How Are You Affected by County Bus Service Cuts?

The Orange County Transportation Authority is proposing a number of changes to regional bus service, including the elimination of 15 routes.

The changes are geared toward shifting resources from routes with low ridership — concentrated mainly in the south part of the county — toward routes with the highest demand. Two routes in Santa Ana will also be cut, routes 51 and 145.

Among the proposed changes:

• 15 routes will be eliminated entirely: 51, 76, 145, 172, 173, 175, 178, 20, 87, 187, 188, 191, 193, 757, 758,
• Routes that will be cut partially or see reduced service: 21, 26, 30, 35, 54, 56, 82, 85, 187
• Routes that will see increased frequency: 26, 50, 54, 56, 206, 37, 71, 72, 79
• Two new Bravo! express buses that will run along existing routes 60 and 29

View all the changes on the Transportation Authority website.

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