TRANSDEF and its Allies
Challenge
the High-Speed Rail Authority's Environmental Impact Report
for Central Valley-Bay Area Access
TRANSDEF is part of a coalition of
environmental groups and transit advocacy organizations
that together submitted extensive comments on the Draft Program EIR/S. Our
coalition also furnished a very large appendix, bringing our comment package to a
total of 250 pages. In addition to contributing to the
joint comments, TRANSDEF submitted its own
comments on the DEIR/S.
In July 2008, The High-Speed Rail Authority certified
its Final Program Environmental Impact Report/
Environmental Impact Statement. A smaller coalition, including
TRANSDEF, furnished comments on the FPEIR/S.
On August 8, 2008, a coalition of environmental and transit
advocacy groups, along with the Town of Atherton and the
City of Menlo Park, filed suit to challenge the Final EIR.
See the Press Release and the Lawsuit.
On August 25, 2009, the Court released its decision,
finding the EIR legally inadequate. See our
Press Release.
Case
Filings
Petitioners' Opening
Brief
High-Speed Rail Authority Opposition
Brief
Petitioners’ Reply
Brief
Palo Alto Amicus Brief
Authority Response to Palo
Alto
Court
Decisions
Court Decision
Final Judgment
Peremptory Writ of
Mandate
Reference
Materials
As part of its lawsuit challenging the High-Speed Rail
Authority's Final EIR for access to the Bay Area from the
Central Valley, TRANSDEF and its fellow plaintiffs filed an
excerpt of the Administrative Record of the case. You may
find the contents interesting. Please note that these are
very big files.
Volume 1 of Excerpts from the
FEIR. (46 Mb.)
Volume 2 of Excerpts from the
FEIR. (37 Mb.)
Project Approval
Documents. (2
Mb.)
Excerpts from the Reference Materials for the
FEIR. (33 Mb.)
Excerpts from other Reference
Materials. (40
Mb.)