November 14, 2004

California Department of Parks and Recreation Concerned About Negative Visual, Noise and Vibration of High-Speed Rail

At the November 10th public meeting of the California High-speed Rail Authority a tentative map of the route for the state of the art high-speed train system was unveiled. The route will run from Sacrament to San Diego, with bullet trains operating at speeds up to 220 mph.

Two routes from Fresno to Bakersfield had been considered, one running through Visalia and the other through Hanford. The staff recommended the Hanford route and that the 120 mile stretch be nonstop. Because of concerns about the negative visual, noise and vibration effects on Colonel Allensworth State Historical Park the California Department of Parks and Recreation opposed the Hanford route.

Visalia city officials have until December, when a final vote will be made on the route, to persuade the board to select the Visalia route.

For more information on the California high-speed rail visit the California High-Speed Rail Authority web site.

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10:18 AM
Chapter No 12 said...

High Speed Rail Authority Will Wait Until Jan. 10 to decide where the line will run between Bakersfield and Fresno. The board didn’t have a quorum at the Authority board meeting in Los Angeles on December 15th.

Visalia officials did make a presentation to the board members present asking that instead of supporting the Authority staff position designating the alignment to be on the BNSF route without a station between Bakersfield and Fresno, they designate a more general corridor with details to be ironed out later.

Click the link below to read the complete story:
http://www.valleyvoicenewspaper.com/highspeedrail.htm

9:15 PM
Chapter No 12 said...

After many tries visalia city officials were unsucceful in persuading the California High-Speed Rail Authority board to select the Visalia route.

By unanimous vote, route alignments for the bulk of a 700-mile high-speed train system were approved on January 26, 2005 by California High-Speed Rail Authority board members. The first round of environmental studies, based on the route alignments recommended by the broad, is the next phase of the Project Development plan.

In approving staff recommendations, the board indicated its willingness -- if money is secured in the 2005-06 state budget -- to conduct a more in-depth study along the Fresno to Bakersfield route after hearing testimony from local officials and state legislators.

4:59 PM
Chapter No 12 said...

California Senate and Assembly budget committees agreed to spend $325,000 on the study to determine whether the proposed California High-Speed Rail route should run closer to Visalia. Gov. Schwarzenegger is expected to approve the money when he receives the Legislature's budget this summer.

The study could cost up to $650,000. If the state funds half, local groups would have to come up with the rest. The Tulare County Association of Governments this week pledged $75,000 to fund the study, and last week the Visalia City Council dedicated $50,000.

8:22 PM

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