Pase el mensaje sobre los recortes de autobús de este domingo
Expliquele a sus compañeros pasajeros que vienen recortes devastadores este domingo 14 de marzo.
Transit Advocates: Spread the word about Sunday's bus cuts
Submitted by Steven on 9 March, 2010 - 9:58am
Spread the word about the March 2010 cuts
We are asking everyone to let your fellow bus riders know about the changes. Talk to the people waiting with you at the bus stops, and on the bus. If you have time to do more, you can spend a few hours riding lines back and forth making announcements, or talking to riders at busy stops.
The days we most need your help are Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, but you can start right away. Here are the bus cut “hot” routes:
21, 24, 29, 43, 47, 53, 59, 62, 70, 74, 75, 76, 86, 131, 147, 164, 172, 193, 693
Please tell us what routes or intersections you can cover. We'll coordinate everybody to cover routes. (Before Sunday, the best areas on the restructured routes are on the sections being chopped.)
Off-Ramps & People Movers & Monorails, Oh My…
Submitted by jaisuazo on 25 February, 2010 - 10:29am
Anaheim City Hall is certainly giddy about their Go Local project. Wait until you hear about the latest news from the OTHER Magic Kingdom.
Recently, our cohort Steven covered the various modes of transportation that the city was studying to connect the new ARTIC fortress with the rest of the Anaheim Resort, including (but not limited to) BRT, light rail, and a monorail. Knowing Anaheim officials and their “Shiny Ball Syndrome” (you know, like when a kid sees a shiny object and instantly becomes attracted to it and disregards whatever they were doing in the first place), the most favorable option was a monorail.
Meanwhile over at Mouse Headquarters, Disney officials are dealing with a real pain in terms of parking for the current Resort. As more people seem to drive cars to the Resort, parking has become a nightmare on a daily basis, so much so that Disney has now begun to direct guests over to satellite parking lots located on Disney Way and Harbor Boulevard and rent charter buses to bring them to the park.
Too bad people don’t realize they can use the 24 hour bus service on Harbor and Katella, along with the somewhat frequent service on Katella to travel to and from the Train Station and Angel Stadium. Oh wait- I just realized March in is a few weeks.
Do you smell a solution coming? read more→
Transit Advocates: Call your legislators today to save transit; Thanks for the meet & greet!
Submitted by Steven on 25 February, 2010 - 7:23am
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Call local legislators today and Friday to save transit service.
Transit Advocates: Tonight! Meet & Greet, 6pm @ Depot At Santa Ana
Submitted by Steven on 24 February, 2010 - 5:04am
Tonight's the night! Doors open 5:30pm; we'll start the meeting at 6pm. Light refreshments will be served. Attached is the agenda, and here are some more details:
Santa Ana Depot (train station), 5th floor. Please attend; We'd love to meet you! You'll hear the latest on the bus funding situation, the bus cuts situation, and what can be done to help save our bus service. You can let us know your concerns and questions. Refreshments will be provided at no charge. Please let us know ASAP if you can volunteer as a greeter or translator.
To arrive by transit: OCTA 59, 62, 83, 206, 462, 463, 464, Metrolink, Amtrak
A Race to the Finish: Will the Bus Arrive on Schedule?
Submitted by jaisuazo on 22 February, 2010 - 12:36am
With the start of the new year comes new changes to Orange County politics. On January 12th 2010, Supervisor Chris Norby of the 4th District (Representing areas of Anaheim, Fullerton, Buena Park, Placentia, & La Habra) won the assembly seat of former assemblyman Mike Duvall, who recently resigned amid controversy. More locally, we now face an upcoming special election for the Orange County Board of Supervisors. You’re probably wondering, “Why is politics coming up on a transit oriented blog and why should I care?” Well my friends, its due to the simple fact that whomever wins the Supervisor race for the 4th District is automatically placed on the Orange County Transportation Authority’s Board of Directors. read more→
ARTIC: Anaheim's proposed station's public scoping meeting this Wed, Feb 24
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ARTIC will be an iconic transportation
OCTA Weekly Update: Meetings meetings meetings, Metrolink track closures, and reduced Metrolink service
actually, not a whole lot to note except for Metrolink track closure dates (listed below) and the upcoming ARTIC meeting, which I'll post about in just a few minutes... read more→
New student transit advocacy group! Meets Mon, Feb 22, 4pm @ UCI Social Ecology 306
Students of UC Irvine's about to get more active, thanks to David Weinreich, a masters candidate for Urban & Regional Planning. He writes:
I received a very enthusiastic response to my first email [to other Urban & Regional Planning students], looking to set up a group to advocate for students' interests in preserving our transit through OCTA's next wave of service cuts.
It is too late to do anything about the 150,000 service hours being cut on March 14, but we'll be organized to for the next round. Many students (myself included) have no other way to get around. As transit planners, I think it is crucial that we advocate for transit dependents--perhaps even find some solutions-- in the face of a very ugly situation.
We'll hold our first meeting this coming Monday to organize:
SE 306 Monday at 4:00pm
Here's a map of the campus. SE, I think, stands for the Social Ecology building, which is marked as "210" on this map. You can take OCTA lines 59, 79, 175, and 178 to get there. read more→
