The Orange County Transportation Authority is proposing a number of changes to regional bus service, including the elimination of 15 routes. Please let us know how these changes could affect you.
Category: Transportation
Posted inCountywide, Housing & Homelessness, Norberto Santana, Jr., Transportation
Santana: County Officials Moving Slowly to Help Civic Center Homeless
Voice of OC Publisher Norberto Santana Jr. urges county officials to move quickly to secure federal approvals to get Santa Ana Civic Center homeless population under a covered roof before the El Niño storms return.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Countywide, Transportation
Huggins: Public Can Actually Tell Planners How to Manage Public Lands
Harry Huggins, a board member with Friends of Harbors, Beaches and Parks, is encouraging the public to submit comments to OCTA regarding the conservation and management of five foothill properties in Orange County.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Top Stories, Transportation
County Bus Contractor Grilled Over Poor Service
Supervisor Andrew Do, who is also a board director at the Orange County Transportation Authority, had harsh words for the agency’s private contractor.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Santa Ana, Top Stories, Transportation
Plans to Cut Santa Ana Bus Routes Draw Fire
With ridership declining, the Orange County Transportation Authority is planning to cut two bus routes that some public transportation advocates say will reduce bus access for underserved communities in Santa Ana.
Posted inGovernment, News Briefs, Top Stories, Transportation
Do Pushes to Fast-Track Bus Terminal Purchase for Temporary Homeless Shelter
With more El Niño storms coming, Supervisor Andrew Do wants to shorten the 90-day escrow period so the structure can provide shelter to homeless people sooner rather than later.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories, Transportation
Bartlett Chosen to Lead Supervisors in 2016
Incoming supervisors’ Chairwoman Lisa Bartlett wants to continue progress the county has made on issues like homelessness and bring more transparency to the board’s public meetings.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories, Transportation
OC Supes Step Up Scrutiny of DA After Informants Scandal Report
Among other things, they demanded reports from District Attorney Tony Rackauckas and Sandra Hutchens on reforms outlined in the review and issued an order banning destruction of informant-related records.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Transportation
Santana: OC Civic Center Homeless Need Shelter Now
Amidst the rains, Voice of OC Publisher Norberto Santana Jr. argues that Orange County supervisors need to press federal officials to allow homeless to be sheltered at the abandoned bus terminal in downtown Santa Ana.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Top Stories, Transportation
Spotty Bus Service Has OC Riders Fuming
Orange County Transportation Authority buses have failed to show up on dozens of occasions over the last six months, leaving many riders stranded and angry. The failures can be attributed to bus services that have been outsourced to a private contractor.
