Voice of OC’s publisher congratulates county supervisors for stepping up to the challenge and purchasing an abandoned bus terminal for homeless services just before winter sets in.
Category: Transportation
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, News Briefs, Top Stories, Transportation
County Set for Property Purchases That Could Alleviate Long-Standing Problems
Approvals of property acquisitions by Orange County supervisors this week set the stage for a temporary homeless shelter and new animal shelter.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, News Briefs, Santa Ana, Top Stories, Transportation
Santa Ana Hires Consultant for Bike Safety Campaign
The Santa Ana City Council approved a $100,000 agreement Tuesday evening for a city-wide bike safety education program geared toward reducing the number of people injured or killed in bicycle collisions.
Posted inAnaheim, Government, Top Stories, Transportation
Heated Debate Follows Proposal to Nix Anaheim Streetcar Project
A Transportation Authority committee’s recommendation to formally ask Anaheim officials to quit the controversial project pits residents against city officials and tourism industry interests.
Posted inAnaheim, Transportation
Anaheim Streetcar Project Dealt Another Blow
Citing high costs and the likelihood that federal funding won’t materialize, an ad-hoc committee of the Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors concluded that Anaheim should drop plans for a 3.2-mile streetcar system.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, News Briefs, Top Stories, Transportation
Purchase of Bus Terminal for Homeless Services on Supervisors’ Agenda
In closed session Tuesday, Orange County supervisors will talk about buying abandoned bus terminal in the Civic Center that could be used to provide shelter and outreach for homeless people. Supervisors are also set to discuss a plan for protecting people from expected El Niño storms.
Posted inCountywide, Norberto Santana, Jr., Transportation
Santana: OC Offers Paris Climate Talks a View Toward the Past
Voice of OC Publisher Norberto Santana Jr. warns that the change Orange County business and political leaders are introducing to the Air Quality Management District is a dangerous way to deal with climate change.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness, Norberto Santana, Jr., Transportation
Santana: Time Is Now to Move Homeless Into Santa Ana Bus Terminal
Voice of OC Publisher Norberto Santana Jr. writes that county supervisors will face a very different civic center homeless situation if the El Niño rains arrive as promised, underscoring the need to open an abandoned bus shelter for the winter.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Countywide, Health & Wellness, Transportation
Miller: OC Needs to Get Rolling on Safe Streets
Orange County Bike Activist Brenda Miller wants the public to know there’s plenty of money for designing alternative transportation plans but planners need to hear from the public.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Housing & Homelessness, Norberto Santana, Jr., Transportation
Santana: A Shelter Isn’t a Strategy
Voice of OC Publisher Norberto Santana Jr. writes that county officials need to do much more than vote to set up a homeless shelter in Anaheim, arguing they need to show the public a strategy.
