A Devastating Verdict
Like many other observers, we have found the California High-Speed Rail Peer Review Group has made a convincing case for a fresh look at the feasibility of the California high-speed rail project. The Group’s report was issued as eleven House Democrats — eight from California– joined an earlier request from twelve Republican House members for […]
The High-Speed Rail Program Under Congressional Scrutiny
Crossposted on newgeography A combative and clearly agitated Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood defended the Administration’s high-speed rail program at a December 6?oversight hearing of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee to discuss congressional concerns with the program’s direction and focus. “We will not be dissuaded by the naysayers and the critics,” LaHood said heatedly. But […]
For High-Speed Rail, It Looks Like the End of the Line
Cross-posted at NewGeography. With its vote on September 21, the Senate Appropriations Committee ended the rail boosters’ hopes of getting a meaningful appropriation for high-speed rail in the new (FY 2012) fiscal year. It probably also dealt a decisive death blow to President Obama’s loopy goal of "giving 80 percent of Americans access to high-speed […]