While county leaders are celebrating the end of the project a decade in the making, many of the business owners surrounding it say the construction wrecked their livelihoods.
Tag: streetcar
Posted inAnaheim, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Santa Ana, Transportation
Harbor Blvd. Streetcar is Dead; Costs for Santa Ana-Garden Grove Streetcar Skyrocket
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.
Posted inAnaheim, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Government, Top Stories, Transportation, Westminster
OCTA Considers Faster Bus Service or Streetcar for Heavily-Used North and Central County Routes
The Orange County Transportation Authority’s (OCTA) plans for the future could give public transportation in the county’s north and central areas a boost, including the possibility of two streetcar routes along north Harbor Boulevard and Westminster Avenue.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Top Stories, Transportation
Dire Predictions Force Debate on Future of OC’s Bus System
A new report by the Orange County Transportation Authority predicts the county’s bus system will be financially unsustainable within two decades. This sobering forecast brings to the fore conflicting opinions on the viability of buses as a countywide transit alternative.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Santa Ana, Top Stories, Transportation
Santa Ana’s Streetcar Project Has Inside Track
The proposed Santa Ana streetcar, which would run through one of the densest urban cores in the country, is reportedly a better candidate than Anaheim for federal money under a highly competitive grant program.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Health & Wellness, Top Stories, Transportation
Sources: Anaheim Streetcar Project Poor Candidate for Federal Funding
Federal Transit Authority officials have indicated that the nearly $320-million project is not likely to receive federal funding, which would be a potentially major blow.
Posted inSanta Ana, Transportation
Santa Ana Council Chooses 4th Street for Streetcar
The Santa Ana City Council chose the street as its preferred route, despite a signed letter of opposition from businesses along the iconic Latino shopping corridor.
Posted inAnaheim, Transportation
Anaheim Council Advances Resort Streetcar Plan
The City Council Tuesday approved pursing the $319-million streetcar project despite reservations expressed by Mayor Tom Tait about possible general fund costs.
Posted inAnaheim, Government, Investigative, Top Stories, Transportation
Anaheim Gives Up On Monorail
Mayor says $700-million elevated train system, still officially part of the city’s long-term transportation plan, would be “way too expensive.”
Posted inCountywide, Santa Ana, Top Stories
These Idle Hands Are Doing Art
A group of young Santa Ana residents gathered outside El Centro Cultural de Mexico Saturday to explore their artistic talents.
