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James Hwang5 Posts
James Hwang grew up in Irvine and has returned to work in his hometown. He returned at the height of COVID after working in LA and did not have a car. He started thinking about transportation issues as a result, because the rapid inflation caused him to put off getting a car and find alternatives.
Irvine Votes for Big Irvine Connect Expansion, Sort of
The Motion On April 22, 2025, Irvine City Council, after much drama, voted 4-2 (with Mike Carroll and James Mai voting against) to approve a series of motions to expand Irvine Connect. In February, the council had tasked city staff with coming up with proposals for expanded service, and they brought their proposal forward at […]
Opinion: Irvine Transit Vision 2035
Last year, I wrote an article about the future of public transportation in Irvine, and this year, I’m doing an update to that based on the latest developments. History of the Irvine Transit Vision Study On April 1, 2024, Irvine launched its first frequent community bus line, a route chosen from its Transit Vision Study. Previously, […]
Opinion: Irvine City Council’s Attempt to Cheat on Housing
On August 13, 2024, Irvine City Council held a public hearing on the General Plan update to identify capacity for up to 57,000 units of housing as part of state housing requirements. State law requires cities to identify enough housing capacity such that it is likely that the city will actually build a target number […]
Opinion: A Yes to the General Plan Housing Update Is a Yes to the Future of Irvine
Irvine Then and Now I moved to Irvine as a kid in 2009. At this point, it was a city in flux. No longer a patch of suburbs between orange groves, it was a growing city renowned for safety and good schools. The city had just hit 200,000 people, and it has been growing rapidly […]
Opinion: A Vision for Irvine Transit
A recent article here on Irvine Watchdog by Joshua Moore gave a full-throated advocacy of good public transit in Irvine. That article inspired me to build on that and imagine in a concrete way what an Irvine with good public transit would look like and how we might get there. Here’s what I came up […]
