Talking With Dan Richard about High-Speed Rail
by James Fallows
The chairman of California’s costly and controversial infrastructure project explains why (in his view) it actually will get built—and whether its champion, 77-year-old Governor Jerry Brown, is likely to be able to take a ride.
(Read it here.)
Category Archives: Cities/Towns We’ve Reported On
A Calculated Risk I Decided Not to Take
A Calculated Risk I Decided Not to Take
by James Fallows
“Here we were doing what was a ‘strafing run’ down the highway and talking to Snake Eye and looking for the craters at the south end of the corridor.” Why we made this last leg of the journey by car.
(Read it here.)
On SOTU Day, a ‘City Makers Summit’ and Some Next Steps in Civic Life
On SOTU Day, a ‘City Makers Summit’ and Some Next Steps in Civic Life
by James Fallows
A conference in Washington, a development across the country
(Read it here.)
California High-Speed Rail: The Collector’s Edition
California HIgh-Speed Rail: The Collector’s Edition
by James Fallows
An index to the arguments pro and con about the most ambitious infrastructure project in the United States (Read it here.)
California High-Speed Rail: A Minor End, an Important Beginning
California High-Speed Rail: A Minor End, an Important Beginning
by James Fallows
Who should get the benefit of the doubt when we consider the unknowable future?
(Read it here.)
How to Create a Tech Startup Scene If You’re Not in Silicon Valley
How to Create a Tech Startup Scene If You’re Not in Silicon Valley
by John Tierney
Pittsburgh’s success provides important and surprising clues. (Read it here.)
A Rural High School with a 21st Century Outlook
http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/12/a-rural-high-school-with-a-21st-century-outlook/383963/
by Deborah Fallows
A California school prepares its students for success. (Read it here.)
The Long Stretch Home
The Long Stretch Home
by Deborah Fallows
The fourth day of a cross-country flight (Read it here.)
Revisiting The Atlantic’s Dust Bowl Series
Revisiting The Atlantic’s Dust Bowl Series
by Deborah Fallows
The third day of a cross-country flight (Read it here.)
That Winning Bid for California’s High-Speed Rail: Is It Suspiciously Low?
That Winning Bid for California’s High-Speed Rail: Is It Suspiciously Low?
by James Fallows
“No one should have the illusion that this phase is going to be completed for $1.2 billion. This is a political number.” So says a critic of the surprisingly low successful bid. The rail system’s chairman begs to differ.
(Read it here.)
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