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.
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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 inAnaheim, Countywide, Government, Top Stories, Transportation
A Little Detective Work Reveals ARTIC’s Truth
Anaheim’s new train station was portrayed as having bustling crowds in HBO’s crime drama “True Detective.” But new ridership numbers show that’s far from the truth.
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ARTIC Ridership Continues to Fall Far Below Projections
Anaheim’s new transit hub attracted just over 800 train boardings per weekday in January and February, according to the latest figures from the Orange County Transportation Authority.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Economy, Top Stories, Transportation
Why Is Anaheim Borrowing Money to Fix Its Streets?
Meanwhile, the city is using grant funds typically dedicated for street maintenance to pay off a loan for the controversial transit hub known as ARTIC.
Posted inAnaheim, Government, Top Stories, Transportation
New Transit Center Has Glitter But Not Ridership Gold
While ARTIC, Anaheim’s gleaming new $185 million transit hub has made an architectural statement along the 57 Freeway, its initial ridership numbers are lagging way behind estimates.
Posted inAnaheim, Transportation
Anaheim Backs Away From Proposal for Giant Billboard
City leaders Tuesday night shot down a plan for an 84-foot-tall billboard adjacent to the new transit hub after a torrent of phone calls and emails from concerned residents.
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Controversial Billboard on Anaheim Council Agenda
City leaders will consider approving the construction of an 84-foot-tall electronic billboard, part of a plan to raise revenue for the city’s new transit hub.
Posted inAnaheim, Transportation
OC Register’s Naming Rights Deal With Anaheim Collapses
Freedom Communications, owner of the newspaper, was to act as a broker on corporate sponsorships for a city transit depot.
Posted inAnaheim, Transportation
Columbia Journalism Review Criticizes OC Register Deal
The media watchdog says the Register agreement to broker corporate sponsorships for Anaheim is problematic on several levels.
