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Action Items: Tell Governor-Elect Becerra we want our HSR…
...and save bike-access on the Richmond-San Rafael bridge
November 6, 2026
Caltrain Pauses Large-Bike Ban
After blow-back from advocates and some bad press coverage, the Peninsula's railroad is giving its policy another look
March 17, 2026
Report: Lessons from California’s HSR Project
A new paper from the Mineta Institute looks at California's high-speed rail project—and how to do better moving forward
October 23, 2025
Commentary: The Real Reason Trump Opposes High-Speed Rail isn’t About Trains, it’s about Power
This is about petroleum versus renewable electric power
August 28, 2025
Video: The High Speed Rail Anthem You’ve Been Waiting For
"Because 220 sure beats going 79."
April 24, 2025
Commentary: Nitpicks Aside, Ezra Klein is Spot-On About the Importance of High-Speed Rail
Here are a few additional reflections and critiques specific to California's beleaguered high-speed rail project
March 13, 2025
Commentary: It’s Time for Newsom to Bring it Home on High Speed Rail
Oil-funded, Trumpian Republicans long-ago decided to turn California's HSR project into a political football. If they want to play games, then it's long past time for California Democrats to stop jerking around and play to win
February 6, 2025
Assembly Leadership Fight Has Implications for High-Speed Rail
It's hard to imagine how Rivas would be worse than Rendon when it comes to California's rail-modernization plans
May 31, 2022
California Voters (Still) Want their Bullet Train
56 percent of voters support continuing to build the state's high-speed rail system, with only 35 percent opposed, according to a new study from Berkeley's Institute of Governmental Studies.
April 19, 2022
Bay Area Council Talk: Finishing the Bullet Train
"It’s the right transportation choice in the era of climate change. It’s ultimately what we should strive for and get done."
March 15, 2022
