New whitepaper outlines how to transform Southern California rail through electrification, level boarding, and through-running. Southern California is a megaregion, with jobs, homes, and destinations spread across an area as large as some countries. Population has grown fastest far from city centers, leading to worsening traffic and the US’s dirtiest Read more…
In order to meet the ambitious service and electrification goals in the State Rail Plan 2050, California will need to seriously re-think the shape and flow of design and capital investment. High-frequency intercity and regional rail service will require more resources but also more stable and predictable investment. To this Read more…
Californians for Electric Rail applauds Governor Newsom’s proposal to commit at least $1 B/year of Cap and Trade revenues to California High Speed Rail. Providing a consistent minimum amount of funding will lead to better construction schedules and unlock private financing that will allow the Authority to access more money Read more…
California High Speed Rail does have cost issues, but it’s not an impossible boondoggle, and slashing funding will not fix things. On Thursday, February 20th, Trump Department of Transportation head Sean Duffy visited Union Station in Los Angeles to announce he will be auditing California High Speed Rail. This audit Read more…
Last time, we got an overview of how the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), can affect rail projects in general. In this entry in the series on how CEQA holds back clean, transformative electric rail, we’ll do a deep dive into how CEQA litigation caused serious delays to Caltrain electrification, Read more…