Train fight could get costly
Heather Murtagh - 03/15/2010
Unhappy with the potential for a raised high-speed rail system to divide its city, Burlingame officials will discuss $425,000 worth of ideas to address the possible impact including researching alternatives, impacts of an above-grade track and hiring a lobbyist.
Heather Murtagh - 03/15/2010
Unhappy with the potential for a raised high-speed rail system to divide its city, Burlingame officials will discuss $425,000 worth of ideas to address the possible impact including researching alternatives, impacts of an above-grade track and hiring a lobbyist.
Downtown office developer undeterred by HSR
Daniel DeBolt - 03/11/2010
The City Council on Tuesday approved a three-story, 50,000-square-foot office building to be built next to the downtown train station.
Daniel DeBolt - 03/11/2010
The City Council on Tuesday approved a three-story, 50,000-square-foot office building to be built next to the downtown train station.
Bullet train meeting explores San Jose tunnel
Stephen Baxter - 03/10/2010
High-speed rail leaders presented potential aerial and underground routes through San Jose to roughly 150 residents at the Gardner Community Center on March 2.
Stephen Baxter - 03/10/2010
High-speed rail leaders presented potential aerial and underground routes through San Jose to roughly 150 residents at the Gardner Community Center on March 2.
San Mateo looks for high-speed rail benefits
Bill Silverfarb - 03/03/2010
The recent release of $2.25 billion in federal stimulus money for high-speed rail could be a benefit to the city of San Mateo, prompting Councilman David Lim to suggest last night the city court the board that oversees the money now.
Bill Silverfarb - 03/03/2010
The recent release of $2.25 billion in federal stimulus money for high-speed rail could be a benefit to the city of San Mateo, prompting Councilman David Lim to suggest last night the city court the board that oversees the money now.
High-speed rail meeting fails to sway crowd
Andrea Gemmet - 02/26/2010
Menlo Park residents are a cynical bunch when it comes to the California High Speed Rail Authority. While it didn't degenerate into a shouting match, there wasn't a lot of love either from the 100-plus people who showed up at the high-speed rail project meeting held Friday afternoon, Feb. 19, in the Menlo Park council chambers.
Andrea Gemmet - 02/26/2010
Menlo Park residents are a cynical bunch when it comes to the California High Speed Rail Authority. While it didn't degenerate into a shouting match, there wasn't a lot of love either from the 100-plus people who showed up at the high-speed rail project meeting held Friday afternoon, Feb. 19, in the Menlo Park council chambers.
Belmont spends $10K on HSR outreach
Staff - 02/25/2010
The Belmont City Council agreed Tuesday to spend $10,000 on outreach efforts to bring residents up to speed on high-speed rail and respond to an alternatives analysis expected in about a month.
Staff - 02/25/2010
The Belmont City Council agreed Tuesday to spend $10,000 on outreach efforts to bring residents up to speed on high-speed rail and respond to an alternatives analysis expected in about a month.
HSR would drain passengers from local airports
Mike Rosenberg - 02/25/2010
California's high-speed trains - loaded with the potential for cheaper fares and peaceful trips - could steal about 6 million passengers each year from the three Bay Area airports combined, new estimates show.
Mike Rosenberg - 02/25/2010
California's high-speed trains - loaded with the potential for cheaper fares and peaceful trips - could steal about 6 million passengers each year from the three Bay Area airports combined, new estimates show.
San Bruno may have to lay off workers
Joshua Melvin - 02/24/2010
City employees should know 30 days from now who among them will face being laid off as part of a plan to balance cash-strapped San Bruno's budget.
Joshua Melvin - 02/24/2010
City employees should know 30 days from now who among them will face being laid off as part of a plan to balance cash-strapped San Bruno's budget.
HSR alignment details delayed again
Mike Rosenberg - 02/23/2010
The planners responsible for the Bay Area section of the high-speed rail line have again delayed the release of a report detailing whether the bullet train could rocket along the Caltrain route underground, on raised tracks or not at all.
Mike Rosenberg - 02/23/2010
The planners responsible for the Bay Area section of the high-speed rail line have again delayed the release of a report detailing whether the bullet train could rocket along the Caltrain route underground, on raised tracks or not at all.
Palo Alto needs more time to review HSR plans
Will Oremus - 02/18/2010
Palo Alto officials are asking the California High Speed Rail Authority to once again slow down its planning process for the San Jose-to-San Francisco portion of the planned statewide bullet train line.
Will Oremus - 02/18/2010
Palo Alto officials are asking the California High Speed Rail Authority to once again slow down its planning process for the San Jose-to-San Francisco portion of the planned statewide bullet train line.
