The changes come after protests last month by dozens of residents who depend on public buses as their only mode of transportation.
Tag: Orange County Transportation Authority
Posted inCountywide, Garden Grove, Health & Wellness, Top Stories, Transportation
Horizon Cross Cultural Center Closes Its Doors After Investigation
The center, which has served new Vietnamese immigrants since 1976, closed its doors last month as it struggles to pay more than $1.7 million to settle charges that it falsified records and over-billed government agencies.
Posted inCountywide, News Briefs, Santa Ana, Top Stories, Transportation
Transportation Authority Will Likely Seek Refunds for Santa Ana’s Senior Junkets
The decision by a Transportation Authority board committee stems from the city’s spending of taxpayer money to take local senior citizens on gambling trips and winery tours.
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Santa Ana Used Taxpayer Money to Take Seniors on Gambling Junkets
Trips to casinos and wineries were some of the destinations that Santa Ana city officials improperly allowed under a public transportation service for seniors, according to a review by the Orange County Transportation Authority.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Health & Wellness, Top Stories, Transportation
‘This Is My Only Transportation.’ Residents Speak Out Against Bus Route Cuts
Bus riders pack an Orange County Transportation Authority hearing Monday to voice their concerns about planned route cuts that could threaten their livelihoods and keep them from making it to doctor’s appointments.
Posted inCountywide, Inside the Newsroom, News Briefs, Santa Ana, Transportation
Voice of OC Podcast: Why Orange County Misses the Bus
In the latest episode of the Voice of OC podcast, we talk about the Orange County Transportation Authority’s plans for bus route changes in 2016, and what’s behind the stark 30 percent decline in bus ridership.
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Orange County’s Bus Ridership Declines Are Worst in Socal
While the number of people riding public buses took a hit nationwide after the Great Recession, Orange County’s 30 percent decline since 2008 is the worst among Southern California counties.
Posted inSanta Ana, Top Stories, Transportation
Santa Ana Council Opposes Bus Service Cuts
Emphasizing the public transit dependence of the city’s heavily working-class and Latino population, the City Council Tuesday night opposed Orange County Transportation Authority plans to cut two bus lines in the city.
Posted inCountywide, News Briefs, Santa Ana, Top Stories, Transportation
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. Please let us know how these changes could affect you.
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.
