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A resolution approved by the city council at their Tuesday meeting advocates expansions to the route north up Harbor Blvd to Anaheim’s tourist-heavy resort district, and down Bristol St. toward John Wayne Airport.
The existing OC Streetcar project has faced scrutiny by some city and transportation officials who say the it is too expensive for its relatively short, four-mile route, when there are less expensive options like buses.
Third District County Supervisor Don Wagner vented his frustration Tuesday over tickets he says were issued by SAPD to parents dropping their high schoolers off along Santa Ana Boulevard to attend a weekend event he hosts about local government. Santa Ana City Councilman Juan Villegas fires back at Wagner over his public criticism.
OCTA officials ended discussion in June of a Harbor Boulevard streetcar after cities couldn’t agree on the project. Meanwhile, an existing streetcar plan to connect Santa Ana and Garden Grove will cost far more than originally expected.
Last month, Anaheim City Council members thought they had killed any and all plans for a streetcar in their city. But this week, the Orange County Transportation Authority’s board made it clear that a streetcar on Harbor Boulevard is still up for discussion.
The Anaheim City Council passed a resolution that not only kills the controversial $300 million streetcar project, but also says no to plans for any kind of streetcar down Harbor Boulevard.
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.
After nearly six years of designing, planning and securing funding for Orange County’s first streetcar line, county transportation officials are now embarking on a push for public input.
The Orange County Transportation Authority board voted unanimously Monday to select PGH Wong Engineering to manage the OC Streetcar Project, a 4.15 mile route that would connect Santa Ana and Garden Grove.
The Orange County Transportation Authority will stop all planning activities with Anaheim officials for the city’s controversial streetcar project.