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December 16, 2020
NEWS RELEASE: City of Palmdale Approves Station Area Plan for Downtown Palmdale, Future High-Speed Rail Station
The Palmdale City Council voted yesterday evening to move forward with plans guiding future development around the proposed high-speed rail station in downtown Palmdale. The City Council’s action caps a four-year planning and community engagement effort, funded in part by station area planning funds from the California High-Speed Rail Authority. The Palmdale Transit Area Specific Plan lays out how land can be developed in the approximately 750 acres surrounding the future station to...
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NEWS RELEASE: California High-Speed Rail Receives National Award for Sustainability
California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) announced today it has received national recognition with the Envision Platinum rating for its sustainability efforts. The Envision Platinum rating is the highest-level award from the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure, and the award is the first time a program the size and complexity of the state’s high-speed rail project has earned such an honor. “We are proud to have achieved Envision Platinum for the high-speed rail program....
Read MoreNovember 16, 2020
NEWS RELEASE: Progress Continues in Fresno County with Opening of American Avenue Overpass
Today, the California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) announced the opening of the American Avenue overpass in Fresno County. American Avenue is one of 11 grade separations in Fresno County completed for future high-speed rail construction, and is the fifth high-speed rail structure to open in the Central Valley in the last three months. “With 119 miles under design and construction and 171 miles environmentally cleared, the high-speed rail project is making significant...
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NEWS RELEASE: ‘I Will Ride’ Relaunches With Expanded Effort
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) is working to inspire the next generation of the high-speed rail innovators with the relaunch of “I Will Ride.” This educational initiative is designed to inform, engage and connect a wide range of high-school, college and university students to the nation’s first high-speed rail system currently under construction in the Central Valley. “‘I Will Ride’ is more than a commitment to take the train – it...
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