After Irvine’s July 4th celebration brought over 40,000 people to the Great Park, causing long traffic jams last week, questions are circling about the future of the park and if it can handle that many visitors.
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Irvine Expands Free Shuttle System Bus Routes
Irvine City Council members approved an expansion to the Irvine CONNECT shuttle system and directed staff to research additional expansions.
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Retail and Restaurants Finally Coming to the Irvine Great Park
Irvine officials are moving forward with a project in the Great Park that’s expected to bring a retail center, including grocery stores, by 2027.
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Irvine Again Considers Building an Aquatic Center in the Great Park
Irvine City Council members are revisiting a plan to create a public aquatic center in the Great Park after a previous project fizzled out.
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Irvine Looks to Connect Great Park With Public Transit Through Land Swap
Irvine City Council members approved a land swap with FivePoint Holdings in an attempt to connect the Great Park and the Irvine Train Station.
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Traveling Through the Irvine-Laguna Wildlife Corridor
Environmental advocates have spent decades working to connect the Santa Ana Mountains to the South Coast Wilderness so wildlife can have enough space to travel and maintain healthy populations.
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Has Irvine Finally Figured Out a Retail Approach to the Great Park?
Irvine officials approved a land exchange with developer FivePoint Holdings so the city can get space to create a retail center and the developer can build more housing.
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Irvine Considers Building Temporary Great Park Amphitheater
After Live Nation shutdown the FivePoint Amphitheater, city leaders are considering building their own.
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Irvine Hangs Onto Great Park Board Amid Questions Over Redundancy
Some city leaders insist that a separate meeting for the Great Park increases resident’s interactions with the city, while one councilwoman pointed out the meetings are nearly empty.
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Irvine To Approve Over $1 Billion in New Great Park Debt to Finance New Projects
The Great Park’s total bond debt is now over $1.5 billion, and is set to be paid off by special taxes on homes surrounding the park over the next several decades.
