Our bus and metrolink train services are clean, safe, and convenient. 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. Octa operates many transit center to connect with bus lines. Bus schedule book effective march 15, 2020 september 12, 2020. Effective sunday, june 9, as part of octa s annual june service change, minor schedule adjustments will be made to several octa bus routes in order to improve customer service. 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.
In addition, routes 1 and 71 will have more frequent service during the summer, and route 38 will be modified to provide service to savi ranch in yorba linda. 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. As part of the february oc bus service change, octa modified four routes to better serve the needs of orange county. Id much rather go to a good acoustic concert than traffic court. Find orange county octa vehicles by fleet number seperated by comma or dashes for a range. Official facebook page for orange county transportation authority. Octa announces bus service changes rolling into countys. Many king county facilities are closed to the public, and many services are being offered remotely. Minor schedule adjustments will be made to the following routes. Fullerton to costa mesa 43 via harbor blvd 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.
Bus schedule book everett transit, wa official website. Oc flex microtransit pilot extended oc flex, an ondemand curbtocurb service, will continue providing rides through october as part of a pilot project. 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. Oc access service orange county transportation authority. 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. 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. Effective sunday, march 29, metro will operate on a modi. Additional fare if using valid oc bus pass or transfer. Oc bus works hard to deliver safe, fast, and efficient transportation solutions. Riverside transit agency rta provides both local and regional services throughout the region with 36 fixed routes, eight commuterlink routes, and dialaride services using 285 vehicles.
Download an offline pdf map and bus schedule for the 54 bus to take on your trip. Orange county transportation authority all bus passes. To purchase a printed copy of the current bus book, please call the pass sales department mf, 8am 2pm at at 714 5605932. All bus routes will have service on weekdays except routes 155 and 887. As of monday, april 6, 2020, dart moves to modified weekday service during covid19 pandemic dallas area rapid transit dart continues to provide transit service while safeguarding its customers and employees in response to the current covid19 coronavirus pandemic. Octa to make sweeping changes to bus routes lariat. The ottawa county transportation agency octa is a general public transit system that provides curbtocurb, advanced reservation, shared ride service to anyone in ottawa county who wants transportation for any reason. Ladot commuter express bus compton renaissance cerritos on wheels carson north south shuttle gtrans gardena long beach transit lawndale beat norwalk transit orange county transportation authority torrance transit rapid torrance transit bc ca ce ga lb n oc t r cow com cs lw manhattan beach bl.
Plan routes, get realtime schedules, view fares, get inspired, and save with special discounts. Vehicle operator recruitment, retention, and performance in. Getting from here to there in beautiful orange county is a snap with public transportation, ridesharing, and biking. Trbs transit cooperative research program tcrp report 142. The da and the cops would probably much rather i go to a concert. Customer login orange county transportation authority.
Huntington beach pch and 1st is operational during everyday. Orange countys bus ridership has plummeted in recent years, zlotnik said. 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. Oc bus has improved routes and mobile app readers octa. Mbta bus route 57 stops and schedules, including maps, realtime updates, parking and accessibility information, and connections. Click here to view and download a customizable bus book. List of orange county transportation authority bus routes. Octa orange county transportation authority via public. Route 560 bus the second express line, after route 543 along harbor boulevard is one of a band of bus route changes going into effect starting sunday as part of the orange county. The bus service change improvements provides a summary of the upcoming.
Octa is dedicated to providing resources and training to vendors. Download an offline pdf map and bus schedule for the 57 bus to take on your trip. The bus service change improvements provides a summary of the upcoming service improvements to oc bus. 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. Seven routes will have significantly improved schedule frequencies. Octa needs to make changes that grow ridership and make the bus system more efficient and cost effective. The plan aims to improve the bus system, make it more cost effective and increase ridership by. The operators here refer to the 520053005400s as cadillacs because theyre pretty quick on takeoff. Due to covid19 national emergency, many transit agencies have reduced or suspended service in response to drop in ridership and various local stayathome orders. Octa s predecessor agency, the orange county transit district, was created in august 1972 by a referendum of county voters.
