Get Educated
In this section you can read documents, blogs, opinion pieces and background information about high speed rail
The California High Speed Rail Project and CSS
The Peninsula Cities Consortium and Peninsula representatives for the California High Speed Rail Authority have adopted the use of Context Sensitive Solutions (CSS) during planning and design of the Peninsula section of the high speed rail line. CSS is a collaborative and interdisciplinary approach that involves all stakeholders in developing a transportation project that fits the context of a community. The process goes deeper than the usual requirements for building that are dictated by environmental laws to reflect full and fair consideration of all alternatives.
CSS has been used successfully for many years in highway construction projects. It grew out of community frustration with highway projects that plowed through cities without adequate regard for their surrounds. Its integration into the Peninsula high speed rail project marks the first time it has been used on a rail project anywhere in the United States.
Opinion Pieces & Blogs
This section includes a variety of blogs and opinion pieces that reflect the range of opinions and points of view about High Speed Rail and in particular the impact it might have on the Peninsula Communities.
HSR Documents
Opinion piece by Richard F. Tolmach of California Rail Foundation: "Integrity Questions Endanger High-Speed Rail Project."
Peninsula Cities Consortium’s presentation at the January 21, 2010 State Senate Hearing in Palo Alto.
Design Workshop in Palo Alto
A weekend long Design Alternatives "charrette" was held in Palo Alto October 4 & 5th 2009. You can see photos from this event here: http://www.carrascodesign.com/tmp/hsr_workshop/index.html
All About the Teach-In
This animation shows various design alternatives for high speed rail in Palo Alto.