High-Speed Rail
Streetsblog California
CA High-Speed Rail Authority Appoints New CEO
Choudri brings 30 years of experience developing transportation infrastructure, including work on high-speed rail in France and Spain
August 8, 2024
Opinion: Asphalt Roads Are Making our Heatwaves Worse, and High-Speed Rail Is the Answer
We know about human-caused climate change, but we often overlook the role played by our car-centric transportation system. Better rail service can help.
August 5, 2024
SFMTA’s New Bike Plan, 14th Street Bikeway in Oakland
...and check out the future of high-speed rail
July 15, 2024
Brightline West Breaks Ground on Vegas to SoCal High-Speed Rail
Brightline West will be a 218-mile 186-mile-per-hour rail line from Vegas to Rancho Cucamonga - about 40 miles east of downtown L.A. - expected to open in 2028
April 23, 2024
CA High-Speed Rail Takes a Step Towards Acquiring Trains
The contract calls for two prototype trainsets for testing to be delivered by 2028, and four trainsets to be used on the "early operating segment" between Merced and Bakersfield, ready between 2030 and 2033.
April 12, 2024
CA High-Speed Rail Hearings: Progress, Plans, and Responding to Critics
The goal remains to complete an initial operating segment of electrified high-speed rail in the Central Valley between 2030 and 2033.
March 13, 2024
Streetsblog L.A. 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 29, 2023
Funding for Rail Projects: An Incomplete Roundup
Various federal, state, and local funding sources are lining up.
December 8, 2023
Feds Award $3B for CA High-Speed Rail, and $3B for Vegas-to-LA HSR
"This show of support from the Biden-Harris Administration is a vote of confidence in today’s vision and comes at a critical turning point, providing the project new momentum.”
December 6, 2023
Fresno Aims High
"Fun is not a frivolity." Fun and play not only positively affect mental and physical health, they are key to a city's economic prosperity. And Fresno already has it.
November 2, 2023
