In addition, routes 1 and 71 will have more frequent service during the summer, and route 38 will be modified to provide service. In 2005, octa was judged americas best public transportation system by the american public transportation association, for its record ridership gains in the bus and the metrolink trains that it operates or funds. Effective march 23, octa will temporarily implement a sunday service schedule on all days for fixed routes to help protect the health of the public and octa employees, while still providing critical oc bus service. Jul 11, 2014 orange county transportation authority octa 1day bus passes can be purchased on board buses. Instead of using books of transfers, every bus has a ticket printer, which. For miles through the heart of our city, indygos new red line is a milestone in improved capacity, comfort and comprehensive accommodation for every riders experience. Effective december, 2009 schedules reading a schedule. Bus stop safety and design guidelines the county connection. The plan aims to improve the bus system, make it more cost effective. You can compare and see the most important information about your trip, such as.
The bus service change improvements provides a summary of the upcoming service improvements to oc bus. Orange county transportation authority and wahoos taco truck duration. If you need to print pages from this book, we recommend downloading it as a pdf. The bus book identifies all of the bus routes and schedules and provides details about fares and passes. On april 1, workers at octa led construction sites joined with others across the state to share important information about how to keep safe from covid19. Go green, avoid permit fees, traffic and the stress of finding a. Two new ishuttle routes to irvine from local train stations through a partnership with the city of irvine, octa is adding two new ishuttle bus routes to expand service. Content is available under creative commons attributionsharealike unless otherwise noted. Foursquare uses cookies to provide you with an optimal experience, to personalize ads that you may see, and to help advertisers measure the results of their ad campaigns. Bus passes can now be purchased online or on a smart phone making your commute simpler and riding the bus more convenient. Under normal conditions the 1 starts on 7th street across from the calstate long beach campus and runs about every hour 7 days a week with some additional trips during weekday rush hours.
Only routes with currently scheduled service are listed. Oc bus has improved routes and mobile app readers octa. Octa provides planned transportation and our system is designed to accommodate the special needs of hundreds of riders daily. Octa is taking this action after careful consideration to safeguard the health of its riders and employees while continuing to offer safe and reliable service. The pilot books sales program will begin in september and its the first time octa. As new information becomes available and methods are improved, this new information can be added to the handbook. Octa orange county transportation authority via public. Octa needs to make changes that grow ridership and make the bus system more efficient and costeffective. Uci transportation has partnered with octa so students, faculty, and staff can receive unlimited regular service on oc bus shuttles by becoming a university pass member. To plan your trip on sun tran and sun link, view the systemwide map and schedules below.
The changes to bus routes throughout the county are intended to improve connections and ontime performance, and to provide efficient bus service in. View and download the entire bus book, or individual routes and schedules, or create a personalized busbook with the bus and train routes you use the most. Octa bus 43 at the fullerton transportation center the orange county transportation authority oc bus provides local, crosscounty, and intercounty bus service in orange county, california. Starting monday, march 23, octa will temporarily implement a sunday service schedule on all days until further notice. List of orange county transportation authority bus routes. Octa bus uci transportation and distribution services. Jul 08, 2007 octa bus route 1 is affected by the current operators strike and therefore is temporarily not operating as is the case for most octa routes. We also ask that you do not schedule a trip using access to be tested for covid19. Octd 2039 canadian public transit discussion board. Santa ana transit later merged with other, smaller agencies throughout the county, eventually leading to the formation of octd. Octa announces bus service changes rolling into countys. Long beach transit is a municipal transit company providing fixed and flexible bus transit.
Orange countys bus ridership has plummeted in recent years, zlotnik said. To purchase a printed copy of the current bus book, please call the pass sales department mf, 8am 2pm at at 714 5605932. View and download the entire bus book, or individual routes and schedules, or create a personalized bus book with the bus and train routes you use the most. The service improvements included changing seven routes to provide more efficient and effective service along with minor adjustments to 33 other routes and eliminating three bus routes due to. Otherwise, major service cuts and fare increases could be made in the future that would worsen the ridership decline trend. Ezfare has changed the way riders access public transportation. Busbook october 2019 orange county transportation authority. The bus stop safety and design guidelines are inherently an evolving set of guidelines and design considerations. Download an offline pdf map and bus schedule for the 54 bus to take on your trip. Bus schedule book everett transit, wa official website.
Due to covid19 national emergency, many transit agencies have reduced or suspended service in response to drop in ridership and various local stayathome orders. Effective in 1999, long beach transit instituted a day pass, and on july 1. As part of the february oc bus service change, octa modified four routes to better serve the needs of orange county. Download an offline pdf map and bus schedule for the 50 bus to take on your trip. Bus routes and general route descriptions are listed below. Rtc access tickets have a green and blue logo and black print. This page provides the latest bus related news, events, information.
Oc bus works hard to deliver safe, fast, and efficient transportation solutions. Jan 25, 2016 orange countys bus ridership declines are worst in socal. Octa s predecessor agency, the orange county transit district, was created in august 1972 by a referendum of county voters. Octa needs to make changes that grow ridership and make the bus system more efficient and cost effective.