HSR could skip peninsula route
Staff - 02/12/2010
The California High Speed Rail Authority is thinking about potentially abandoning the San Francisco-to-San Jose section of its proposed high speed rail line -- saying running 200-mile-per-hour bullet trains through the Peninsula might be politically impossible.
Staff - 02/12/2010
The California High Speed Rail Authority is thinking about potentially abandoning the San Francisco-to-San Jose section of its proposed high speed rail line -- saying running 200-mile-per-hour bullet trains through the Peninsula might be politically impossible.
HSR official: ridership 'flaw' a typo
Will Oremus - 02/11/2010
What appeared to be a glaring flaw in the state's bullet train ridership forecasts was actually a "typographical error," an official said Wednesday.
Will Oremus - 02/11/2010
What appeared to be a glaring flaw in the state's bullet train ridership forecasts was actually a "typographical error," an official said Wednesday.
Tunnels still possible in Palo Alto
Gennady Sheyner - 02/10/2010
Underground tunnels, elevated tracks and even "stacked trains" running through Palo Alto are all options still on the table for the California High-Speed Rail Authority, the agency charged with building a $42.6 billion high speed rail line between San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Gennady Sheyner - 02/10/2010
Underground tunnels, elevated tracks and even "stacked trains" running through Palo Alto are all options still on the table for the California High-Speed Rail Authority, the agency charged with building a $42.6 billion high speed rail line between San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Horgan: Rail project a gravy train for lobbyists
John Horgan - 02/10/2010
In the mad rush to find a way to finance a high-speed rail system through much of California - and in the corresponding effort to postpone it, kill it or drastically alter it - there is an unseemly war going on behind the tangled scenes.
John Horgan - 02/10/2010
In the mad rush to find a way to finance a high-speed rail system through much of California - and in the corresponding effort to postpone it, kill it or drastically alter it - there is an unseemly war going on behind the tangled scenes.
Burlingame eyes shield from HSR shrapnel
Mike Rosenberg - 02/06/2010
Fearing the high-speed rail planning will zip right past them, city leaders have called a special meeting tonight to talk about how to prevent the bullet train from ripping apart their community.
Mike Rosenberg - 02/06/2010
Fearing the high-speed rail planning will zip right past them, city leaders have called a special meeting tonight to talk about how to prevent the bullet train from ripping apart their community.
Watchdog finds HSR ridership doesn't add up
Will Oremus - 02/06/2010
California officials' rosy ridership forecasts for the state's planned $45 billion high-speed rail system have been based on previously undisclosed statistical assumptions that differ from those published for peer and public review, newly released documents obtained by The Daily News show.
Will Oremus - 02/06/2010
California officials' rosy ridership forecasts for the state's planned $45 billion high-speed rail system have been based on previously undisclosed statistical assumptions that differ from those published for peer and public review, newly released documents obtained by The Daily News show.
Palo Alto gets sneak peek at HSR designs
Jason Green - 02/05/2010
The city of Palo Alto plans to offer next week a sneak peek at design alternatives being considered for construction of a high-speed rail line on the Peninsula.
Jason Green - 02/05/2010
The city of Palo Alto plans to offer next week a sneak peek at design alternatives being considered for construction of a high-speed rail line on the Peninsula.
Bay Area looking for HSR stimulus cash
Mike Rosenberg - 02/04/2010
The state may expand its high-speed rail engineering team in the Bay Area as the region began racing Thursday against Southern California and the Central Valley for $2.25 billion in stimulus funds.
Mike Rosenberg - 02/04/2010
The state may expand its high-speed rail engineering team in the Bay Area as the region began racing Thursday against Southern California and the Central Valley for $2.25 billion in stimulus funds.
Voters weigh Transbay HSR potential
John Upton - 02/03/2010
San Francisco voters could be asked to confirm the obvious this June: that California bullet trains should eventually terminate at an existing South of Market transit center where federal stimulus funds have been pledged for an underground bullet train station.
John Upton - 02/03/2010
San Francisco voters could be asked to confirm the obvious this June: that California bullet trains should eventually terminate at an existing South of Market transit center where federal stimulus funds have been pledged for an underground bullet train station.
Gilroy chamber may form HSR subcommittee
Jonathan Partridge - 02/02/2010
The Gilroy Chamber of Commerce's government relations committee recommended that the chamber form a subcommittee that specifically focuses on the California High-Speed Rail project, which would run through Gilroy. The chamber board will formally vote on the matter when it meets Tuesday.
Jonathan Partridge - 02/02/2010
The Gilroy Chamber of Commerce's government relations committee recommended that the chamber form a subcommittee that specifically focuses on the California High-Speed Rail project, which would run through Gilroy. The chamber board will formally vote on the matter when it meets Tuesday.