Developer Greater Far East will have to wait until July 25 to see if the council will overrule the commission because some council members said they didn’t have enough information to decide whether to overturn the Orange County Airport Land Use Commission’s (ALUC) April 20 decision or uphold it.
Category: Transportation
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories, Transportation
As Bus Ridership Keeps Falling, OC Transit Officials Shift Strategies
Bus riders in some areas of Orange County may see more service cuts this October, after Orange County Transportation Authority officials heard a proposal Monday to cut 12,269 hours of service.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories, Transportation
OCTA Audit Finds Problems With Software Contract
Orange County Transportation Authority staff broke a number of procedures when they awarded a software contract to Clearwater Analytics in 2012, according to an internal audit of the agency’s investment management contracts.
Posted inNews Briefs, Transportation, Westminster
Westminster Ends Little Saigon Circulator Bus Because of Low Ridership
A free circulator bus in Little Saigon funded by the Orange County Transportation Authority and the city of Westminster is no more, after low ridership prompted the Westminster City Council to cut funding for the project.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories, Transportation
Bus Route Cuts Hit South County Disabled Riders Hard
A round of cuts to South Orange County bus routes last October hit some riders hard, especially those with disabilities who depend on OCTA as their only form of transportation.
Posted inAnaheim, Transportation
Anaheim’s ARTIC Train Station Loses Its Deficit Funder
Businesses in the Anaheim Resort voted, for the first time in three years, not to pay for ARTIC’s shortfall.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Transportation
Headrick: Without Our Consent, San Onofre has become a Nuclear Waste Dump
Gary Headrick writes that SDGE has turned South Orange County into a default nuclear waste dump, due to a shortsighted solution that leaves OC extremely vulnerable until all the nuclear waste has been removed from the former San Onofre nuclear power generating station.
Posted inAnaheim, Buena Park, Countywide, Fullerton, Top Stories, Transportation
A Glimpse at High Speed Rail in OC
The California High Speed Rail Authority hosted open houses in Buena Park and Anaheim to promote the 30-mile project between Los Angeles and Anaheim, which will run at the speed of a normal commuter train.
Posted inPress Releases, Transportation
Taxpayer Oversight Committee’s Annual Public Hearing on Measure M set for April 11
The Taxpayer Oversight Committee will hold its 26th annual public hearing on April 11 to ensure that Measure M, the county’s half-cent sales tax for transportation improvements, is being delivered as promised to Orange County voters.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories, Transportation
Public Meetings Begin on LA-Anaheim High Speed Rail
Public meetings in Anaheim and Buena Park this week will discuss the design and environmental impacts of a 30-mile section of rail between Los Angeles and Anaheim, which is planned to carry passengers by 2029.
