Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about High-Speed Rail

Palmdale-Burbank section graphic - via California High-Speed Rail Authority fact sheet

CA High-Speed Rail Authority Releases Draft Plan for Palmdale to Burbank Section

By Joe Linton | Sep 14, 2022 | No Comments

High-Speed Rail riders will be able to go from Burbank to Palmdale in under 20 minutes (with a non-stop travel time of 13 minutes). On Metrolink today, this trip takes just over 90 minutes.

Rally to save 'Car-Free JFK' held in February. Photo: Sergio Ruiz

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Roundup: Save JFK Again, Another HSR Milestone

By Roger Rudick | Aug 22, 2022 | No Comments

High-speed rail environmental clearances done for Peninsula section

Yuba Sutter Transit Authority will receive a $15 million grant for a new operations facility with solar generating capacity for a new electric fleet. Image: Yuba Sutter Transit Authority

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CA Gets $120 Million for 8 “Sustainable and Equitable” Infrastructure Projects

By Melanie Curry | Aug 11, 2022 | No Comments

In California, eight projects will receive grants on this go-round, for a total of about $120 million.

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Advocates: Cutting High Speed Rail Out of Climate Bill Was a Mistake

By Kea Wilson | Aug 3, 2022 | No Comments

The Democrats' decision to axe high speed rail from the climate bill has some advocates wondering what it will take for lawmakers to finally understand the environmentally transformative potential of the mode.

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

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State Budget Agreement Includes HSR Bonds and a $1.05 Billion ATP Bump

By Melanie Curry | Jun 27, 2022 | No Comments

This seemingly sudden agreement on high-speed rail is a little anti-climactic, if welcome.

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