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This is another proposal by a politician that CAHSRA will study. I predict that just like the direct route over the Tehachapi mountains (also requires a lot of tunneling) , it will be turned down as too expensive.

That's gaffer's tape, named for the gaffer (chef lighting guy) on a movie set. I have always evaluated what I take with me to keep it to the smallest amount that I am comfortable with. E.g. I try to use only one charging transformer with adapters that fit everything I'm taking. Last time I had...

Number 7 in the Fallows series.

Yes.

Can't find the reference about the length of the buses, but it was part on MTA investigation on increasing Orange Line capacity about 2009 or 2010. As far as fairness, as I said the SFV is about 1/3 of LA's population, about 1.75 million and has a single mass transit line (red and orange)...

Caltrans has already looked at the 80' double articulated and basically said that is would not get an exemption. This is fair to the Valley. One third of LAs population is in the SFV and of the 90 stops in the MTA rail symmetry, it has exactly two. Now what is unfair?

First, the law was passed by the state legislature at the behest of Sen. Alan Robbins who was later convicted of major political shenanigans. The law was instituted by NIMBYs with pressure probably both legal and illegal to get it passed. We never got to vote on it. Second, the 80' double...

Next in Fallows series is here.

To quote an expert entymologist at Orkin: " Although many people refer to various cockroach species as waterbugs, the true water bug is an aquatic insect classified under the order Hemiptera. Water boatmen and water scorpions are true bugs that live in water. Their legs are used as paddles to...

Well, if they did it correctly (provide for LRT), it can make a big difference in time and cost. See George's post above.

I have a real life example of one of the reasons why I do not like unions. My father was a 25 year highly skilled employee of a large aerospace company. When he became seriously ill and needed help for time off, the union he was a member of for that entire time, just turned a deaf ear. BTW...

A lot of that is already under way or in the pipe.

A large portion of the Orange line busway was built on what used to be Southern Pacific heavy rail line. Second, if my memory serves me the rest was designed for conversion to light rail, Georges caveats apply.

I agree with GML. As far a the Tehatchapi pass it concerned, the cost would be more --- the nearly 5000' elevation is one problem and it has been researched by the planners extensively twice. That route would also cut out the Antelope Valley a large and rapidly growing population and preclude...

Yet more "preliminary" work.

More work --- "not really construction" here.

A new article is out with the news that private investment is showing real interest in the project. It also mentions that demolition has begun in Fresno.

Fallows is a widely respected journalist who has a specialty in the hard side --- defense, engineering, infrastructure. He has been an editor of national journals as well and he is a California native.

We can hope.

In this article, Dan Richard, board chairman of the Project admits that it really is under construction even though the start of construction has not been announced. Massive test pilings are being build on the Fresno River, 400+ properties are in acquisition, geologic and utility surveys are...