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Overhead electrification in Connecticut. Southern California politicians need to stop gaslighting to try and grab the money for electrifying the Central Valley rail line. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

High-Speed Rail Money-Grab Based on Outdated Regs

By Roger Rudick | Dec 10, 2019 | No Comments

A followup on the gaslighting and attempts to grab money from electrification of the Central Valley High-Speed Rail Spine

HSR construction in the Central Valley. Photo: CaHSRA

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Skirmish Over High-Speed Rail Funds

By Roger Rudick | Dec 3, 2019 | No Comments

At Assembly Transportation Committee hearing, parochial discussions continue about transferring money to Southern California commuter rail

Vignesh Swaminathan, a consultant who helped design San Jose's quick-build network, touring the new infrastructure. A contra-flow, protected bike lanes in front of San Jose State seen here. Photos: Streetsblog/Rudick unless indicated

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San Jose’s Bad-Ass Bike Network

By Roger Rudick | Nov 22, 2019 | No Comments

Pay heed, L.A. and San Francisco--when it comes to quick-build protected bike lanes and intersections, San Jose eats your lunch

A recent NBC report repeats the "train to nowhere" lie that the state is building an orphan line from Bakersfield to Merced. Image: NBC Bay Area

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High-Speed Rail Reporter Can’t Read a Map

By Roger Rudick | Oct 22, 2019 | No Comments

NBC affiliate doesn't know there's already a train from Bay Area to Merced? And the L.A. Times repeats nonsense about battery powered high-speed trains

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San Francisco: It’s Time for an Uber Tax

By Roger Rudick | Oct 10, 2019 | No Comments

Support the "San Francisco, California, Proposition D, Ride-Share Business Tax to Fund Muni, Pedestrian, and Bicycle Services and Infrastructure" measure.

HSR cutting through groves of trees at the Road 27 overcrossing in Madera County. Photo: CAHSRA

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High-Speed Rail Mudslinging Continues

By Roger Rudick | Jul 9, 2019 | No Comments

Sorry, High-speed Rail is not Napoleon invading Russia. We promise.

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State Still Wants its Bullet Train

By Roger Rudick | Jun 12, 2019 | No Comments

Despite years of mudslinging and attacks, people still just want a modern train system in California

A westward look at the traffic queue on Harrison from Main Street. Photo: Streetsblog

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Is Bay Area Ready for Congestion Pricing?

By Roger Rudick | Apr 2, 2019 | No Comments

New York's lead may be catalyst that gives San Francisco political push it needs

A screen capture from Caltrain's new PSA on electrification. Image: Caltrain

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Rail Update: High-Speed Rail and Caltrain

By Roger Rudick | Mar 28, 2019 | No Comments

HSR issues $600 million in bonds, plus Caltrain progress report on electrification

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New Transit Housing Bill Racks up Endorsements

By Roger Rudick | Mar 15, 2019 | No Comments

San Francisco State Senator Scott Wiener's latest transit-oriented housing bill, SB 50, the More HOMES Act, is gaining momentum and endorsements

SJ River Viaduct in North Fresno. Part of California's HSR project. Photo: CaHSRA

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High-Speed Damage Control Begins

By Roger Rudick | Mar 5, 2019 | No Comments

California High-speed Rail Authority assures feds that, despite the bogus headlines, the Governor did not cancel the project

High-speed rail under construction in CA's Central Valley. Photo via CAHSRA

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Trump Wants California’s High-Speed Rail Money

By Joe Linton and Roger Rudick | Feb 20, 2019 | No Comments

A legal fight is likely tp follow FRA's unprecedented and highly political effort to rescind $3.5 billion from the project.

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