Vehicle operator recruitment, retention, and performance in ada complementary paratransit operations provides guidance for understanding the relationships that influence and enhance operator recruitment, retention, and performance in americans with disabilities act ada complementary paratransit services. Ridership up on octas improved bus routes voice of oc. View and download the entire bus book, or individual routes and schedules. Metro transit is your go to agency for public transportation throughout king county.
Spotty bus service has oc riders fuming voice of oc. 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. Orange county public transit grapples with a shortage of bus drivers octa joins agencies around the country desperately searching for drivers. King county metro moving forward together king county. 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. 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. Covid19, octa has taken a number of proactive measures to help safeguard your health onboard oc bus. Jan 04, 2016 spotty bus service has oc riders fuming. It originally started as santa ana transit, a small transit agency with five bus routes operating in orange county. The bus book identifies all of the bus routes and schedules and provides details about fares and passes. Garden grove to orange via garden grove blvd 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. Destinations include brea olinda high school, diamond bar high school, mt. This page provides the latest bus related news, events, information. Otherwise, major service cuts and fare increases could be made in the future that would worsen the ridership decline trend.
Scheduled departure regular routing no service on some trips. We are popular locally and admired nationwide for our innovative transit services, pioneering green practices, and visionary approach to meeting the transportation needs of. They include local and community routes, express routes, and our stationlink service that connects orange county metrolink stations with major employment centers. 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. The recent 150,000 hour service cut to octa bus routes is causing headaches for riders who need to change their schedules, job losses for octa staff, and has significantly increased the volume of calls to the customer information center cic. Settings enable more features transsee by darwin oconnor.
Increased call center costs the recent 150,000 hour service cut to octa bus routes is causing headaches for riders who need to change their schedules, job losses for octa staff, and has significantly increased the volume of calls to the customer information center cic. Oc bus is now operating on a sunday schedule, until further notice. Bus book octa orange county public transport scribd. Octa s oc access service is compliant with the level of service and ride time provided on octa s fixed route oc bus as required by the department of transportations dot rules and regulations, 37. San antonio college, cal poly pomona, park west high school, pomona community center, pomona civic center, and pomona library. Oc bus is now operating a sunday schedule on all days, along with regular stationlink service, until further notice. Octa to charge for busschedule book orange county register. Octa prepares to launch new bus routes orange county register.
Route 155 customers have access to route 554, and 887 customers have access to golink service. Flower and6th lawrin square downtown santa ana transit terminalclosed as of december 2008 other transit centers. Bus routes and general route descriptions are listed below. The pilot books sales program will begin in september and its the first time octa. At the heart of octa s bus system is our network of 60 bus routes. These improvements are made to better serve you, our customers. Octa bus uci transportation and distribution services.
Sep 30, 2016 octa announces bus service changes rolling into countys core. Oc bus service is available to those who are required to go out. Octa is offering free rides on fixedroute buses on new years eve between tuesday, december 31st at 6 p. 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. Oc access service attempts to schedule rides as efficiently and effectively as possible.
Oc bus is now operating a sunday schedule on all days, along with regular. In addition, our service change scheduled to begin may 10 has been cancelled. If one lives in irvine and works in irvine, is it possible to commute by bus. Octa bus routes serving the city of brea june 5, 2008 portions of this map ed by thomas bros maps and reproduced with permission. Ezfare has changed the way riders access public transportation.
All light rail service will operate at a 20minute frequency throughout the day. Click here details download 30day rolling pass exchange claim form here. Accounting airport amusement park aquarium art gallery atm bakery bank bar beauty salon bicycle store book store bowling alley bus station cafe campground car. Octa prepares to launch new bus routes orange county.
October bus service changes will affect routes octa. The bus book identifies all of the bus routes and schedules and. Octa routes serving the ibc city of irvine website. Bus passes can now be purchased online or on a smart phone making your commute simpler and riding the bus more convenient. In riverside, rta coordinates with the citys riverside special services, which. Santa ana transit later merged with other, smaller agencies throughout the county, eventually leading to the formation of octd. The changes to bus routes throughout the county are intended to improve connections and ontime performance, and to provide efficient bus service in.
In the cities of corona, beaumont and banning, rta coordinates regional services with municipal transit systems. 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. Busbook october 2019 orange county transportation authority. 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. 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.
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