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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: Remember the Last Time Trump Tried to Stop the Train?

A reminder that we've seen Trump's anti-rail playbook before. The train won.

February 26, 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

SPUR Talk: High-Speed Rail Update

Diridon Station, Salesforce Transit Center, the Portal tunnel, Caltrain electrification—SPUR hosts a panel about all the connections and projects that will together make up the Bay Area's future rail system

March 5, 2024