Don't trust high-speed rail rider estimates
Mike Rosenberg - 07/06/2010
An article about a UC Berkeley Institute of Transportation Studies report on high-speed rail ridership incorrectly reported the circumstances under which a formula used to calculate ridership estimates was modified. According to the report, aspects of the original formula that Cambridge Systematics used were changed because the resulting ridership estimates did not meet the Cambridge Systematics modelers' expectations. The report does not say that the formula was changed because it did not meet the California High-Speed Rail Authority's expectations.
Mike Rosenberg - 07/06/2010
An article about a UC Berkeley Institute of Transportation Studies report on high-speed rail ridership incorrectly reported the circumstances under which a formula used to calculate ridership estimates was modified. According to the report, aspects of the original formula that Cambridge Systematics used were changed because the resulting ridership estimates did not meet the Cambridge Systematics modelers' expectations. The report does not say that the formula was changed because it did not meet the California High-Speed Rail Authority's expectations.
Peninsula cities want to slow down bullet train
Dan Walters - 07/06/2010
Five cities on the San Francisco Peninsula called today for suspending planning for the state's high-speed train project until vexing environmental and economic issues are resolved.
Dan Walters - 07/06/2010
Five cities on the San Francisco Peninsula called today for suspending planning for the state's high-speed train project until vexing environmental and economic issues are resolved.
Another high-speed rail skirmish
Michael Cabanatuan - 06/30/2010
Now that the brouhaha over the San Francisco terminus for high-speed rail has been settled, a new skirmish has erupted a little further down the line.
Michael Cabanatuan - 06/30/2010
Now that the brouhaha over the San Francisco terminus for high-speed rail has been settled, a new skirmish has erupted a little further down the line.
Devastating critique
John Horgan - 06/28/2010
Another hot topic throughout the county continues to draw fire on all sides of the debate.
John Horgan - 06/28/2010
Another hot topic throughout the county continues to draw fire on all sides of the debate.
High-speed rail lawsuit stopped
Renee Batti - 06/28/2010
A Sacramento County Superior Court judge may have dismissed a lawsuit that Menlo Park attorney Mike Brady filed last year against the California High-Speed Rail Authority and Caltrain, but Mr. Brady insists that the ruling is in fact a victory for his side.
Renee Batti - 06/28/2010
A Sacramento County Superior Court judge may have dismissed a lawsuit that Menlo Park attorney Mike Brady filed last year against the California High-Speed Rail Authority and Caltrain, but Mr. Brady insists that the ruling is in fact a victory for his side.
Bill would expose HSR contractors with Holocaust ties
Mike Rosenberg - 06/21/2010
Train companies and foreign governments that helped support the Holocaust could be barred from working on the California high-speed railroad under a new bill in the Legislature.
Mike Rosenberg - 06/21/2010
Train companies and foreign governments that helped support the Holocaust could be barred from working on the California high-speed railroad under a new bill in the Legislature.
Court tosses lawsuit against Caltrain, high-speed rail
Mike Rosenberg - 06/21/2010
A Sacramento judge today expects to throw out a lawsuit that two Peninsula bullet-train opponents brought against Caltrain and the California High-Speed Rail Authority.
Mike Rosenberg - 06/21/2010
A Sacramento judge today expects to throw out a lawsuit that two Peninsula bullet-train opponents brought against Caltrain and the California High-Speed Rail Authority.
City criticizes high-speed rail alternatives
Staff - 06/19/2010
Alternatives for high-speed rail fail to fully study tunneling through Burlingame and running along local highways in addition to not identifying impacts to properties that may be subject to eminent domain, according to a draft letter from Mayor Cathy Baylock.
Staff - 06/19/2010
Alternatives for high-speed rail fail to fully study tunneling through Burlingame and running along local highways in addition to not identifying impacts to properties that may be subject to eminent domain, according to a draft letter from Mayor Cathy Baylock.
North Fair Oaks meets on high-speed rail
Joshua Falk - 06/18/2010
Representatives from the California High-Speed Rail Authority addressed residents' concerns at a North Fair Oaks Council meeting Thursday, June 17.
Joshua Falk - 06/18/2010
Representatives from the California High-Speed Rail Authority addressed residents' concerns at a North Fair Oaks Council meeting Thursday, June 17.
Bullet-train bidding could start in '11
Eric Young - 06/18/2010
California's bullet-train planners expect to start taking bids by late 2011 from companies hoping to build the system connecting San Francisco and southern California.
