[ April 1, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] The City of Palo Alto is hosting a community meeting on HSR on Thursday, April 1st at 7PM in City Council Chambers at 250 Hamilton Street. They will provide a background of the project, explain the timelines involved and review how to provide a public comment.

[ April 2, 2010; 8:15 am to 9:45 am. ] 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)

Letter requesting extension for [...]

[ April 1, 2010; 8:30 am to 10:00 am. ] What: The Palo Alto City Council Subcommittee will meet to discuss how to implement Context Sensitive Solutions for the California High Speed Rail project (agenda).

Where: Palo Alto City Council Conference Room 250 Hamilton Palo Alto, CA

[ March 27, 2010; 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] 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 [...]

[ March 19, 2010; 8:15 am to 9:45 am. ] 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 City [...]

[ April 17, 2010; 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. ] What: RailPAC, an advocacy group for rail passenger service in California and Nevada, and NARP, the National Association of Rail Passengers, will hold an all day meeting in Los Angeles. There will be several high speed rail panels. There is a $40 charge for members/ $50 non-members  Meeting registration and information

Where:  MTA Board Room at Gateway Center, located behind [...]

[ March 16, 2010; 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] What: The project’s planners are seeking public input on which alternative(s) Fresno residents prefer for the High Speed Rail train’s path through the city of Fresno and other issues such as the location of a station. Representatives will be on hand to answer questions and listen to ideas.  For more information call Eric VonBerg at [...]

This report is submitted by CARRD co-founders who attended the Sacramento meeting.
Original meeting notice (WITH PREVIEW)
The March meeting of the Califorina High Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) was largely uneventful and shorter than some recent marathon sessions. There were no angry farmers from the Central Valley and a lot of discussion has gotten pushed off to [...]

Big thanks to Ted Crocker for this report.
Original meeting notice
History Director of Public Works Larry Patterson stated the “City has been very proactive” giving an abbreviated overview of what the city has done from 1994 through 2009, much of which, until recently, has been focused on Caltrain grade separation and transit oriented developments (TOD) along the [...]

[ March 5, 2010; 8:15 am to 10:00 am. ] What: The Peninsula Cities Consortium (PCC) will have its biweekly meeting to address issues related to the California High Speed Rail project.

Where: Council Chambers City of Menlo Park 701 Laurel Street Menlo Park, CA

Resources

PCC Website (peninsularail.com)

March 5, 2010 Meeting Agenda

February 19, 2010 Draft Minutes