Transportation

South OC Loses Laguna Hills DMV

Erika Taylor and Gigi Gradillas — Fri, 11 Oct 2024 18:00:00 +0000

Inside the Laguna Hills DMV Field Office on Sept. 11, 2024. Credit: ERIKA TAYLOR, Voice of OC

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The office closes permanently next week, leaving Orange County residents with only five DMV locations — the lowest ratio in SoCal.

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Fullerton Continues Pause on Street Sweeping Tickets

Gigi Gradillas — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 20:00:00 +0000

Fullerton City Hall on Oct. 4 2022.

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Fullerton City Council members are grappling with how to best enforce street sweeping as they consider how they’re going to update the local ordinance and replace enforcement signs.

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What’s With the Construction on Pacific Coast Highway in Newport Beach?

Erika Taylor — Fri, 06 Sep 2024 17:00:00 +0000

Cars pass by an asphalt paver on Pacific Coast Highway in Newport Beach on Aug. 15, 2024. Caltrans is currently working on a pavement rehabilitation project from Jamboree Rd. to the Santa Ana river, the Newport Beach city limit, until mid-October, according to Caltrans officials. Credit: ERIKA TAYLOR, Voice of OC

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A stretch of PCH from Jamboree Rd. to the Santa Ana River, will undergo road improvement work until mid-October, according to Caltrans officials.

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The Heroes Behind Freeway Signs

Erika Taylor — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 20:00:00 +0000

Karina Cooke, Victoria Paoletti-Tejeda, Denise Paoletti-Blagojevic and Gloria Paoletti at the Dorothy Visser Senior Center of San Clemente for the launch event for Senior Master Sergeant John James Paoletti Memorial Highway on Aug. 24, 2024. Credit: ERIKA TAYLOR, Voice of OC

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South Orange County residents this month got introduced to the Senior Master Sergeant John James Paoletti Memorial Highway along Interstate 5, just south of Crown Valley Parkway, one of over 500 memorial highways across California.

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Tackling Bike Path Gaps in OC

Erika Taylor — Fri, 02 Aug 2024 12:58:00 +0000

Community members sign the ghost bike memorial for Jacob Ramirez, 5, who was declared brain dead after he and his family were struck by a drunk driver in Garden Grove. Ghost bikes are small memorials for bicyclists who are killed or hit on the street. Credit: ERIKA TAYLOR, Voice of OC

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A recent fatal accident involving a family in Garden Grove comes on the heels of recent developments in infrastructure connecting bike and walking paths in Orange County.

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Environmental Groups Say Saving Train Tracks Harms San Clemente’s Beaches

Angelina Hicks — Wed, 31 Jul 2024 17:00:00 +0000

Tracks where the Surfliner passes through in San Clemente.

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Orange County transportation officials have used rocks to strengthen the train tracks that run along San Clemente’s shoreline as erosion dwindles the beach down to a narrow stretch of sand. Activists say it will worsen the erosion.

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Slow Down: Anaheim to Lower Speed Limits on Major Roads

Hosam Elattar — Tue, 18 Jun 2024 17:00:00 +0000

Katella Ave. in Anaheim on June 14, 2024. Credit: ERIKA TAYLOR, Voice of OC

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City council members are expected to update road laws and slow down cars between 5-15 miles per hour on over 150 street segments across Anaheim.

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What’s Behind the OC Streetcar Construction Along Harbor Blvd and on Fairview St?

Fashion Castillo — Fri, 17 May 2024 12:58:00 +0000

The OC Streetcar Fairview Stop in Santa Ana, Calif. is mostly complete with tracks in place, however, the stop will not be entirely complete until benches and lighting is installed. Credit: Fashion Castillo-Delgadillo

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The OC Streetcar, connecting Santa Ana and Garden Grove along Harbor Blvd. will be under construction until the end of 2025.

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Brea to Enforce Street Sweeping Requirements

Gigi Gradillas — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 20:00:00 +0000

Brea City Hall.

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After mounting complaints, Brea officials are looking to crackdown on cars blocking street sweepers.

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More Fullerton Roads Slated for Repairs

Gigi Gradillas — Mon, 22 Apr 2024 20:00:00 +0000

Multiple potholes at the intersection of Orangethrope Avenue and Pomona Avenue in Fullerton, on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022. Credit: Zia Bella Blair

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City officials have long wrestled with maintaining roads in a town where residents routinely complain about potholes and other street conditions plaguing drivers.

