Brightline West (former XpressWest)
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Streetsblog Predictions for 2024
Predictions: Metro transit ridership will grow, Metro will complete freeway and rail projects, new bus shelters in L.A., and groundbreaking for high-speed rail
December 28, 2023
Metro Looks to Shift High Desert Freeway Funds to High-Speed Rail
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
August 19, 2020
Caltrans Settles Environment Lawsuit, Cancels High Desert Freeway Project
Thanks to a Climate Resolve lawsuit, Caltrans has agreed to halt work on the Metro-funded High Desert Corridor freeway
October 2, 2019
Wrongheaded High Desert Freeway Named a Top National Boondoggle
Proponents have smeared a lot of lipstick on their $8 billion, 63-mile highway project, but it's still a pig
June 18, 2019
Unreasonable? Cap. Hill Republicans Use Flawed Report to Hit XpressWest
Last August, the Reason Foundation released a report by Wendell Cox and Adrian Moore critiquing the privately funded XpressWest's (Xpress) application for a federal loan needed to begin construction. At the time, Streetsblog was still so busy laughing at Reason's attempts to discredit the Expo Line based on two dudes riding the car its first week of operation, we ignored the report. Besides, the Reason Foundation issuing a report that said that High Speed Rail ridership would be lower than expected or that operations would be costlier than expected isn't news.
March 18, 2013