Recent Streetsblog SF posts about High Speed Rail

Senate Strips High-Speed Rail Funding

By Tanya Snyder | Sep 20, 2011 | No Comments

The Senate’s transportation budget proposal is still under wraps, but we’re getting some clues about what’s in it. This morning, a subcommittee marked up the transportation and HUD appropriations bill, and the full committee will consider it tomorrow afternoon. Only after that will the draft bill be released. During this morning’s subcommittee markup, though, a […]

Report: Get Out of the Highway-Obsessed Eisenhower Era

By Tanya Snyder | Aug 8, 2011 | No Comments

Building America’s Future, led by former Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, has added their voice to the chorus calling for greater investment in U.S. infrastructure, lest the country fall behind its global competitors. In a new report, Falling Apart and Falling Behind, BAF recommends more […]

Mica and Rail Supporters Meet Halfway

By Tanya Snyder | Jul 28, 2011 | No Comments

At a meeting with members of the U.S. High-Speed Rail Association Tuesday, House Transportation Committee Chair John Mica softened his stance somewhat on his plan to privatize the Northeast Corridor. He acknowledged that the proposal is “controversial” and said that was why he framed it in a separate bill, apart from the rest of the […]

Onion: Al-Qaeda Would Reduce U.S. Infrastructure to Rubble But It’s Too Late

By Tanya Snyder | Jul 28, 2011 | No Comments

You can always count on The Onion to call attention to the sorry state we’re in. Today’s story: “Al-Qaeda Claims U.S. Mass Transportation Infrastructure Must Drastically Improve Before Any Terrorist Attacks.” According to The Onion, al- Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has demanded that the U.S. make significant repairs and upgrades to its roads, bridges, and […]

California: Ground Zero in the High Speed Rail Wars

By Roger Rudick | Jul 1, 2011 | No Comments

On Thursday, the California High Speed Rail Authority accepted the resignation of Ogilvy Public Relations. The PR firm was about to get axed over accusations that it billed excessively while doing little to counter a tide of anti-rail propaganda. Meanwhile, on Wednesday, at the Rosemead Community Recreation Center, east of Los Angeles, the Authority displayed […]

High-Speed Rail Funds Get Slashed in Detailed Budget Plan

By Tanya Snyder | Apr 12, 2011 | No Comments

Just when we thought transportation had gotten off relatively easy in the shutdown-aversion budget deal: The House Appropriations Committee has released details [PDF] on the budget agreement between the two houses, including more information on the agreed-to $38.5 billion in cuts. Where we’d heard before that high-speed rail was getting a $1.5 billion haircut, down […]

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