Could ARTIC, Anaheim’s colossal new transit center, steal the Great Park’s dubious honor of being Orange County’s biggest taxpayer-funded mistake?
Category: Transportation
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Government, Top Stories, Transportation
Political Intrigue Surrounds Anaheim Streetcar Report
A report calling for Anaheim’s beleaguered streetcar project be terminated was supposed to be on Monday’s Orange County Transportation Authority Board meeting agenda. But sources say there’s a big political push to bury it.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Norberto Santana, Jr., Transportation
Santana: Inaction on Bus Shelter for Homeless Could Trigger Civic Protest
With winter approaching, Voice of OC Publisher Norberto Santana Jr. writes that time is running out for homeless people living at the Orange County Civic Center and activists are considering taking over an abandoned bus shelter.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Investigative, Top Stories, Transportation
Report Reveals Uneven Progress Toward Well-being of OC’s Children
Teen pregnancies and high school dropout rates have plummeted in the past decade. But housing insecurity and mental illness hospitalizations are skyrocketing.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Top Stories, Transportation
Anaheim’s ARTIC Wasteland
The city is counting on restaurant leases, advertising and the sale of corporate naming rights to fund the ongoing cost of operating its massive new train depot. But what if no one wants to go inside?
Posted inSanta Ana, Top Stories, Transportation
Santa Ana Youth Get Statewide Attention for Bike Safety Work
Local youth took the stage in San Diego at the state’s largest conference on bicycle advocacy, sharing how they’ve organized a push for improvements to make it safer to bike and walk around town.
Posted inCountywide, Garden Grove, Santa Ana, Top Stories, Transportation
Now It’s Santa Ana’s Turn to Dream of Great Park
City leaders are talking about buying the Willowick Golf Course from Garden Grove and turning it into a mini-Central Park. It’s a possible game changer for the city but still a long way from reality.
Posted inGovernment, Housing & Homelessness, Santa Ana, Top Stories, Transportation
Homeless Advocates Want Action on Long-Delayed Storage Center
That, and a number of other homeless issues, were discussed during a meeting among local officials and advocates.
Posted inGovernment, San Juan Capistrano, Top Stories, Transportation
Spitzer: OC Paying Too Much for South County Road Extension
Supervisors’ Chairman Todd Spitzer says taxpayers shouldn’t be paying so much of the $127 million cost of the La Pata Ave. extension, which largely benefits a new Rancho Mission Viejo development.
Posted inSanta Ana, Top Stories, Transportation
Santa Ana Gets Kudos and Cash for Better Bikeability
A movement to improve human-powered transportation is gaining traction in the city, with activists and city staff earning praise from state officials for efforts to make urban bike and walking routes safer.
