By Jim Tortolano Plans to modernize the county’s increasingly busy transportation system are moving ahead, even as a couple of bumps in the road have appeared. Even as the Orange County Transportation […]
Harbor Blvd. study moves despite bumps
Big plans possible for Harbor Boulevard
By Jim Tortolano The first shovels aren’t in the ground for the planned OC Streetcar line which could link Santa Ana to Garden Grove by 2020, but plans are being laid which […]
OC Streetcar makes list of priorities
You don’t expect to see Donald Trump and Jerry Brown partnering on much of anything, but they seem to both be playing a role in the advancement of the OC Streetcar project […]
Surf City shuttle plan moves forward
UPDATE: An agreement with the Orange County Transit Authority to advance plans for a “traffic circulator” – likely in the form of a bus or trolley – serving Surf City was approved […]
OC Streetcar gets OK from the feds
The nearly-$300 million pilot streetcar project to link Santa Ana to Garden Grove moved closer to reality this week. The Federal Transportation Authority on Wednesday issued a letter supporting moving the OC […]
Restaurant Week set for G. Grove
Garden Grove Restaurant Week is set for Jan. 15-22 in conjunction with California Restaurant Month. Local eateries which will be involved are: Azteca Restaurant and Lodge, 12911 Main St. Carolina’s Italian Restaurant, […]
Little Saigon shuttle service gets an OK
By Jim Tortolano The planned Little Saigon shuttle bus service will roll starting on Halloween, but not before some scary issues were raised at the Westminster City Council meeting Wednesday night. On […]
OC Streetcar gets a big money boost
The OC Streetcar that will link Santa Ana and Garden Grove in the county’s first light rail system in modern times got another boost Tuesday as the California State Transportation Agency – […]
$4.1 million for local walk and bike paths
Garden Grove and Westminster will be getting upwards of $4.1 million toward better pedestrian walkways and bike paths. The Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors on Monday voted to approve $19.5 […]
‘Son of Red Car’ coming in 2019?
By Jim Tortolano It’s been said that if you wait long enough, everything comes back into style. If all goes according to plan – and how often does that happen? – in […]
