Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast Episode 449: Getting High Speed Rail Faster
Sep 7, 2023
Climate advocate Carter Lavin, Eric Eidlin, Station Planning Manager for the City of San Jose, and Boris Lipkin of the California High Speed Rail Authority discuss speeding up the California High Speed Rail project. They explore funding challenges, tunnel construction innovation, the urgency of addressing the climate crisis, importance of building infrastructure, and finding the right balance between public and private involvement in high-speed rail.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
High Speed Rail Project Progress and Challenges
02:30 • 10min
Construction Window, Funding Challenges, and Tunnel Construction Innovation
12:15 • 2min
Expertise in Tunnel Construction and the Urgency of Addressing Climate Crisis
14:16 • 13min
Building Infrastructure and Connecting Cities
26:59 • 11min
Finding the Right Balance: Public and Private Involvement in High-Speed Rail
38:06 • 12min
Taking Political Action for the California High-Speed Rail Project
49:52 • 3min