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Bicycle Safety Program Comes to Huntington Beach

By Councilman Joe Shaw | Jul 14, 2011 | 12 Comments

(Last month, Huntington Beach announced a new program to offer scofflaw cyclists a chance to go to bicycle safety school in lieu of paying what can be a hefty fine for illegal cycling. The program received some pretty harsh feedback on social media, but when I looked into it, I thought it was a pretty […]

Freeway Expansion Coverage Focusing on Construction Delays, Still Missing the Magic Question

By Damien Newton | Dec 15, 2010 | 4 Comments

Three years of construction. Massive Delays. Circuitous detours. A $277 million price tag. Unfortunately, arguments about sprawl and damage to the environment haven’t proven to be winners when convincing the larger public that massive highway widening projects are hurting, not helping congestion. However, a shift in how these widening projects are covered, with a sharp […]

Life Without Measure R: Massive Transit Cuts in Orange County

By Damien Newton | Nov 23, 2009 | 5 Comments

Image: Transit Rider OC Earlier today the Orange County Transit Authority’s Board of Directors voted, by a 14-1 margin, to cut 150,000 hours of transit service by early next year. Believe it or not, the plan was actually an improvement from an earlier draft of the cuts had 300,000 hours of service. The Register describes […]

OCTA: What’s the Best Way to Widen the I-405?

By Damien Newton | Aug 14, 2009 | 23 Comments

Photo of the I-405 as it pases the John Wayne Airport: Treotography/Flickr A brief article in today’s Orange County Register reports that the OCTA, the agency that recently employed Metro CEO Art Leahy as its top boss, is seeking public input on the best way to relieve congestion on the I-405. While this seems like […]

OC Using Stimulus Funds to Widen the 91

By Damien Newton | Aug 3, 2009 | 4 Comments

Last stop before the 91/241 interchange. Photo: kllm14369/Flickr "That ain’t Change, it’s more of the same!" was an applause line used frequently during last fall’s presidential campaign by Senator Joe Biden to critique many of the proposed policies of Senator McCain and Governor Palin. Watching how stimulus funds are spent in California, transportation reformers and […]

OC Uses Stimulus Funds for 91 Widening, Press Rejoices

By Damien Newton | Jun 1, 2009 | 5 Comments

Image: OC Register Trumpeting the dubious claim that the answer to regional car congestion is funding highway expansion, Orange County politicians and press are celebrating the federal government’s decision to allocate $68 million in stimulus funds for the expansion of the I-91 between Riverside County and the 241 Toll Road. As we’ve seen in the […]

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