A host of transportation improvements are coming to Orange County over the next year, largely on freeways. Some say there needs to be more focus on making it safer and more usable to walk, bike and ride the bus.
Tag: Measure M2
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Schlotterbeck: Conservation Victories Come in All Forms— Including From Transportation Agencies
On June 20, Friends of Harbors, Beaches and Parks (FHBP) and the Orange County Transportation Agency celebrate the dedication of 1,300 acres of permanently preserved lands. Melanie Schlotterbeck writes that it’s a culmination, noting that activist leaders took the long view in 2000 in creating the Green Vision Map that highlighted lands in Orange County that needed to be protected along with a leadership role by partnering with the OCTA to conserve lands through Measure M2, the county half-cent sales tax.
Posted inCountywide, News Briefs, Santa Ana, Top Stories, Transportation
Transportation Authority Will Likely Seek Refunds for Santa Ana’s Senior Junkets
The decision by a Transportation Authority board committee stems from the city’s spending of taxpayer money to take local senior citizens on gambling trips and winery tours.
Posted inCountywide, Santa Ana, Top Stories, Transportation
Santa Ana Used Taxpayer Money to Take Seniors on Gambling Junkets
Trips to casinos and wineries were some of the destinations that Santa Ana city officials improperly allowed under a public transportation service for seniors, according to a review by the Orange County Transportation Authority.
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, 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 inEconomy, Transportation
Opponents of Toll Lanes on the 405 Fight State Plan
OC taxpayers shouldn’t pay to widen the 405 only to see the state add toll lanes, speakers tell transportation directors.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Top Stories, Transportation
Anaheim Hotelier: Don’t Take My ‘Family Legacy’ for Streetcar
More than 50 years ago, a Sicilian immigrant built the Park Vue Inn across from Disneyland. Now his grandson says a streetcar project conceived primarily for Disney’s benefit is threatening the life of the family business.
Posted inAnaheim, Transportation
OCTA Board OKs Next Step for Anaheim Streetcar
Directors approve more environmental study but are increasingly questioning the high cost of the project and the apparent lack of financial contribution from Disneyland.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Top Stories, Transportation
Disneyland Driving Up Costs of Anaheim Streetcar Project
The estimated cost per mile of Anaheim’s proposed streetcar project is the highest nationwide in recent memory. Demands by Disney are a big reason.
