Anaheim Ca Transportation

Six city officials have embarked on an annual trip to Washington in hopes of winning federal financial support for the city's anti-drug programs and a study of its proposed people-mover system. The delegation, which left Wednesday and is to return Sunday, is presenting an agenda that reflects the issues that Mayor Fred Hunter recognizes as the most important facing the city. Hunter was joined in Washington by Council members William D.

Disneyland's request for $395 million in federal tax dollars to finance two space-age public parking garages and other transportation projects near the Magic Kingdom has hit a snag in Congress as a powerful representative expressed doubts Thursday about a central part of the proposal. At the moment, Disney's request is not included in a $153-billion transportation bill unveiled Thursday by leaders of the House Committee on Public Works and Transportation, said Rep. Norman Y.

Orange County officials on Tuesday approved street changes for the proposed $3-billion Disneyland expansion in Anaheim, making the project and the city eligible for millions of dollars in county transportation funds. The Board of Supervisors gave a unanimous endorsement to the plan even though the Walt Disney Co. has delayed a decision on whether to build the new Disneyland Resort.

About 100 residents of Glenview Avenue and Holbrook Street say they intend to keep fighting to have the city install speed bumps along the roads to reduce speeding traffic. "I feel very positive about the (City) Council," said Marcia Clarke, an organizer of Glenview Avenue residents. "But we've done our homework, and I'm really tired of hearing of how expensive it is."

Downtown's main strip has a new name: Center Street Promenade. Merchants, city and community leaders agreed that changing the name of West Harbor Place was needed since visitors and residents going to shop or dine in the redeveloped downtown often confuse it with nearby Harbor Boulevard. "West Harbor Place was a terrible name," said John Machiaverna, owner of J. Mac Jewelers and Silver Screen Cafe. "I believe everybody down here was in favor of a name change.

Plans for a shuttle service from Anaheim Canyon Business Center to Metrolink trains serving Riverside moved a step forward this week. City Council members accepted a $104,500 grant from the Orange County Transportation Authority to start the shuttle service. The passenger vans will operate out of the Metrolink rail station scheduled to open next spring at Tustin and La Palma avenues in northeast Anaheim.

Higher parking fees for fans attending Los Angeles Rams games at Anaheim Stadium are scheduled to go before the City Council for approval Tuesday. The city wants to raise parking fees from $5 to $6, a move that would bring an additional $106,000 to city coffers. The increase is expected to be approved since revenue from the higher fees has already been figured into the budget for fiscal 1991-92. The council also recently imposed similar parking fee increases for California Angels games.

Los Angeles and Palmdale officials Monday challenged a consultant's finding that Anaheim is a better bet than the northern San Fernando Valley for the terminus of a proposed "gambler's special" high-speed train linking Las Vegas and Southern California. "I don't think they factored in how much traffic would be generated if we got that airport going up there in Palmdale," said Los Angeles City Council President John Ferraro, referring to the city's long-closed Palmdale Air Terminal.

In a test to see whether an inner-city rail system could succeed, commuters who take the train from South Orange County to Anaheim Stadium soon will be taken to work by shuttle bus, city officials said.

Speed limits on scores of roadways will be raised to avoid having them declared speed traps. In the wake of a citywide traffic survey, speed limits on 73 of the city's 744 roadways will go up by 5 m.p.h. and will increase by 10 m.p.h. on five others. The City Council approved allocating about $12,000 Tuesday to post new signs over the next two or three months. The changes were necessary to make sure speed limits are legally enforceable.