A Glimpse at High Speed Rail in OC
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The California High Speed Rail Authority hosted open houses in Buena Park and Anaheim to promote the 30-mile project between Los Angeles and Anaheim, which will run at the speed of a normal commuter train.
Anaheim Council Asks OCTA to Keep Streetcar Option Open
Anaheim
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Anaheim City Council members are asking the Orange County Transportation Authority to keep the city’s streetcar project as a priority despite a lack of local, state, or federal funding for the project.
Anaheim Council Votes to Continue With Streetcar Despite Lack of Funding
Anaheim
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Mayor Tom Tait proposed killing the streetcar project entirely because it has been denied funding from both the Orange County Transportation Authority and the federal government. But the council majority shot down the proposal.
New Transit Center Has Glitter But Not Ridership Gold
Amtrak
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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.
Amid Frustrations, Metrolink Is Said to Face an ‘Imminent’ Change
Countywide
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Orange County Transportation Authority Chairman Shawn Nelson suggests the possibility of a different agency being contracted to manage rail service.
OCTA Board Withholds Money From Metrolink
Government
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Directors say they want to see the results of a forensic audit before they approve a larger subsidy for the troubled rail agency.
OCTA Adopts 2012-13 Budget
Government
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Spending plan for 2012-13 calls for bus fares to rise and expects toll income to fall.
Attorney General: Pringle’s Offices Are Incompatible
Anaheim
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The issue may be moot because Pringle’s term as Anaheim mayor
ends next week.
Pringle: Conflict Charges Are Unfair Ploy by Democrats
Anaheim
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Regardless, the attorney general is set to rule as early as this
week on whether Pringle should have been both Anaheim mayor and
Rail Authority chairman.
The Increasing Cost of Quiet
Anaheim
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A group of Orange County cities will have to collectively pay nearly $1 million more than original estimates to stop noise from whistles at train crossings.