Transportation, High Speed Rail, PCL in the Press

Gov. Brown wants to tap cap-and-trade funds for bullet train

1/7/14 by the Los Angeles Times. Environmental groups oppose the plan to dip into hundreds of millions of dollars in fees from businesses whose carbon dioxide...

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Capital Insiders

High Speed Rail Keeps Chugging Along (For Now)

For those who have been reading the papers over the weekend (or better yet, if you were following PCL’s Twitter or Facebook accounts last week), you know...

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High Speed Rail, Capital Insiders, Water

Governor Brown Proposes Weakening Environmental Review on California’s Largest Infrastructure Projects

The development of high speed rail and major water infrastructure projects for the Bay Delta are clearly top priorities for Governor Brown. Brown sees such...

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Transportation, High Speed Rail, Capital Insiders

Is High Speed Rail on Track Approaching a Fork in the Road?

In 2010, California State Auditor Elaine Howle indicated that the financing for high speed rail, California’s most expensive infrastructure project ever, was...

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Capital Insiders, Legislation

Legislature Reconvenes to Face Major Challenges in 2012

With the beginning of the New Year, the Legislature reconvenes today to tackle California’s projected budget deficit of nearly $13 billion (through June...

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Symposium

Symposium Panels Highlight Road and Rail Progress and Challenges

In recent years, legislation and voter-approved bonds have changed the way California addresses transportation and land-use planning.  In 2008, the...

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High Speed Rail

With Release of New Business Plan, is High Speed Rail in California on the Right Track?

The California High Speed Rail Authority (HSRA) released its most recent business plan this morning during a press conference held at the Sacramento Railroad...

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Legislation

Approaching the Final Stretch: Only a Few Weeks Left in Legislative Session

Last week, the Legislature returned to session for its final month. The following are bills the Planning and Conservation League are closely tracking. Many of...

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High Speed Rail

LAO Reports: High-Speed Rail is at Critical Juncture

On Tuesday the California Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) released a report assessing the cost of the CA high speed rail project (HSR) and issued...

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High Speed Rail

High Speed Rail Federal Funding Has Disappeared, Now What?

The California high speed rail project has suffered another setback this week as President Barack Obama and other federal officials slashed this year’s high...

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