A series of community meetings and council sessions to discuss the California High Speed Rail project in Palo Alto is on the docket for May.

The project, which is estimated to cost at least $40 billion, would create a network of high-speed trains from southern California to Sacramento and the Bay Area, with a proposed stop in Palo Alto.

Palo Alto residents met last week to discuss the project’s design with engineers.

More meetings are set for May, including community meetings on May 18 at JLS Middle School and May 20 at Jordan Middle School. The City Planning and Transportation Commission meeting is set for May 19; the High-Speed Rail Committee, May 20; and the city council, May 24.

The city’s monthly update of high-speed rail activities is available online.

— Elizabeth Titus