Recent Streetsblog LA posts about High Speed Rail

Metro is elevating Rosecrans Avenue to run above trains at Marquardt Avenue. Photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog

Metro Celebrates Groundbreaking for Rosecrans/Marquardt Grade Separation

By Joe Linton | Jun 3, 2022 | No Comments

The $156 million Rosecrans/Marquardt Grade Separation Project will benefit both rail passengers and drivers; both will be safer and will experience greater reliability in traveling through the area

LinkUS Union Station run-through tracks rendering - via Metro

Metro to Approve Early Phase of Union Station Run-Through Tracks Construction

By Joe Linton | May 24, 2022 | No Comments

The Metro board is expected to approve the terms of the $423 million CA High-Speed Rail Authority funding, as well as approving a $298 million "Partial Preconstruction Phase" Union Station run-through tracks project budget.

Metro will building a new overpass to take Rosecrans Avenue over existing railroad tracks. Image via Metro study

Metro Moving Forward with Rosecrans/Marquardt Grade Separation

By Joe Linton | Dec 7, 2021 | No Comments

New road/rail grade separation in Santa Fe Springs - plus updates on other L.A. projects to prepare for high-speed rail, including in North L.A. County

U.S. Senator Padilla and Congressman Costa touring HSR construction in the Central Valley last week. Photo: California High Speed Rail Authority

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Feinstein, Padilla Call on State Legislator to Fund High Speed Rail

By Roger Rudick | Jul 21, 2021 | No Comments

Assemblymembers Rendon, Friedman get a talking to from Senators Feinstein, Padilla over budget delays to high-speed rail

Metro is considering funding a High Desert Corridor study that would connect high-speed rail from Palmdale to Victorville, likely connecting L.A., S.F., and Las Vegas. XpressWest train rendering via KCET

Metro Looks to Shift High Desert Freeway Funds to High-Speed Rail

By Joe Linton | Aug 19, 2020 | No Comments

The way L.A. is approaching the High Desert Corridor represents an important turning point: from prioritizing environmentally destructive car-centric transportation to environmentally-friendly rail transportation

Streetsblog editor Joe Linton riding a streetcar in Rome. All photos by Joe Linton (photos of the author by Carrie Lincourt)

Some Urban Observations From My Italy Vacation

By Joe Linton | Jan 24, 2020 | No Comments

Rome, Pisa, Calci, Lucca, Venice and Florence are conducive to car-free travel. High-speed trains are great for travel between cities.

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