High-Speed Rail

Has Gov. Jerry Brown Solved California's High Speed Rail Problems?

Governor Brown claims not only that the project will cost less than the $100 billion currently estimated by the state, but that he's found a funding source to help pay for it.

30 January 2012 - 1:00pm

The Sacramento Bee

High Speed Rail Gets the Go-Ahead...in the UK

Despite strong opposition from homeowners and environmentalists, the UK Government has just approved an ambitious investment in high speed rail linking London with Birmingham, Manchester, and Leeds.

12 January 2012 - 12:00pm

The Guardian

Midwest HSR Gets $186 Million Boost

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced that the money will be going to the Illinois Department of Transportation to continue work on its high-speed rail project.

5 January 2012 - 7:00am

U.S. Federal Railroad Aministration

CA HSR Plan B: Amtrak

If high-speed rail fails, 130 miles of track will have to go to Amtrak. But critics say that the backup plan comes with no guarantee that Amtrak would even have to use the tracks and is, therefore, a useless backup plan.

30 December 2011 - 7:00am

Los Angeles Times

Partisanship Stalls Infrastructure Investment, Says Blumenauer

Congressional support for transportation and infrastructure projects has traditionally been bipartisan. In an interview, Rep. Earl Blumenauer of Oregon discusses how political tantrums in Congress may handicap the US in the long run.

10 October 2011 - 11:00am

The Planning Report

California and the Northeast Corridor are Key to High-Speed Rail's Success

Anthony Flint of the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy says the way to save high-speed rail policy is to focus on getting the two trains with the best chance of success on track.

7 October 2011 - 9:00am

The Infrastructurist

Railing Issues in the UK

The benefits of building a new $52-million HSR that connects London to northern England are plausible but not persuasive, says The Economist.

5 September 2011 - 5:00am

The Economist

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Learning to Love the Megabus

Private bus companies are gaining in popularity, but Aaron Renn says that a large segment of the "urbanist/sustainability community" despise them for no good reason.

21 August 2011 - 9:00am

The Urbanophile

California High-Speed Rail at a Tipping Point

Will the California high-speed rail project move forward, or will politicians pull the plug? The fate of the program weighs in the balance as construction is about to begin.

25 July 2011 - 1:00pm

The San Francisco Chronicle

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If High-Speed Rail is Made, Will Riders Come?

Dan Leavitt, California High-Speed Rail Authority’s deputy director, says Calif. can either be at the whim of 'market-driven sprawl,' or high-speed rail can revolutionize the state. Yet, arguments for getting people to ride rail are contentious.

21 July 2011 - 1:00pm

The New York Times

Basra to Baghdad in 2 Hours

A preliminary deal has been signed to construct a high-speed rail linking Baghdad to a southeastern city Basra.

26 June 2011 - 5:00am

BBC News

Japan Moves Forward With Maglev Train

Tsunami, earthquakes, and nuclear radiation in the past, Japan proceeds to build a magnetic train that defies Newton's laws of physics.

24 June 2011 - 5:00am

GOOD Magazine

High-Speed Rail Funding at Work

Find yourself wondering what those federal dollars dedicated to high-speed rail are actually funding? The Illinois Dept. of Transportation sent cameras out to capture a high-speed rail upgrade in progress near the Twin Cities.

20 May 2011 - 11:00am

WJBC

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$2 Billion in New High-Speed Rail Grants Announced

U.S. DOT Secretary Ray LaHood announced this morning which high-speed rail projects would get funded out of the nearly 100 applications they received. The Northeast Corridor was again the big winner.

9 May 2011 - 2:00pm

U.S. Department Of Transportation

Shortcut Considered for California's High-Speed Rail

In a surprise move, the California High-Speed Rail Authority is resurrecting a long-dead proposal to run the train over So Cal's Grapevine, bypassing Bakersfield and several desert towns.

9 May 2011 - 7:00am

The Los Angeles Times

NY Republicans Hop On Board the Anti-HSR Bandwagon

Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle and Rep. Tom Reed of New York are leading an effort to stop New York from receiving any federal funding for high-speed rail projects.

29 March 2011 - 6:00am

Auburn Pub

The Post-Mortem on Florida's HSR

Michael Cooper examines the factors leading to the death of a once-promising plan to connect Tampa and Orlando by bullet train.

14 March 2011 - 6:00am

The New York Times

Friday Funny: HSR Mad Men Style

Selling high-speed rail to the American public has just gotten a whole lot easier with the assistance from the brilliant minds at "Mad Men."

11 March 2011 - 1:00pm

GOOD Magazine

Jeffrey Barg

Trains So Fast They'll Make Mama Proud

Wed, 02/09/2011 - 16:20

To hear my mother tell it, I gave Joe Biden the idea for high-speed rail. Charitable and glowing, yes, but isn’t that what mothers are for?

All the same, I can’t help but glow a bit anyway when I think about how far we’ve come as a country in embracing high-speed rail.

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Can High Speed Rail Survive Conservative Politicians?

Scott Thill makes the case for high speed rail, and how it can contribute to a more sustainable future nationwide -- but conservative politicians at the state level appear set to derail it.

24 January 2011 - 2:00pm

AlterNet