There have been at least two recent media reports describing substantive changes to the upcoming 2012 Business Plan.
We look forward to seeing how public input was incorporated to the plan.
Given the media reports on apparent substantive changes, CARRD is recommending that the Authority consider issuing a second draft plan to give both the public and [...]

By now, you have likely heard that the State Auditor has issued its latest report on the California High Speed Rail Authority.
The full report is available at: http://www.bsa.ca.gov/pdfs/reports/2011-504.pdf
We recommend reading the long version (always!) as it provides much greater insight into the problems resulting from too many consultants and not enough staff that CARRD has been [...]

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CARRD has written a letter to various agencies (Santa Clara VTA Board Members, LAFCO Board Members, Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors) and the City of Gilroy leaders regarding the Gilroy station alternatives.
Our letter on this issue and supporting documents area available here.
At the VTA board meeting held on March 3rd, 2011, the [...]

Peer Review Report November 2010
The High-Speed Rail Authority’s independent Peer Review Group released this extensive report detailing issues that confront the HSRA. Highlights of the report are covered by Dan Walters, New study sharply criticizes high-speed rail project, and John Cox, Peer report calls for ‘thorough reassessment’ of high-speed rail project, who outlines the issues [...]

 Questions are being asked about what we can expect from the $4.15 billion of construction just approved by the California High Speed Rail Authority. Last year, we published a short report looking at the job creation claims, which applies to the current situation.
The bottom line is that very few, if any, net new jobs will [...]

In the words of the California High Speed Rail Authority’s Deputy Director for Communications, the recently issued 2009 Business Plan “has provided unending fodder for skeptics and critics. Public questions about the assumptions and forecasts in the Plan must be addressed in a strategic and thoughtful manner.”
One particular criticism was the idea that private investors [...]