A Council High Speed Rail Subcommittee was appointed by the Mayor as a focal point to exchange information and receive input from the community.

The City’s urban designer Freedman Tung & Sasaki prepared conceptual drawings of how the various High Speed Rail alternatives might look at Castro Street and Rengstorff Avenue. These drawings are posted in the Public Works Department lobby at City Hall, 500 Castro Street, the Library and below:

Castro Street with HSR At-Grade 
Castro Street with HSR Above-Grade
Castro Street with HSR in Trench
Castro Street Section Underpass
Castro Street Elevation Aerial Structure
Rengstorff Avenue with HSR At-Grade
Rengstorff Avenue with HSR Above-Grade
Rengstorff Avenue with HSR in Trench
Street View Renderings


The City of Mountain View submitted its comments on the Preliminary Alternatives Analysis (AA) to the California High Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) on June 30, 2010. The City's letter and AA are available below under "Related Links".

On August 5, 2010, the CHSRA held its monthly Board meeting in San Francisco and released the Supplemental AA for the San Francisco to San Jose section. This was in response to the submitted comments on the Preliminary AA. The Supplemental AA is available through the Authority's website at:
http://www.cahighspeedrail.ca.gov/library.asp?p=8243

Related Links:

City Comment Letter on CHSRA Preliminary AA, 6/30/10
City Council Meeting on Alternative Analysis, 06/22/10
City Council Study Session on Alternative Analysis, 05/25/10
City Informational Meeting on Alternative Analysis, 05/03/10
City Informational Meeting on HSR, 12/10/09
City Notices on High Speed Rail
California High Speed Rail Project
CAHSR San Francisco to San Jose Project

Related Documents:

What is Proposition 1A?
Support for a High Speed Rail Stop in San Jose
City Scoping Comments
Draft Scoping Report - June 2009
Mountain View Segment Draft Alternative
San Francisco to San Jose EIR Schedule
San Francisco to San Jose Q & A