An anticipated environmental review won’t be released until sometime next year for a proposed $320 million streetcar line known as Anaheim Rapid Connection, city officials said.
The study was due out this month, but Anaheim’s Public Works Department is following the City Council’s request to evaluate options for the 3.2-mile route between the resort area and the Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center, city spokeswoman Ruth Ruiz said.
Early next year, city officials plan to release a schedule to build the proposed streetcar line, which is slated to operate by 2018.
Earlier this year, Paul Durand raised concerns that the proposed route threatened to go through the Park Vue Inn his family owns, an International House of Pancakes restaurant and a Cold Stone Creamery that also sit on the family’s land.
In May, the City Council asked the Public Works Department to review other options.
Durand said he is moving ahead with a $25 million plan to build new room and restaurant space on the Disneyland-area property.
If approved, the streetcar would cost an estimated $4.3 million yearly, funded by Tourism Improvement District Funds, sponsorships and fare revenue.
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