Bus Transit News

  • OCTA Fare Changes Go Into Effect Sunday, Feb. 10
    2/5/2013 9:10:00 AM
    ORANGE – A fare increase approved last year by the Orange County Transportation Authority board will go into effect on Sunday, Feb. 10.
  • OCTA Rings In The New Year With Free Bus Rides
    12/26/2012 9:05:00 AM
    ORANGE – The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) is helping make end of the year celebrations safe and hassle-free by providing free bus rides between 6 p.m. on New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31 and 2:30 a.m. on New Year’s Day, Jan. 1.
  • Stuff-A-Bus Hits Honda Center Friday
    12/17/2012 7:30:00 AM
    ORANGE – The North Pole is coming to Orange County and Santa and Mrs. Claus are looking to residents to help fill buses with toys for local children. The annual Stuff-A-Bus event supports the Spark of Love toy drive and is sponsored by the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA), ABC7, Honda Center and the Anaheim Ducks.
  • OCTA Board Approves Proposed Fare Increases
    11/26/2012 4:50:00 PM

    ORANGE – The OCTA board of directors approved a proposed bus fare increase after two months of community outreach and discussion about the measure to help address rising operation costs.

  • OCTA Honors its Veterans
    11/19/2012 4:45:00 PM
    Flanked by Marine Corps color guards and against a backdrop of banners of the five branches of the U.S. military, OCTA officials and employees gathered to honor veterans last Wednesday afternoon.
  • OCTA Asks Community For Input About New Transit Services
    11/12/2012 8:10:00 AM

    ORANGE – OCTA is inviting members of the community to provide input about three new proposed bus service ideas in a series of community meetings this week.


  • Holiday Season Begins To Jingle With Special OCTA Bus Pass
    11/9/2012 11:45:00 AM
    ORANGE – This holiday season, the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) is offering an unlimited-use bus pass for the second consecutive year.
  • Public Invited To Give Input Regarding New Transit Services
    11/1/2012 12:00:00 AM
    ORANGE - The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) invites the public to attend a series of community meetings to provide input on the three new proposed bus service concepts.
  • Dogs Set to Take Over OCTA Bus in Training Opportunity
    9/20/2012 9:25:00 AM
    ORANGE – The Orange County Transportation Authority and Knott’s Berry Farm have teamed up again in a unique opportunity to help service animals and handlers get accustomed to navigating public buses.
  • Proposed Bus Fare Increase Topic of Public Meetings
    9/13/2012 9:20:00 AM
    ORANGE –  The Orange County Transportation Authority is hosting a series of open houses to seek input from the public regarding a proposed increase to bus fares.
  • OC Fair Express Smashes Ridership Record
    8/14/2012 2:30:00 PM
    ORANGE –  The numbers are in and the OC Fair Express set a new ridership record this year with more than 46,000 people hopping on board the special bus service offered by the Orange County Transportation Authority.
  • OCTA Celebrates Being O.C’s Wheels For 40 Years With Free Rides
    6/19/2012 4:20:00 PM

     ORANGE – The Orange County Transportation Authority is celebrating its 40th year of bus service with free bus rides the week of June 18.

  • OCTA Honored As ‘Paratransit System Of The Year’
    5/23/2012 12:20:00 PM

    ORANGE – The Orange County Transportation Authority recently received statewide recognition as Paratransit System of the Year for its ACCESS paratransit service, which provides more than 1.3 million trips annually for seniors and persons with disabilities.

  • OCTA Unveils Indoor Transit Simulator To Aid Those With Disabilities
    3/8/2012 3:55:00 PM

    ORANGE – The Orange County Transportation Authority today unveiled a new indoor, simulated transit facility used to determine eligibility for OCTA’s ACCESS paratransit service.

  • OCTA Plays New Year’s Eve Designated Driver For The 10th Year
    12/27/2011 4:10:00 PM

    ORANGE – The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) is working to make end of the year celebrations safe and hassle-free by offering free bus rides between 6 p.m. on New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31 and 2:30 a.m. on New Year’s Day, Jan. 1.

  • Santa Trades In His Sleigh For A Bus
    12/9/2011 4:15:00 PM

    ORANGE – Santa Claus is coming to town in a bus and is looking to Orange County to help fill it with toys. The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) is teaming up with ABC7, Honda Center and the Anaheim Ducks to support the Spark of Love toy drive by stuffing buses with toys.

  • Service Animals to Hop Aboard OCTA Buses Saturday
    9/28/2011 11:40:00 AM
    ORANGE – Knott’s Berry Farm is teaming up with the Orange County Transportation Authority to offer free training to service animals and their handlers to help ease the animals’ anxiety when riding the bus.
  • OCTA Appoints Hennessey As Public Board Member
    9/26/2011 11:40:00 AM
    ORANGE – Michael Hennessey was sworn in today as a new public member of the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) Board of Directors.
  • Bus Coupons For The Disabled Available Locally
    9/8/2011 11:40:00 AM
    ORANGE – The Orange County Transportation Authority is now selling bus coupon books for ACCESS services for disabled riders in local Vons, Ralphs and Pavilions grocery stores to make riding the bus more convenient.
  • Bus Passes- The One Thing Students Won’t Be In Debt Over
    9/7/2011 11:45:00 AM
    ORANGE – Just in time for the school year, the Orange County Transportation Authority is offering the perfect ride for students in Orange County that won’t break the bank.
  • OC Fair Express Ends Season With Record Numbers
    8/16/2011 11:45:00 AM
    ORANGE – Record numbers of riders hopped on the Orange County Transportation Authority’s OC Fair Express during this year’s special bus service to the fair.
  • Record Numbers Of Riders Bus To The Fair
    7/29/2011 11:45:00 AM
    ORANGE – Record numbers of riders hopped on the Orange County Transportation Authority’s OC Fair Express during the first two weekends of the special bus service to the fair.
  • OC Fair Express Kicking Off With Food Truck Fare on July 14
    7/6/2011 11:45:00 AM
    ORANGE – The Orange County Transportation Authority is bringing back the OC Fair Express and kicking off the service by joining Food Truck Fare at the OC Fair & Event Center.
  • Perfect Summer Ride Awaits Orange County’s Youth
    5/26/2011 11:45:00 AM
    ORANGE – School is about to let out for the summer and the Orange County Transportation Authority is offering the perfect summer ride for those 18 and younger.
  • OCTA Launches Spanish Electronic Bus Book
    2/24/2011 11:50:00 AM
    ORANGE – Customized electronic bus books are now available to create and download in Spanish for transit riders in Orange County.
  • OCTA Plays New Year’s Eve Designated Driver For The Ninth Year
    12/23/2010 11:50:00 AM

