Roger Rudick
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Trump Wants California’s High-Speed Rail Money
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A legal fight is likely tp follow FRA's unprecedented and highly political effort to rescind $3.5 billion from the project.
Transit Agencies Hire Way Too Few Woman
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A new study looks at why women are not nearly at parity in transportation — and how to fix it.
The Dutch Vision for Sustainable Transportation
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The Netherlands was a leader on sustainable mobility in urban areas at the Global Climate Action Summit this week in San Francisco.
Transit Vote 2016: California’s Transportation Funding Ballot Initiatives
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We continue our overview of what’s at stake in the big transit ballot initiatives next week with a look at California. Previous installments in this series examined Indianapolis, Seattle, Detroit, Atlanta, and Raleigh. All three of Streetsblog’s west coast editors contributed to this article: Melanie Curry of Streetsblog CA, Roger Rudick of Streetsblog SF, and Joe Linton of Streetsblog LA. Twenty of 58 California […]
California: Ground Zero in the High Speed Rail Wars
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On Thursday, the California High Speed Rail Authority accepted the resignation of Ogilvy Public Relations. The PR firm was about to get axed over accusations that it billed excessively while doing little to counter a tide of anti-rail propaganda. Meanwhile, on Wednesday, at the Rosemead Community Recreation Center, east of Los Angeles, the Authority displayed […]
A National Infrastructure Bank: Can the U.S. Learn From Europe?
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On Labor Day, President Barack Obama gave a speech in which he pushed for the creation of a National Infrastructure Bank. Legislation that would establish the bank was introduced over the summer in Senate Bill 1926, authored by Chris Dodd of Connecticut and Chuck Hagel of Nebraska. But the idea of an independent financing entity […]
Siemens Takes Campaign for U.S. High-Speed Rail Straight to the Customer
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What’s the fastest way to travel between Los Angeles and the Bay Area? How about Tampa and Miami? Or Chicago and St. Louis? Siemens is using images of its 230 mph Velaro train to make a direct pitch to airline customers. Image: Ogilvy and Mather Any American would tell you to head for the airport. […]