A new “State of Transit” report finds Orange County is behind other urban transit systems in productivity and ridership.
Category: Transportation
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories, Transportation
797 Unsheltered Homeless in Anaheim Alone Report Says
A census conducted by the nonprofit CityNet found 906 homeless adults in Orange County’s largest city, 797 of them unsheltered.
Posted inAnaheim, Transportation
Honda Center Management Company Gets ARTIC Ad Deal
The company that manages the Honda Center will get exclusive rights to sell advertisements on two electronic billboards in front of ARTIC, Anaheim’s transportation hub.
Posted inCountywide, Fullerton, Top Stories, Transportation
Fullerton Overnight Parking Bans Up for Debate
The city council has been addressing the shortage of overnight parking spaces in a series of patchwork fixes but Tuesday will kick off a citywide discussion.
Posted inCountywide, Economy, Top Stories, Transportation
Orange County’s Bus Program Faces Grim Future
With bus ridership continuing to decline, Orange County Transportation Authority officials say their bus program is at a crossroads.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Countywide, Housing & Homelessness, Transportation
Garrow: Housing, Not Fences and Boulders
Following a legal settlement with county officials protecting homeless at the Santa Ana riverbed, ACLU officials are calling on the OC Board of Supervisors to step up to the real challenge: Affordable Housing. Orange County’s approved Ten-Year Plan to End Homelessness calls for permanent, affordable housing as an immediate response to peoples’ needs.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories, Transportation
FAA Looking Into Why OC Supervisors Chose Low-Ranked Firm for Major Airport Lease
Federal aviation officials are now digging into the awarding of a lucrative John Wayne Airport lease to a company that was ranked fifth by the county’s official evaluation panel.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories, Transportation
Housing Shortage is Threatening Orange County’s Middle Class, Researchers Warn
There’s a serious risk of the county eventually becoming an economy of low-wage “servants” and wealthy homeowners, unless there’s a stronger focus on expanding the housing supply, according to Chapman University researchers who are advising county officials.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Orange, Top Stories, Transportation
Homeless Now Have Several Days to Move From Riverbank Per ACLU Settlement
The settlement agreement extends the deadline to next Thursday for people to leave an encampment on the eastern banks of the river from Orangewood Ave. to just south of the 22 freeway.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories, Transportation
Supervisors Delay Airport Contract Amid Accusations They Violated Bidding Rules
The delay comes as the firm that county officials ranked highest among bidders for the contract is seeking a federal investigation into supervisors’ decision to award the contract to the fifth-ranked firm.
