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Senator Joe Simitian: Train robber?

We are confused by this press release, issued by California State Assemblymember Cathleen Galgiani’s office this afternoon. Senator Simitian showed leadership in his recent announcement by seeking to balance the transportation goals of Prop 1A with community concerns and the fiscal reality of what we estimate is a project that will cost at least $65 […]

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Gilroy High Speed Rail Station Comparative Visioning Document

**See Updates below** CARRD has written a letter to various agencies (Santa Clara VTA Board Members, LAFCO Board Members, Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors) and the City of Gilroy leaders regarding the Gilroy station alternatives. Our letter on this issue and supporting documents area available here. At the VTA board meeting held on March […]

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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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Public Meeting: San Mateo Community Workshop on High Speed Rail March 17

What: A community-wide discussion of High Speed Rail in the City of San Mateo. Where: Main Library, Oak Room 55 West 3rd Avenue  San Mateo, CA 94402 Text of email announcement from the city of San Mateo ———————————————————————————————————- Hello everyone, To those of you who attended the City Council discussion on High Speed Rail (HSR) on Monday […]

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Public Meeting: Impact of HSR on Bay Area Airports 2/26

What:  The Regional Airport Planning Committee (MTC, ABAG and BCDC) will discuss a number of items including the impact of high speed rail on local airports Where: MetroCenter Auditorium 101 8th Street Oakland, CA 94607 Resources: Newspaper coverage Meeting Presentation Recently published book by Reinhard Clever and Mark Hansen on role of accessibility as the key […]

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Public meeting: San Mateo City Council study session March 1

What: The San Mateo City Council will hold a study session on High Speed Rail Context Sensitive Solutions & Project Update When: March 1  Currently scheduled for 5:30pm (final agenda should be posted Friday on the San Mateo city website) More information: San Mateo has launched a new section on their website about high speed rail. […]

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