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. These improvements are made to better serve you, our customers. Orange countys bus ridership declines are worst in socal. Octa needs to make changes that grow ridership and make the bus system more efficient and costeffective. Oc flex microtransit pilot extended oc flex, an ondemand curbtocurb service, will continue providing rides through october as part of a pilot project. As part of the february oc bus service change, octa modified four routes to better serve the needs of orange county. 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.
Rtc access tickets have a green and blue logo and black print. To plan your trip on sun tran and sun link, view the systemwide map and schedules below. 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 is taking this action after careful consideration to safeguard the health of its riders and employees while continuing to offer safe and reliable service. We also ask that you do not schedule a trip using access to be tested for covid19. Effective sunday, march 29, metro will operate on a modi. 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. Busbook october 2019 orange county transportation authority. Download an offline pdf map and bus schedule for the 54 bus to take on your trip.
Oc bus works hard to deliver safe, fast, and efficient transportation solutions. 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. Maintaining transit effectiveness under major financial. 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 bus stop safety and design guidelines are inherently an evolving set of guidelines and design considerations. 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.
Orange countys bus ridership has plummeted in recent years, zlotnik said. Santa ana transit later merged with other, smaller agencies throughout the county, eventually leading to the formation of octd. 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. 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. Jul 11, 2014 orange county transportation authority octa 1day bus passes can be purchased on board buses. Oc bus book october, 2019 pages 1 50 text version anyflip. 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.
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. Bus passes can now be purchased online or on a smart phone making your commute simpler and riding the bus more convenient. Settings enable more features transsee by darwin oconnor. Octa needs to make changes that grow ridership and make the bus system more efficient and cost effective. The bus book identifies all of the bus routes and schedules and provides details about fares and passes. To guarantee a smooth ride, click here for tarta tips and other ezfare resources. 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. Octa orange county transportation authority via public. 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. Wiki is a free guide to trains, buses, ferries and more. 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. Bus routes and general route descriptions are listed below. This page was last edited on 10 october 2009, at 23.
Official facebook page for orange county transportation authority. You can compare and see the most important information about your trip, such as. Octa officials joined college students to commemorate the launch of bravo. Id much rather go to a good acoustic concert than traffic court. Content is available under creative commons attributionsharealike unless otherwise noted. Maintaining transit effectiveness under major financial constraints 2014. Show valid id if recieving a studentyouth, senior, or disability discounted fare.
Ezfare has changed the way riders access public transportation. Orange county transportation authority and wahoos taco truck duration. Otherwise, major service cuts and fare increases could be made in the future that would worsen the ridership decline trend. Effective march 23, octa will temporarily implement a sunday service schedule on all days for fixed routes to help protect the health of the. Starting monday, march 23, octa will temporarily implement a sunday service schedule on all days until further notice. Octa is dedicated to providing resources and training to vendors.
Click here details download 30day rolling pass exchange claim form here. Oc bus has improved routes and mobile app readers octa. List of orange county transportation authority bus 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 50 bus to take on your trip. Octa routes serving the ibc city of irvine website. Octa provides planned transportation and our system is designed to accommodate the special needs of hundreds of riders daily. 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. The plan aims to improve the bus system, make it more cost effective. Effective immediately, access is requesting that all riders wear a face.
The changes to bus routes throughout the county are intended to improve connections and ontime performance, and to provide efficient bus service in. 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. 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. The bus book identifies all of the bus routes and schedules and. 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. Octa bus rapid transit full service consulting made a smooth road for bus transit improvements. Huntington beach pch and 1st is operational during everyday. This page provides the latest bus related news, events, information. 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.
Octa bus uci transportation and distribution services. To purchase a printed copy of the current bus book, please call the pass sales department mf, 8am 2pm at at 714 5605932. The pilot books sales program will begin in september and its the first time octa. Oc bus 360 has slowed ridership decline and attracted riders by optimizing the efficiency and effectiveness of the bus system. Bus stop safety and design guidelines the county connection. View and download the entire bus book, or individual routes and. If you need to print pages from this book, we recommend downloading it as a pdf. 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. Octd 2039 canadian public transit discussion board. Sep 30, 2016 octa announces bus service changes rolling into countys core.
Only routes with currently scheduled service are listed. Bus schedule book everett transit, wa official website. 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. 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. Destinations include brea olinda high school, diamond bar high school, mt. Find orange county octa vehicles by fleet number seperated by comma or dashes for a range. Long beach transit is a municipal transit company providing fixed and flexible bus transit.
As new information becomes available and methods are improved, this new information can be added to the handbook. Oc bus is now operating a sunday schedule on all days, along with regular stationlink service, until further notice. Instead of using books of transfers, every bus has a ticket printer, which. At the heart of octa s bus system is our network of 60 bus routes. On thanksgiving, christmas, and new years day, oc bus will operate on a sunday schedule.
If one lives in irvine and works in irvine, is it possible to commute by bus. And which routes provide service to that destination. 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. An orange county transportation authority bus in santa ana. 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. Go green, avoid permit fees, traffic and the stress of finding a. Octa began a field trial of the illuminated bus stops in 2003 to evaluate the effectiveness of solarpowered. 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.
See why over 720 million users trust moovit as the best public transit app. Bus book octa orange county public transport scribd. Unfortunately, this book cant be printed from the openbook. 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. 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 s predecessor agency, the orange county transit district, was created in august 1972 by a referendum of county voters. The bus service change improvements provides a summary of the upcoming service improvements to oc bus. The primary service area of long beach transit has been the city of long beach. Octa adds more solar led bus stops environmental leader. Seven routes will have significantly improved schedule frequencies.
Octa orange county transportation authority is a transit agency that operates in orange county, ca. They include local and community routes, express routes, and our stationlink service that connects orange county metrolink stations with major employment centers. Orange county public transit grapples with a shortage of bus drivers octa joins agencies around the country desperately searching for drivers. Octa s mobileticketing app allows riders to easily purchase all fixed route bus fares using their smartphones.
Download an offline pdf map and bus schedule for the 57 bus to take on your trip. Bus to campus take one of the many bus routes to campus with the long beach transit tap pass. 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. Jan 25, 2016 orange countys bus ridership declines are worst in socal. 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. In addition, routes 1 and 71 will have more frequent service during the summer, and route 38 will be modified to provide service.
It originally started as santa ana transit, a small transit agency with five bus routes operating in orange county. Minor schedule adjustments will be made to the following routes. The ottawa county transportation agency octa is a general public transit system that provides curbtocurb, advanced reservation, shared ride service to anyone in. Octa to charge for busschedule book orange county register. Octa announces bus service changes rolling into countys. Ridership up on octas improved bus routes voice of oc.
The da and the cops would probably much rather i go to a concert. Effective december, 2009 schedules reading a schedule. In addition, our service change scheduled to begin may 10 has been cancelled. Orange county transportation authority all bus passes.