Ghettoizing Rail
The Progressive Policy Institute released a study earlier this week calling for a major national investment in high speed rail. Their study reads like a greatest hits of the arguments we’ve cited...
View ArticleFlawed LA Times Article on Prop 1A
The Los Angeles Times editorial board wrote an excellent argument for Prop 1A earlier this month. Unfortunately Eric Bailey’s feature article in today’s paper misses the mark and fails to provide...
View ArticleFighting Back Against the New Hoovers
Not content with denying to Californians the numerous tangible benefits of high speed rail, Prop 1A opponents have retreated into a revival of Herbert Hoover’s economic policy in order to try and...
View ArticleHow Sacramento (and other CA cities) Will Benefit From Prop 1A
Today’s Sacramento Bee examines what Sacramento gets out of Proposition 1A and high speed rail. The article wants to generate some controversy about the fact that Sacramento is going to be included in...
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HSR: Safe and Fuel Efficient
Dennis Lytton, who has authored a post for this blog back in June and is a member of the Board of Directors for the National Association of Railroad Passengers, has now published an op-ed in today’s...
View ArticleTheir Past vs Our Future
With just over a week until the votes are counted we are about to learn whether California will embrace the 21st century or go down with the sinking 20th century ship. Proposition 1A and high speed...
View ArticleZombie Lies
I had hoped we’d dealt with this when it popped up at Daily Kos yesterday – the commenters there gave it a thorough smackdown – but unfortunately it’s appeared across the blogosphere today, helped by...
View ArticleHigh Speed Rail is Good for the Central Valley
Below is a repost of a Yes on Prop 1A article written by a good friend of mine who blogs as “wu ming” (Mandarin for “anonymous”) at Surf Putah, a blog based in Davis. It’s an excellent overview of not...
View ArticleJust How Useful is HSR, Really?
That’s the question being pondered by one Kent Amberson in a letter to the Merced Sun-Star this morning. While one LTE in a smallish newspaper might not normally be worth talking about, I do believe...
View Article2008 A Record Setting Year for Ridership
At least here in California, according to Caltrans and Amtrak, who partner to operate the Amtrak California intercity routes: Californians are leaving their cars, SUVs, vans, and trucks at home and...
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