On November 4, 2008 the voters passed Proposition 1A, which authorized $9.95 billion in bond funds to plan and build the California High Speed Rail Project (HSR). The HSR project will construct an 800 mile high speed train system between San Francisco and Los Angeles.
In 2008, the California High Speed Rail Authority (CAHSRA) and Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) selected the designated route from the Central Valley to San Francisco via the Pacheco Pass, San Jose, and the Peninsula along the Caltrain corridor. The Bay Area to Central Valley Final Program EIR/EIS (approved in July 2008) identified designated stations for the HSR in San Francisco, San Jose, and Millbrae with an optional mid-peninsula station in either Palo Alto or Redwood City.
The project level Environmental Impact Report/Statement (EIR/EIS) is being prepared by the CAHSRA to assess the technical studies, impact analysis and mitigation measures described in the program EIR/EIS and provide the more detailed level of analysis required before construction can begin.
City staff is also communicating with CAHSRA to learn more about the upcoming process. Information will be posted on this site as it becomes available.
