Roger Rudick
Recent Posts
Sorry, L.A. Times, Biden’s Still Great for Rail
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Apparently, even when the train starts running, the Times's wreck-it-Ralph Vartabedian will find a way to give it a negative spin
Biden Is Good News for High-Speed Rail
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The President-elect loves rail, but he still needs the Senate to get it funded... and that may come down to results in the Peach State
Reprogramming 60 Years of Car-Culture Marketing
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Car ads and the resultant culture promotes traffic violence, according to a former car adman
Bay Area Advocates Jubilant Over Transit and Bike Project Streamlining Law
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Governor Newsom signs SB 288, finally exempting many bike and transit projects from 'environmental' review
California High-Speed Rail Advances
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Seminar brings together transportation leaders to talk about the future of rail in California and elsewhere
High-Speed Rail Work Continues–as Does the L.A. Times’ Catastrophization
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Plus a call for the paper's many unnamed "sources" to get in touch with Streetsblog
High-Speed Rail’s Potential 2020 Turning Point
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2008 will be remembered as the year California voters launched America's first HSR project. And 2020 could be the year America decides to complete it.
Stop the Latest Effort to Abort High-Speed Rail
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And the LA Times drops more misinformation to back up SoCal lawmakers' anti-HSR money grab
State Bill Would Streamline Transit, Bike, and Ped Projects
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Somewhere along the way California's environmental laws were subverted... SB 288 is a another small step towards correcting that
SoCal Money Grab Threatens High-Speed Rail Future
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If parochial lawmakers succeed in seizing electrification money from California's High-Speed Rail project, they stand to abort an entire industry
SoCal Lawmakers Still Grasping at High-Speed Rail Funds
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Even in the time of COVID-19, some Los Angeles politicians still really, really want to divert $4.8 billion slated for the electrification of California's High-speed Rail Project to unspecified upgrades to Metrolink, Southern California's commuter rail network.
Eyes on the Street: A Quick Look at Oakland’s ‘Slow Streets’
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This past weekend marked the start of Oakland's 'slow streets' program, designed to give people more space to get some exercise while maintaining social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.