Recent Streetsblog LA posts about XpressWest

Metro is considering funding a High Desert Corridor study that would connect high-speed rail from Palmdale to Victorville, likely connecting L.A., S.F., and Las Vegas. XpressWest train rendering via KCET

Metro Looks to Shift High Desert Freeway Funds to High-Speed Rail

By Joe Linton | Aug 19, 2020 | No Comments

The way L.A. is approaching the High Desert Corridor represents an important turning point: from prioritizing environmentally destructive car-centric transportation to environmentally-friendly rail transportation

Caltrans Settles Environment Lawsuit, Cancels High Desert Freeway Project

By Joe Linton | Oct 2, 2019 | 49 Comments

Thanks to a Climate Resolve lawsuit, Caltrans has agreed to halt work on the Metro-funded High Desert Corridor freeway

The High Desert Freeway would connect Palmdale/Lancaster to Victorville/Apple Valley/Adelanto. Map via Metro

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Wrongheaded High Desert Freeway Named a Top National Boondoggle

By Joe Linton | Jun 18, 2019 | 29 Comments

Proponents have smeared a lot of lipstick on their $8 billion, 63-mile highway project, but it's still a pig

Unreasonable? Cap. Hill Republicans Use Flawed Report to Hit XpressWest

By Damien Newton | Mar 18, 2013 | 17 Comments

Last August, the Reason Foundation released a report by Wendell Cox and Adrian Moore critiquing the privately funded XpressWest’s (Xpress) application for a federal loan needed to begin construction. At the time, Streetsblog was still so busy laughing at Reason’s attempts to discredit the Expo Line based on two dudes riding the car its first week of […]