Anaheim Rapid Connection

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| caption = The Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center (ARTIC) was one of the proposed locations for a stop on the streetcar system.

| type = Streetcar

| status = Cancelled

| locale = Anaheim, California

| start = ARTIC

| end = Anaheim Convention Center

| stations = 8

| routes = 1

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| owner = City of Anaheim

| character = At-grade, street running

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| map = {{Anaheim Rapid Connection}}

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Anaheim Rapid Connection (ARC) was a proposed streetcar line in Anaheim, California. It would have been located in the Anaheim Resort and Platinum Triangle, with stops at the Disneyland Resort, the Anaheim Convention Center, and the Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center (ARTIC), among others. It has been the subject of much political controversy,{{Cite news|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/streetcar-706589-anaheim-city.html|title=Anaheim releases proposed map for streetcar that would link ARTIC to Disneyland|last=Marroquin|first=Art|last2=Pimentel|first2=Joseph|date=2016-03-03|website=The Orange County Register|access-date=2016-03-10}}{{Cite news|url=http://voiceofoc.org/2015/12/heated-debate-follows-proposal-to-nix-anaheim-streetcar/|title=Heated Debate Follows Proposal to Nix Anaheim Streetcar Project|last=Elmahrek|first=Adam|date=2015-12-15|work=Voice of OC|access-date=2016-03-10}}{{Cite news|url=http://voiceofoc.org/2015/11/political-intrigue-surrounds-anaheim-streetcar-report/|title=Political Intrigue Surrounds Anaheim Streetcar Report|last=Elmahrek|first=Adam|date=2015-11-04|work=Voice of OC|access-date=2016-03-10}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.scpr.org/news/2015/12/16/56266/anaheim-officials-spar-over-street-car-project/|title=Anaheim officials spar over street car project|last=McCarty|first=Meghan|date=2015-12-16|work=Southern California Public Radio|access-date=2016-03-10}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/streetcar-690296-million-project.html|title=Anaheim streetcar may not get U.S. funds|author=Orange County Register Editorial Board|date=2015-11-03|work=The Orange County Register|access-date=2016-03-10}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/anaheim-695599-streetcar-million.html|title=OCTA to consider derailing Anaheim streetcar|last=Marroquin|first=Art|date=2015-12-10|work=The Orange County Register|access-date=2016-03-10}}{{Cite news|url=http://voiceofoc.org/2015/09/anaheim-approves-more-money-for-streetcar-study/|title=Anaheim Approves More Money for Streetcar Study|last=Elmahrek|first=Adam|date=2015-09-03|work=Voice of OC|access-date=2016-03-10}}{{cite news|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/streetcar-707513-anaheim-octa.html|title=New Anaheim streetcar route still off-track|date=2016-03-10|author=Orange County Register Editorial Board|work=The Orange County Register|access-date=2016-03-11}}{{cite news |url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/streetcar-720760-anaheim-octa.html |title=Anaheim's streetcar hits a major bump in the road |date= June 27, 2016 |first= Jessica |last=Kwong |newspaper=The Orange County Register |access-date=2016-06-29 }}{{cite news |last= Marroquin |first= Art |date= May 6, 2014 |url= http://www.ocregister.com/articles/streetcar-612952-route-along.html |title= Anaheim to study new route for streetcar project at developer's urging |work= Orange County Register}}{{cite web |url= http://www.octa.net/M2Project.aspx?EntryId=343&TabId=1331 |title= Measure M2 |publisher= Orange County Transportation Authority |year= 2010 |access-date= March 11, 2010 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100328122444/http://www.octa.net/M2Project.aspx?EntryId=343&TabId=1331 |archive-date= March 28, 2010 |url-status= dead }}{{cite web|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/santa-360141-project-city.html|title=Proposed streetcar would connect Santa Ana, Anaheim, Garden Grove|work=The Orange County Register|date= June 24, 2012|first= Ron|last=Gonzales}}{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/local/orangecounty/la-me-california-commute-20150512-story.html|title=Rail could make a comeback in O.C. with proposed streetcar line|work= Los Angeles Times|date= May 12, 2015|first=Dan|last= Weikel}}{{cite news|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/disney-660941-durand-streetcar.html|title=Disney's purchase of Carousel Inn pleases at least one connections hotel CEO when it comes to streetcar|work=The Orange County Register|date= May 7, 2015|first=Joseph |last=Pimentel}}[http://aconnext.com/arc/ "Anaheim Rapid Connection"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141224080002/http://aconnext.com/arc/ |date=December 24, 2014 }} ACONNEXT Retrieved November 24, 2014. which led to the project being cancelled by OCTA in 2018.{{cite news |last1=Vo |first1=Thy |title=Harbor Blvd. Streetcar is Dead; Costs for Santa Ana-Garden Grove Streetcar Skyrocket |url=https://voiceofoc.org/2018/09/harbor-blvd-streetcar-is-dead-costs-for-santa-ana-garden-grove-streetcar-skyrocket/ |accessdate=3 July 2019 |publisher=Voice of OC}} Councilmembers from the cities of Anaheim and Fullerton stated opposition to the streetcar mode citing concerns about traffic impacts, safety, capital costs, and recent declining transit ridership. These cities also shared concerns about how implementation of dedicated transit lanes would impact automobile traffic.{{cite book |title=Final Report Central Harbor Boulevard Transit Corridor Study |publisher=Orange County Transportation Authority |page=117 |url=https://www.octa.net/pdf/180731%20Harbor%20Blvd%20Final%20Report%20-%20Final1.pdf |accessdate=3 July 2019}}