Archive | March, 2010

Public Meeting: Peninsula Cities Consortium April 2, 2010

What: The Peninsula Cities Consortium (PCC) will have its biweekly meeting to address issues related to the California High Speed Rail project. PCC Agenda 4/2/2010 Where: Council Chambers City of Atherton 91 Ashfield Rd. Resources PCC Website Peninsula Rail Program Website (contains useful links to agreements with California High Speed Rail and context sensitive solutions) […]

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Public Event: San Jose Diridon Station Area Visioning Workshop March 27

What:  Opportunity to have your say about the vision for the 500 acres in the  San Jose Diridon Station Area, home of a planned station for the California High Speed Rail project.  On Saturday, March 27, 2010, community members are invited to join the planning team from the City of San José for a Diridon Station Area Plan Alternative Analysis […]

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Public Meeting: Peninsula Cities Consortium March 19, 2010

What: The Peninsula Cities Consortium (PCC) will have its biweekly meeting to address issues related to the California High Speed Rail project. The Peninsula Rail Project (a joint venture between the California High Speed Rail Authority and Caltrain) will preview the “toolkit”, a way to allow stakeholders to participate in design decisions Where: Council Chambers […]

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Meeting: Joint RailPAC/NARP Meeting in Los Angeles Saturday April 17

What: RailPAC, an advocacy group for rail passenger service in California and Nevada, and NARP, the National Association of Rail Passengers, will hold an all day meeting in Los Angeles. There will be several high speed rail panels. There is a $40 charge for members/ $50 non-members  Meeting registration and information Where:  MTA Board Room at Gateway Center, located […]

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Public Meeting: Opportunity to review options in the city of Fresno March 16

What: The project’s planners are seeking public input on which alternative(s) Fresno residents prefer for the High Speed Rail train’s path through the city of Fresno and other issues such as the location of a station. Representatives will be on hand to answer questions and listen to ideas.  For more information call Eric VonBerg at […]

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Meeting Report: California High Speed Rail Authority Board Meeting 3/4/2010

This report is submitted by CARRD co-founders who attended the Sacramento meeting. Original meeting notice (WITH PREVIEW) The March meeting of the Califorina High Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) was largely uneventful and shorter than some recent marathon sessions. There were no angry farmers from the Central Valley and a lot of discussion has gotten pushed […]

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Meeting Report: San Mateo City Council study session March 1

Big thanks to Ted Crocker for this report. Original meeting notice History Director of Public Works Larry Patterson stated the “City has been very proactive” giving an abbreviated overview of what the city has done from 1994 through 2009, much of which, until recently, has been focused on Caltrain grade separation and transit oriented developments (TOD) […]

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