Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about Orange County

Equity lessons fall on deaf ears at Orange County Active Transportation Forum

By Kristopher Fortin | Nov 22, 2016 | 2 Comments

“As far as equity, everyone has a very different definition of equity.” Wait, what? “If you ask the folks in South Orange County, they say we’re not having equity, [we’re] investing $350 million in the streetcar in Santa Ana. Where’s our $350 million? You can’t be serious . . . “When you’re asking people in […]

Darrell Johnson, Orange County Transportation Authority CEO, speaks at October’s 2016 Orange County Active Transportation Forum. Photo by Kristopher Fortin

Equity Concerns Fall on Deaf Ears at OC Active Transportation Forum

By Kristopher Fortin | Nov 22, 2016 | No Comments

As far as equity, everyone has a very different definition of equity. Wait, what? If you ask the folks in South Orange County, they say, ‘We’re not having equity. [We’re] investing $350 million in the streetcar in Santa Ana—where’s our $350 million?’ You can’t be serious . . . When you’re asking people in Santa […]

‘That Time Is Past’: Santa Ana’s Bold Plan to Eliminate Traffic Collisions

By Kristopher Fortin | Oct 27, 2016 | 12 Comments

The Safe Mobility Santa Ana Plan was released earlier this month with very little fanfare, yet it may be the planning document that will possibly have the biggest impact on the city’s streets for years to come. The plan identifies 42 high-priority projects–37 corridors and five intersections–that would take an estimated $40 million to complete. But […]

Park(ing) Day in North Orange County: A New, Welcome Experience

By Kristopher Fortin | Sep 19, 2016 | 1 Comment

Lynk Gibson, 7, grabbed a thick blue marker from a bin and started drawing onto a board with a footprint outline while his 4-year-old brother Nolan looked on at his side. Krystin Gibson, the boys’ mother, handed Nolan a marker and directed him where to draw. The boys gravitated toward a jenga set nearby, while staff […]

Santa Ana 5k/Ciclovia Recap: “It’s the Apocalypse Over There.”

By Kristopher Fortin | Sep 1, 2016 | 1 Comment

I dreaded writing this story. For four hours on August 20, Santa Ana opened its downtown streets for bicyclists and pedestrians. Yet it was more ghost town than open street. This is the first year Santa Ana’s Ciclovia was combined with its annual 5K. The last two years, the Ciclovia was called Sunday On Main […]

OC Streetcar Project Awarded $28 Million in Cap-and-Trade Funds

By Kristopher Fortin | Aug 23, 2016 | No Comments

The OC Streetcar Project, the expected first of its kind in Orange County, was awarded $28 million last week as part of California’s Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program, which is funded by the state’s cap-and-trade program. The California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) administers the TIRCP, which seeks to reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions through […]

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