The Youth Ride Free program is a promotional pass that allows youth 18 and under to ride all OC Bus fixed-route buses for free. The six-month program will start in September 2021 and passes will be valid through February 28, 2022.

The three lines serving Orange County currently operate 45 weekday trains, a 17 percent reduction from the 54 weekday trains operated prior to COVID-19. As ridership continues to recover, Metrolink and OCTA will continue to reassess the service needs in Orange County. For more details, see project updates on page 26.

Throughout the year, OCTA celebrates diversity with communities throughout Orange County. The last few weeks have been particularly busy, with more events on tap. Two more events are scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 4 as OCTA continues its involvement in the Black History Month Parade and Unity Festival in downtown Anaheim along with a pop-up event at the Anaheim Indoor Marketplace with Latino ...

The Orange County Chapter of WTS honored OCTA’s leaders and programs at its annual awards gala on Dec. 5. Rose Casey, Executive Director, Planning and Kia Mortazavi, outgoing Executive Director, Planning were recognized as Woman and Man of the Year, respectively, honoring their outstanding leadership and contributions. In addition, OCTA’s Youth Ride Free and College Pass programs received ...

The I-5 Improvement Project from the County Line to the Avenida Pico Interchange proposes to increase person and vehicle throughput in south Orange County.

Water Quality Awareness Month, observed nationally in August, takes on special significance in Orange County, where transportation and sustainability efforts are intertwined with water quality preservation. OCTA plays a key role in protecting Orange County’s 400 miles of beach and waterways from transportation-related pollution.

This article originally appeared in the Orange County Register on January 5, 2021. People staying home during the coronavirus pandemic led to emptier streets and freeways and sped-up roadwork schedules in 2020, and that progress will continue in 2021, transportation officials said. The year will start off with completion of a key project for south county drivers: the new Oso Parkway bridge is ...

This article originally appeared in The San Diego Union-Tribune Native habitat along the San Luis Rey River in Oceanside will be preserved as a requirement of the railroad stabilization project underway on a coastal hillside at San Clemente. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has asked the Orange County Transportation Authority to purchase credit for half an acre in the San Luis Rey Mitigation ...

This work is being provided by various Cooperative Agreements with local agencies along the I-405, State Route-73 to I-605 project corridor, including the cities of Costa Mesa, Fountain Valley, Huntington Beach, Seal Beach, and Westminster, the Orange County Flood Control District (OCFCD), the Orange County Sanitation District (OCSD), the ...

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