goes to Governor
California’s bullet train project surged out of the station on Friday when the state Senate voted 21-16 vote in favor of bonds to begin construction. The bill passed in the Assembly Thursday by a vote of 51-27 and now goes … Continue reading
Assembly Passes High-Speed Rail Bill
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The California Assembly on Thursday gave a green-light for high-speed rail. The bill to release about $4.6 billion in voter-approved state bonds to start construction of a high-speed rail system now goes to the Senate, which is expected to vote … Continue reading
Vote Likely on High-Speed Rail by Friday
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By Juliet Williams and Judy Lin, Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — State lawmakers plan to begin taking up Gov. Jerry Brown's top infrastructure initiative for a California bullet train. The Assembly was expected to vote Thursday afternoon on a … Continue reading
A.M. Splash: Voters Unhappy with Rail Project, Education Cut Threat; Oakland May Boycott Goldman; Higgs Data Excite Physicists
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Rail project could knock tax vote off track (SF Chronicle) A wide range of California voters are willing to give Gov. Jerry Brown's tax initiative the support it needs in November, but that could change in a hurry if the … Continue reading
