At Irvine Valley College, the program began August 23, 2021 at the start of the fall semester, allowing full-time and part-time students access to unlimited rides on all OC Bus local routes. Students can now enjoy a free, comfortable ride while avoiding parking costs and hassles and doing their part to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Jonathan joined the Internal Audit team as a Staff Auditor in November 2021, after spending three years working in OCTA’s Government Relations Department as a Business Unit Analyst. Prior to joining OCTA, Jonathan worked in Accounts Payable for College of the Canyons for five years, and for the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office of Emergency Services monitoring Homeland Security Grants ...

On July 26, 2021, OCTA and the rest of the country marked the 31st anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The ADA prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life, including jobs, schools, transportation, and all public and private places that are open to the general public, to assure that people with disabilities have the same ...

The report examines how commuter rail systems across the country have evolved since 2021. The report highlights an industry still grappling with the long-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, with notable challenges in financial recovery, service delivery, and ridership patterns.

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, is the current federal transportation funding bill that addresses provisions related to federal-aid highway, transit, highway safety, motor carrier, research, hazardous materials, and rail programs of the U.S. Department of Transportation.

This work is expected to be complete in the fall of 2021 with the adoption of the environmental document. Final design of the project is anticipated to be completed in late 2022 or early 2023, with construction anticipated to begin in mid- to late-2023.

The Orange County Maintenance Facility (OCMF), proposed for construction off of Ridge Valley in Irvine, will include train storage tracks, locomotive and car service platforms, and a service building with overhead cranes. Service platforms will include facilities for inspection, fueling and sanding and interior and exterior car cleaning. Additional facility components of the 48-foot, one-story ...

On May 7, 2025, the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report to Congress titled “Commuter Rail: Most Systems Struggling to Recover Ridership Following the COVID-19 Pandemic.” The report examines how commuter rail systems across the country have evolved since 2021.

The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) developed a hazard mitigation plan designed to support current OCTA emergency and crisis management plans and to strengthen the organization's preparedness to natural hazards.

In June 1990, Proposition 111 was passed, which made additional funding available for transportation projects through a nine cent increase in the state gas tax and mandated that each county with 50,000 or more residents develop a Congestion Management Program (CMP). As Orange County’s designated Congestion Management Agency (CMA), OCTA is responsible for the conformance monitoring and ...