The California High-Speed Rail Authority will hold another round of public meetings in December to discuss and gather public input on alternative Burbank-to-Palmdale routes.

The first meeting is on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014 in Santa Clarita.

Since holding the public scoping meetings in the same corridor in August, the Authority has made more refinements for its proposed alignments.

The California High Speed Rail encourages the public and the media to attend one of the upcoming meetings to learn the latest information.

The Palmdale to Burbank Project Section proposes to connect the Antelope Valley to the San Fernando Valley by traveling from the Palmdale Transportation Center to the Burbank Airport Station.

Anyone is welcome to join the upcoming Community Open House meetings to learn more about the alternatives under consideration.

The California High-Speed Rail Authority is implementing a statewide rail modernization plan that will meet the state’s 21st Century transportation needs.

Learn the latest about the proposed alternatives:

SANTA CLARITA Tuesday, December 2, 2014 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Santa Clarita Activities Center 20880 Centre Pointe Parkway Santa Clarita, CA 91350

SHADOW HILLS LAKE VIEW TERRACE FOOTHILL COMMUNITIES Wednesday, December 3, 2014 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Stonehurst Recreation Center 9901 Dronfield Avenue Sun Valley, CA 91352

PALMDALE Thursday, December 4, 2014 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Chimbole Cultural Center 38350 Sierra Highway Palmdale, CA 93550

BURBANK Monday, December 8, 2014 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Buena Vista Branch Library 300 N. Buena Vista Street Burbank, CA 91505

SAN FERNANDO Tuesday, December 9, 2014 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Las Palmas Community Center 505 S. Huntington Street San Fernando, CA 91340

SYLMAR Wednesday, December 10, 2014 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Olive Vista Middle School 14600 Tyler Street Sylmar, CA 91342

ACTON/AGUA DULCE Saturday, December 13, 2014 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. High Desert School 3620 Antelope Woods Road Acton, CA 93510

The California High-Speed Rail Authority is responsible for planning, designing, building and operation of the first high-speed rail system in the nation.

The High-Speed Train will feature electric trains capable of operating at speeds of 200 miles per hour or greater, guaranteed maximum travel times between major destinations, and achievable operating headway, the time between successive trains, of five minutes or less.

By 2029, the system is planned to run from San Francisco to the Los Angeles basin in less than three hours.

– Angelina Bryan