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OC Transit Agency Moves Forward With Video Live Streaming

Erika Taylor — Thu, 11 Apr 2024 12:58:00 +0000

Toni Nelson (center), Founder and President of Capo Cares, speaks during public comment at the OCTA Board of Directors meeting on April 8, 2024. Capo Cares is a nonprofit advocacy organization for the Capistrano Beach community. Credit: ERIKA TAYLOR, Voice of OC

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The Orange County Transportation Authority’s Board of Directors voted to approve and implement video live streaming at their current headquarters, rather than postpone the decision until the board determines where the agency will relocate.

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San Clemente Clashes With OC Transportation Officials Over Beach Erosion

Noah Biesiada — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 12:58:00 +0000

Construction workers remove debris from the tracks of the Pacific Surfliner Train on March 13, 2024, after slope erosion led to landslides between North Beach and the San Clemente Pier. Credit: GIL BOTHWELL, Voice of OC

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City council members unanimously called on the transportation agency to throw out its proposal to armor more of the coast, saying they need to focus on bringing sand to a vanishing shoreline.

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Transportation Officials Discuss Future of OC’s Collapsing Coastal Railway

Noah Biesiada — Thu, 14 Mar 2024 12:58:00 +0000

Construction crews clean up landslides that closed down the Surfliner rail line on San Clemente’s coast, near Casa Romantica and the San Clemente Pier.

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After five collapses in the last three years, city and county leaders are looking to shore up an embattled coastline and study potentially shifting the rail away from the coast.

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Orange County’s Transit Leaders Delay on Video Live Streaming

Erika Taylor — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 12:58:00 +0000

Ron Wolf, Senior Section Manager, Informations Systems Technology & User Support at OCTA, presents video live streaming options to the board of directors at the March 11 meeting. Credit: ERIKA TAYLOR, Voice of OC

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For the third time in a decade, Orange County Transportation Authority leaders bring up video live streaming options this week without taking action.

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Orange County’s Transit Agency Considers Allowing Residents to Watch Them From Home

Erika Taylor — Wed, 06 Mar 2024 13:58:00 +0000

The Orange County Transportation Authority offices on March 4, 2024. Credit: ERIKA TAYLOR, Voice of OC

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In the wake of a Voice of OC and Chapman University student investigation about meeting livestream accessibility, Orange County Transportation Authority leaders launched a discussion on how to improve.

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What’s With All The Traffic Buildup on Santa Ana’s First Street?

Fashion Castillo and Gil Bothwell — Sun, 03 Mar 2024 13:58:00 +0000

Cars drive by the construction site on First Street in Santa Ana, Calif. on Feb. 14, 2024. First Street is currently under construction for slope stabilization from Standard Avenue to Grand Avenue.

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Improvements come to First Street, from Standard Ave to Grand Ave.

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Southern Storms Spell Trouble for Battered San Clemente Rail Line

Noah Biesiada — Thu, 01 Feb 2024 13:58:00 +0000

Tracks near the San Clemente Pier remain closed on Jan. 31, 2024 due to falling debris from the slope.

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Despite frequent shutdowns to the county’s coastal train, no one appears ready to discuss moving the tracks further inland.

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Santana: Orange County’s Transportation Officials Don’t Want Anyone Watching

Norberto Santana Jr. — Mon, 22 Jan 2024 13:58:00 +0000

An OCBus cruises by the County Administration North building at the OC Civic Center in Santa Ana, Calif. on Sept. 20, 2022.

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The Orange County Transportation Authority is the one of the only public agencies left in Orange County that does not provide video of its public board meetings.

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Santana: OC Transit Officials Want to Gut Oversight on Local Road Taxes

Norberto Santana Jr. — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 13:58:00 +0000

OCTA bus on March 28, 2020.

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OCTA officials are poised at an upcoming Jan. 22 hearing to quietly change a 2006 transportation ballot initiative approved by voters, removing sign off from the County Auditor Controller after he raised questions about lack of strong auditing.

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Is Orange County’s Coastal Train Entering its Final Days?

Noah Biesiada and Brandon Pho — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 12:58:00 +0000

An Amtrak passenger train passes through San Clemente in May 2017.

JEFF ANTENORE, Voice of OC Contributing Photographer

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While local leaders are spending millions of dollars shoring up the rail line from environmental threats, conversations are starting on potentially moving the line away from a shifting coast.

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