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- Joe Sprengard on Smart City by CityKin on Nov 2, 2009
I've been offline a lot lately, but I haven't seen anyone else note that last week, Joe was on a nationally syndicated show, Smart City with Carol Coletta. He is a great spokesman. If you have time, listen past the first 10 minutes. At the beginn...
- Issue 9 Mythbusting, or Why Issue 9 is not only about the Streetcar by CityKin on Oct 23, 2009
There are a lot of myths flying around about Issue 9 as we approach the election. It seems every stage of the process has been designed to confuse and deceive voters. I thought the use of "deceive" was a little harsh until I heard COAST defending the...
- Is High-Speed Rail a Good Idea for the Peninsula? by The White Oaks Blog on Oct 13, 2009
I enthusiastically support California’s High Speed Rail Initiative. I believe there’s a very real need for a high-speed alternative to air travel to connect the major metropolitan areas of California. Imagine how cool it would be to ho...
- Is Rail a Boondoggle? by CityKin on Oct 7, 2009
If you have been listening to the sound bites in favor of Issue 9, the anti-passenger rail amendment, you have heard the word boondoggle bandied about a lot. In fact, taking a lesson from the wording of the ballot initiative, I would say ad infinitum...
- China Moving Fast on Trains by CityKin on Sep 13, 2009
China plans to build 42 new high-speed rail lines over the next 3 years. By 2012 it will have added 13,000 km of high-speed rail line. It also claims to have developed trains which can run on regular and high speed rail track.
- New Date for Town Hall Meeting on High Speed Rail Project… by The White Oaks Blog on Aug 14, 2009
OK, Let’s Try This Again.. The Town Hall meeting about the High Speed Rail Project that was previously scheduled for 7/25 (and subsequently canceled) has been rescheduled to Wednesday, August 26 at the Menlo Park City Council Chambers. The...
- Modernizing America's Railroads - High Speed by Kitchen Dances on Jul 22, 2009
There is a great analysis of High Speed Rail in America over at Daily Kos.Introduction:If there is any area of American life that puts paid to the fiction that America's economic growth was a miracle of the free market, it must be transportation. Fro...