Eric Young - 06/18/2010
California's bullet-train planners expect to start taking bids by late 2011 from companies hoping to build the system connecting San Francisco and southern California.
Cities express HSR fears
Mike Rosenberg - 06/18/2010
In San Mateo and Burlingame, the fears over the California high-speed train go on and on - for 17 pages.
Mike Rosenberg - 06/18/2010
In San Mateo and Burlingame, the fears over the California high-speed train go on and on - for 17 pages.
Turner wins $38.5M Transbay job
J.K.Dineen - 06/17/2010
Turner Construction has been tapped to provide construction management oversight services during the building of the $4 billion Transbay Transit Center, a $38.5 million contract that lasts for six years.
J.K.Dineen - 06/17/2010
Turner Construction has been tapped to provide construction management oversight services during the building of the $4 billion Transbay Transit Center, a $38.5 million contract that lasts for six years.
HSR brings questions and complications
Michael Moore - 06/16/2010
South County residents have a trainload of questions about the possible impacts associated with the state's high-speed rail project, which could send passenger trains through downtown Morgan Hill at speeds up to 220 mph.
Michael Moore - 06/16/2010
South County residents have a trainload of questions about the possible impacts associated with the state's high-speed rail project, which could send passenger trains through downtown Morgan Hill at speeds up to 220 mph.
More perplexing news from Caltrain
John Horgan - 06/09/2010
The intended relationship between Caltrain and a proposed high-speed rail system along the same Peninsula corridor keeps getting more and more curious - and unfathomable.
John Horgan - 06/09/2010
The intended relationship between Caltrain and a proposed high-speed rail system along the same Peninsula corridor keeps getting more and more curious - and unfathomable.
Build CHSR right! - Part 3
Alan Kandel - 06/09/2010
From "California and Florida high-speed rail: Who's on first?" notice where the Sunshine State HSR line is going in.
Alan Kandel - 06/09/2010
From "California and Florida high-speed rail: Who's on first?" notice where the Sunshine State HSR line is going in.
One HSR route eliminated, six left on table
Jonathan Partridge - 06/08/2010
A study of possible routes for the California High-Speed Rail project track released Thursday eliminated the possibility of a Gilroy Station Loop that had included two tracks running along U.S. 101 and two running through downtown.
Jonathan Partridge - 06/08/2010
A study of possible routes for the California High-Speed Rail project track released Thursday eliminated the possibility of a Gilroy Station Loop that had included two tracks running along U.S. 101 and two running through downtown.
Build CHSR right! - Part 2
Alan Kandel - 06/08/2010
So just what, exactly, makes the California high-speed rail line in the Valley, as proposed, fundamentally flawed?
Alan Kandel - 06/08/2010
So just what, exactly, makes the California high-speed rail line in the Valley, as proposed, fundamentally flawed?
Build CHSR right! - Part 1
Alan Kandel - 06/07/2010
I believe people should have a say in how California high-speed rail moves forward. Apparently, so does the new state HSR Authority Board CEO Roelof van Ark.
Alan Kandel - 06/07/2010
I believe people should have a say in how California high-speed rail moves forward. Apparently, so does the new state HSR Authority Board CEO Roelof van Ark.
HSR soldiers on despite budget deficits, controversies
Alan Kandel - 06/05/2010
The whole idea of furthering the development of high-speed rail right now, opponents reason, particularly at a time when there is high unemployment and what with the state's budget woes and all, this is not the time to build an 800-mile fast train system. Proponents, meanwhile, argue that these and other reasons justify HSR's existence, some fearing that the longer it takes to get the network built, the greater the likelihood costs will soar.
Alan Kandel - 06/05/2010
The whole idea of furthering the development of high-speed rail right now, opponents reason, particularly at a time when there is high unemployment and what with the state's budget woes and all, this is not the time to build an 800-mile fast train system. Proponents, meanwhile, argue that these and other reasons justify HSR's existence, some fearing that the longer it takes to get the network built, the greater the likelihood costs will soar.
Calif. high-speed rail chief pledges new tack
staff - 06/04/2010
The new CEO of the California High Speed Rail Authority promised in his first public remarks on Thursday to beef up the agency's staffing and look anew at the $43 billion project with an eye toward forming partnerships from the outside.
staff - 06/04/2010
The new CEO of the California High Speed Rail Authority promised in his first public remarks on Thursday to beef up the agency's staffing and look anew at the $43 billion project with an eye toward forming partnerships from the outside.