Hey South Orange County, It’s Time For A Traffic reDesign!
OCTA Issues Call For Commuters To Tell How To Improve Transportation Routes

ORANGE – Every new year brings resolutions to improve our quality of life. In 2007, commuters in South Orange County will have an opportunity to provide ideas on how to help improve the transportation routes they use on a daily basis.

The Orange County Transportation Authority today unveiled “Traffic reDesign,” an interactive program through which commuters are being asked to critically evaluate the transportation routes and services in South Orange County to help OCTA with its short and long-term strategic planning.

“The best way for OCTA to plan for the future is to hear from the people who use our roads, freeways, buses and trains,” said Carolyn V. Cavecche, chair of the OCTA Board of Directors. “We know from our own experiences that people who sit in traffic are constantly thinking about how to fix the congestion problems. We want to hear those ideas.”

“Traffic reDesign” is a community involvement program that seeks solutions for improving transportation in the area bordered by the Costa Mesa Freeway (SR-55), the San Diego County line, Pacific Coast Highway, and the foothills on the east.

All reasonable transportation strategies will be considered, including but not limited to: a no-build alternative (meaning everything stays basically as is with minor improvements), improvements to the east/west connections and San Diego Freeway (I-5) corridor, as well as new mass transit, commuter rail and express bus service.

Suggestions can be submitted through a variety of means:

• Visit us at www.octa.net/socmis and complete an online survey
• Call us at 888-MIS-4-SOC (888-647-4762)

“Traffic reDesign” is part of the South Orange County Major Investment Study, an 18-month effort by OCTA to examine the transportation needs of southern Orange County. It is part of OCTA’s strategic effort to keep Orange County moving over the next 25 years.

A transportation team will evaluate the submissions. The team will then develop a broad range of strategies to improve the transportation system in South Orange County. The public will then provide additional feedback to help pare down the list to the most viable proposals for further study.

For more information go to www.octa.net/socmis.