Effective febrauary 9, 2020 700 express service 700799 weekday rush hour only north 100 1 200 400 500 local routes 199 800 city shuttle routes offering 15 minutes or less weekday rush hour frequency community routes 100199 oc express routes 200299 weekday rush hour only metrolink stationlink routes 400499 weekday rush hour only. Unfortunately, this book cant be printed from the openbook. Oc bus book october, 2019 pages 1 50 text version anyflip. Id much rather go to a good acoustic concert than traffic court. Nov 10, 2017 bus ridership on north and central orange county routes overhauled last year by the orange county transportation authority octa has increased by nearly 20 percent, according to report presented. Official facebook page for orange county transportation authority. Feb 18, 2008 octa service changes 682008 octa june service change highlights bus service change highlights summarizes upcoming service improvements to the octa bus system. If one lives in irvine and works in irvine, is it possible to commute by bus. Octa to make sweeping changes to bus routes lariat. An orange county transportation authority bus in santa ana. Orange a sixmonth reduction of the bus day pass fare has failed to draw more customers to the orange county transportation authority system that is suffering declining ridership so. With 14 routes traveling in and through the ibc and connecting service to public transportation throughout southern california, octa will get you where you need to go all while leaving your car at home. They include local and community routes, express routes, and our stationlink service that connects orange county metrolink stations with major employment centers. Find orange county octa vehicles by fleet number seperated by comma or dashes for a range.
Wiki is a free guide to trains, buses, ferries and more. Orange county public transit grapples with a shortage of bus drivers octa joins agencies around the country desperately searching for drivers. Effective sunday, march 29, metro will operate on a modi. View and download the entire bus book, or individual routes and schedules, or create a personalized bus book with the bus and train routes you. Settings enable more features transsee by darwin oconnor. Octa to charge for busschedule book orange county register. Octa began a field trial of the illuminated bus stops in 2003 to evaluate the effectiveness of solarpowered. Orange countys bus ridership declines are worst in socal. The da and the cops would probably much rather i go to a concert. Oc bus is now operating a sunday schedule on all days, along with regular stationlink service, until further notice. Show valid id if recieving a studentyouth, senior, or disability discounted fare. To guarantee a smooth ride, click here for tarta tips and other ezfare resources. Octa bus routes serving the city of brea june 5, 2008 portions of this map ed by thomas bros maps and reproduced with permission. San antonio college, cal poly pomona, park west high school, pomona community center, pomona civic center, and pomona library.
Seven routes will have significantly improved schedule frequencies. Click here details download 30day rolling pass exchange claim form here. View and download the entire bus book, or individual routes and. Effective march 23, octa will temporarily implement a sunday service schedule on all days for fixed routes to help protect the health of the. And which routes provide service to that destination. Effective immediately, access is requesting that all riders wear a face. The primary service area of long beach transit has been the city of long beach. Orange county octa 1long beach san clemente 25fullerton huntington beach 26fullerton yorba linda 29la habra huntington beach 29abrea huntington beach 30cerritos anaheim 33fullerton huntington beach 35costa mesa fullerton.
The ottawa county transportation agency octa is a general public transit system that provides curbtocurb, advanced reservation, shared ride service to anyone in. Octa s mobileticketing app allows riders to easily purchase all fixed route bus fares using their smartphones. Oc flex microtransit pilot extended oc flex, an ondemand curbtocurb service, will continue providing rides through october as part of a pilot project. Destinations include brea olinda high school, diamond bar high school, mt. Orange the orange county transportation authority will make adjustments to 24 bus routes beginning sunday as part of octa s ongoing efforts to provide more efficient and effective service. Ridership up on octas improved bus routes voice of oc. Minor schedule adjustments will be made to the following routes. I have rode this bus at least 50 times when it was assigned on octa route 60 often last year from june to october, and again this time right now from february to june 2019. Download an offline pdf map and bus schedule for the 57 bus to take on your trip. Effective sunday, june 9, as part of octas annual june service change, minor schedule adjustments will be made to several octa bus routes in order to improve customer service.
Orange county transportation authority all bus passes. This page was last edited on 10 october 2009, at 23. Octa is dedicated to providing resources and training to vendors. Oc bus 360 has slowed ridership decline and attracted riders by optimizing the efficiency and effectiveness of the bus system. Maintaining transit effectiveness under major financial. Our reservationists will do everything possible to schedule trips that work for you and for other octa riders and will always attempt to match your trip with similar existing trips. Bus to campus take one of the many bus routes to campus with the long beach transit tap pass. The bus book identifies all of the bus routes and schedules and. Octa orange county transportation authority is a transit agency that operates in orange county, ca. Huntington beach pch and 1st is operational during everyday. Octa routes serving the ibc city of irvine website.
Sep 30, 2016 octa announces bus service changes rolling into countys core. Maintaining transit effectiveness under major financial constraints 2014. Route 701 riders were just some of the octa customers who came out in force to voice concerns with the plan, which involves reducing or eliminating bus routes in lowdemand areas and directing. I dont expect the bus to be at my homes door or my office door, and a walk of a mile or so to get to a bus stop is very doable. These improvements are made to better serve you, our customers. Octa adds more solar led bus stops environmental leader. Bus book octa orange county public transport scribd. On thanksgiving, christmas, and new years day, oc bus will operate on a sunday schedule. It originally started as santa ana transit, a small transit agency with five bus routes operating in orange county. Octa bus rapid transit full service consulting made a smooth road for bus transit improvements. Dec 30, 2015 octa unit 5529 is currently among the biggest stalker bus of them all i have seen and rode since i made last post on the stalker bus topic 2 years ago. Octa officials joined college students to commemorate the launch of bravo. Accounting airport amusement park aquarium art gallery atm bakery bank bar beauty salon bicycle store book store bowling alley bus station cafe campground car. In addition, our service change scheduled to begin may 10 has been cancelled.
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