The controversy over the Trump Administration’s effort to claw back billions from the California High Speed Rail project riled up the media, including Fox News, which featured a brief comment from yours truly:

I also spoke with KPCC radio’s AirTalk program yesterday about the fiasco, along with Los Angeles Times reporter Ralph Vartabedian and USC engineering professor James Moore. While both guests have been consistent critics of the project, even they sounded surprised by the Trump move and doubtful that it would hold up.

Finally, StreetsBlog USA weighed in, noting that highway projects don’t get this level of funding scrutiny and that media reports have been slanted against the project in this spate of recent coverage. I offered some comments to them about the unprecedented nature of this attempted funding rollback.

Now we’ll have to stay tuned to see how California responds to this federal move, including potential litigation.