Given that mandate, the challenge is to find alternatives to the expansion of JWA that convienently meet the travel needs of our citizenry.
Residents in the corridor cities surrounding the airport have taken a reasonable position to prevent future JWA expansion. The city councils in Costa Mesa, Anaheim, Tustin, Santa Ana, Orange and Newport Beach have all passed resolutions opposing any expansion of JWA beyond its current (2007) footprint. Those public agencies, in cooperation with the Board of Supervisors, and other public agencies, actively support development and implementation of proposals that enable Orange County and businesses to conveniently access underused out-of-county airports using roadway improvements and air passenger rail links.
Costa Mesa and Newport Beach are participating in the the OCTA Go Local transportation design grant program to develop a joint transportation program to transport people to outlying airports.
In order to find solutions to serve the needs of an excess of 11 Million people, we must all work together.
As a City Council member for Costa Mesa, I am working with AirFair to help find those alternatives. The presentation on Friday gives an opportunity for OC to consider high speed rail alternatives. We hope you will join us and be part of the solution.
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