Comments on: Assembly Committee Won’t Stop High Speed Rail from Going to Ballot http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/08/06/assembly-committee-wont-stop-high-speed-rail-from-going-to-ballot/ Covering Los Angeles's livable streets movement Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:18:56 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Justin http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/08/06/assembly-committee-wont-stop-high-speed-rail-from-going-to-ballot/comment-page-1/#comment-1894 Justin Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:33:38 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/08/06/assembly-committee-wont-stop-high-speed-rail-from-going-to-ballot/#comment-1894 They're still studying the exact routing for the line between Palmdale and LA in the "Los Angeles to Palmdale Project EIR/EIS." From the Statewide Program EIR/EIS, we already know that the line will utilize the Metrolink line along San Fernando Valley Rd. in a trench through the Valley and that the alignment will follow Soldedad Canyon through the mountains and not CA-14. The DEIR/DEIS is due for release later this year. They're still studying the exact routing for the line between Palmdale and LA in the "Los Angeles to Palmdale Project EIR/EIS." From the Statewide Program EIR/EIS, we already know that the line will utilize the Metrolink line along San Fernando Valley Rd. in a trench through the Valley and that the alignment will follow Soldedad Canyon through the mountains and not CA-14. The DEIR/DEIS is due for release later this year.

]]> By: ubrayj02 http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/08/06/assembly-committee-wont-stop-high-speed-rail-from-going-to-ballot/comment-page-1/#comment-1887 ubrayj02 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:37:06 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/08/06/assembly-committee-wont-stop-high-speed-rail-from-going-to-ballot/#comment-1887 Booyeah! I've been waiting for this to come up for a vote since Arnie's recall election of Gov. Davis canceled the effort to put it on the ballot. This is such a good idea, at least from what I've seen. I'm still not clear on how they get the train downtown in Los Angeles, but I don't really care. I think they should take out the 5 Freeway and let the HSR cars move in that space. Just kidding. Sort of. Booyeah! I've been waiting for this to come up for a vote since Arnie's recall election of Gov. Davis canceled the effort to put it on the ballot.

This is such a good idea, at least from what I've seen.

I'm still not clear on how they get the train downtown in Los Angeles, but I don't really care. I think they should take out the 5 Freeway and let the HSR cars move in that space.

Just kidding. Sort of.

]]> By: Dan Wentzel http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/08/06/assembly-committee-wont-stop-high-speed-rail-from-going-to-ballot/comment-page-1/#comment-1886 Dan Wentzel Wed, 06 Aug 2008 22:24:32 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/08/06/assembly-committee-wont-stop-high-speed-rail-from-going-to-ballot/#comment-1886 Funding the DRC is a great idea. It will truly enable more people to access HSR. Funding the DRC is a great idea. It will truly enable more people to access HSR.

]]> By: Dana Gabbard http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/08/06/assembly-committee-wont-stop-high-speed-rail-from-going-to-ballot/comment-page-1/#comment-1885 Dana Gabbard Wed, 06 Aug 2008 22:03:42 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/08/06/assembly-committee-wont-stop-high-speed-rail-from-going-to-ballot/#comment-1885 If passed this bond includes $995 million for rail connecting services, which just might provide some of the funds for the regional connector in downtown L.A. since the sales taxes has had to shift its emphasis to win over critics (who BTW, still whine even when they win--S*I*G*H). If passed this bond includes $995 million for rail connecting services, which just might provide some of the funds for the regional connector in downtown L.A. since the sales taxes has had to shift its emphasis to win over critics (who BTW, still whine even when they win--S*I*G*H).

]]>