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Roger Rudick

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If you can't imagine this intersection being more hostile to cyclists and pedestrians, don't worry--Caltrans is going to make it even worse. Image: Google maps
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Caltrans Continues Widening, This Time in South San Francisco

By Roger Rudick | Sep 21, 2022 | No Comments
Induced demand? Let's just pretend it isn't real, says Caltrans
Photo via High Speed Rail Authority
STREETSBLOG CALIFORNIA

Clear Victory for High-Speed Rail as State Budget is Approved

By Roger Rudick | Jun 30, 2022 | No Comments
Even opponents of the project have conceded
HSR-opponent Anthony Rendon. Photo from his assembly district page
STREETSBLOG CALIFORNIA

Letter to Speaker Rendon: Stop Blocking Bullet Train

By Roger Rudick | May 5, 2022 | No Comments
Advocates renew pressure on California high-speed rail obstructionists to follow the will of the people
High-speed rail train rendering - via CAHSRA
STREETSBLOG CALIFORNIA

California Voters (Still) Want their Bullet Train

By Roger Rudick | Apr 20, 2022 | No Comments
56 percent of voters support continuing to build the state's high-speed rail system, with only 35 percent opposed, according to a new study from Berkeley's Institute of Governmental Studies
Amtrak's newest HSR is capable of over 200 mph. But only with the right tracks and wire overhead for power. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
STREETSBLOG CALIFORNIA

Manchin Machinations Seem Promising for Bullet Train

By Roger Rudick | Mar 9, 2022 | No Comments
Federal funding picture remains in flux.
Image from Virgin Hyperloop
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Reality Overtakes Hyperloop

By Roger Rudick | Feb 24, 2022 | No Comments
Hyperloop is going nowhere
Amtrak's newest HSR is capable of over 200 mph. But only with the right tracks and wire overhead for power. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
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Feds Pass Downpayment for Next Phase of California High-Speed Rail

By Roger Rudick | Nov 8, 2021 | No Comments
The negotiations continue in D.C., but money for additional legs of California's projects should be available soon--if L.A.'s politicians get out of the way
CA high-speed rail construction: Photo Joe Linton/Streetsblog. Rat image: Tambako The Jaguar's Flickr
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L.A. Times’s Latest High-Speed Hypocrisy

By Roger Rudick | Nov 3, 2021 | No Comments
Latest article blames high-speed rail for every ill in the Central Valley from rodents to drug addiction
One of the Italian high-speed trains that helped end the country’s domestic air line. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
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Want to Use Less Oil? Stop Blocking Electrified Trains

By Roger Rudick | Oct 20, 2021 | No Comments
Italy Reaps High-Speed Benefits While Rendon Tweets Nonsense Letters at the Governor. Could this have something to do with big oil?
Crew at work on the Cedar Viaduct's arches. All photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A., except where specified otherwise
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Eyes on the Viaducts: Streetsblog Tours Under-Construction CA High-Speed Rail

By Joe Linton and Roger Rudick | Oct 6, 2021 | No Comments
This week's tour focused on three large-scale structures under construction in Fresno County the San Joaquin River Viaduct, the Cedar Viaduct, and the Conejo Viaduct
California's HSR project, under construction, outside of Fresno. Photo: Streetsblog/Rudick
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Feds Prep $10 Billion More for High-Speed Rail

By Roger Rudick | Sep 13, 2021 | No Comments
And anti-HSR legislator Anthony Rendon goes on NBC Bay Area to defend his moves to try and kill the project
High-speed rail train rendering - via CAHSRA
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Assemblymember Laura Friedman Derails Bullet Train Budget

By Roger Rudick | Sep 7, 2021 | No Comments
Over $4 billion in voter-approved funds in limbo
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