CITY OF ANAHEIM SEEKS PUBLIC INPUT ON THE ANAHEIM FIXED-GUIDEWAY TRANSIT CORRIDOR STUDY

The City seeks to bring a new, more reliable transportation choice to the heavily traveled east-west corridor between ARTIC, the Platinum Triangle and The Anaheim Resort™ area

ANAHEIM, Calif. (November 5, 2009) – The City of Anaheim is holding a public scoping meeting on Thursday, November 12^th in cooperation with the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to obtain input on the City's Fixed-Guideway Transit Corridor Study.

"The goal of this regional initiative is to provide a last-mile transit connection for residents, workers and visitors to the area's major employment and activity centers," said City of Anaheim Mayor Curt Pringle. "As one of the most highly visited cities in the U.S., Anaheim needs a world-class transportation system employing modern technologies."

The Anaheim Fixed-Guideway project is a proposed high-capacity transportation system that will link Orange County's "backbone" Metrolink commuter rail system at the planned Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center (ARTIC) to the City's major employment and activity centers.

"We're very excited about the prospect of providing a transportation solution that will vastly transform and improve mobility from ARTIC to homes, places of employment, and entertainment destinations in the Platinum Triangle and The Anaheim Resort area," said Natalie Meeks, City of Anaheim Public Works Director.

The City of Anaheim is hosting this meeting in cooperation with the OCTA and FTA to collect public input to satisfy requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). In August, public comments were collected in a separate meeting, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) public outreach process.

This additional public meeting will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Anaheim Downtown Community Center, 250 E. Center Street. Stakeholders can participate at any time during the meeting; there will be an open house from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., with a brief presentation starting at 5:00 p.m.  For more information, please contact the project's hotline at (877) 865-6618 or send an e-mail to info@anaheimfixedguideway.com.