    ORANGE – The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) is working to make the end of the year celebrations safe and hassle-free by offering free bus rides between 6 p.m. on New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31, and 2:30 a.m. on New Year’s Day, Jan. 1.

  • Santa Trades In His Sleigh For A Bus(1)
    12/9/2010 11:50:00 AM

    ORANGE – Santa Claus is coming to town in a bus and is looking to Orange County to help fill it with toys. The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) is teaming up with ABC7, Honda Center and the Anaheim Ducks to support the Spark of Love toy drive by stuffing buses with toys.

  • No Bus Fare Hike For OCTA Riders
    10/27/2010 11:50:00 AM

    ORANGE – Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) bus riders will not see a 25 percent bus fare increase in January as scheduled.

  • Changes To OCTA Bus Service Start Sunday
    3/9/2010 11:55:00 AM
    ORANGE – Beginning Sunday, March 14, the Orange County Transportation Authority will reduce bus service by approximately 8 percent in response to state budget cuts, sales tax drop and declining ridership.
  • Amante Selected As New OCTA Board Chairman 
    1/11/2010 8:10:00 PM

    ORANGE – OCTA Vice Chairman Jerry Amante was unanimously selected this morning as the new chairman of the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) board of directors.


  • Amante Selected As New OCTA Board Chairman (1)
    1/11/2010 8:10:00 PM

    ORANGE – OCTA Vice Chairman Jerry Amante was unanimously selected this morning as the new chairman of the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) board of directors.


  • OCTA Plays New Year's Eve Designated Driver 
    12/30/2009 11:55:00 AM
    ORANGE – The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) is making the end of the year celebrations hassle-free by offering free bus rides between 6 p.m. on New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31, and 4 a.m. on New Year’s Day, Jan. 1.
  • Santa Trades In His Sleigh For A Bus(2)
    12/7/2009 11:55:00 AM
    ORANGE – Santa Claus is coming to town in a bus and is looking to Orange County to help fill it with toys. The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) is teaming up with ABC7, Honda Center and the Anaheim Ducks to support the Spark of Love toy drive by stuffing a bus with toys.
  • OCTA Board Approves Bus Service Reductions 
    11/23/2009 12:00:00 PM
    ORANGE – The Transit Committee voted Thursday to recommend a bus service reduction plan to the board that would eliminate 150,000 annual revenue vehicle hours in March through a combination of eliminating routes, reducing bus frequency, restructuring routes and reducing trips.
  • Bus Cuts Will Be Less Than Expected
    11/9/2009 12:00:00 PM
    ORANGE –The Orange County Transportation Authority board of directors voted today to reduce 150,000 hours of service in March – half of the original 300,000 hours planned.
  • Community Offers Input On Bus Service Reductions 
    10/26/2009 12:00:00 PM
    ORANGE –Bus riders and transit supporters weighed in on the bus service reduction strategies planned by the Orange County Transportation Authority at Monday’s public hearing.
  • The Perfect Summer Ride Awaits Orange County's Youth 
    5/20/2009 12:05:00 PM
    ORANGE –School is about to let out for the summer and the Orange County Transportation Authority’s (OCTA) is offering the perfect summer ride for those 18 and younger.
  • Community Offers Input On Bus Service Reductions
    5/19/2009 12:05:00 PM
    ORANGE – Nearly 150 bus riders and transit supporters attended community meetings to comment on service reductions planned by the Orange County Transportation Authority because of state funding cuts and dropping sales tax revenue.
  • Feedback Wanted On Bus Service Reductions
    5/5/2009 12:05:00 PM
    ORANGE – Residents are invited to community meetings in May detailing the Orange County Transportation Authority’s bus service reduction plan – an effort to bridge a five-year, $272 million funding gap.
  • OCTA Plays New Year's Eve Designated Driver
    12/23/2008 12:05:00 PM
    ORANGE – Want to have a worry-free celebration this New Year’s Eve? You’re in luck, Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) is offering free bus rides between 6 p.m. on New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31, and 4 a.m. on New Year’s Day, Jan. 1.
  • Santa Trades In His Sleigh For A Bus(3)
    12/12/2008 12:05:00 PM
    ANAHEIM – Santa Claus is coming to town in a bus and is looking to Orange County to help fill it with toys. The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) is teaming up with ABC7, Honda Center in Anaheim and the Anaheim Ducks to support the Spark of Love toy drive by stuffing a bus with toys.
  • Ridership Reaches Record Highs On OCTA Buses
    11/10/2008 12:10:00 PM
    ORANGE – Bus and Metrolink ridership continued to soar in October as more residents discover taking public transportation is an ideal way to save money during difficult economic times.
  • Anxious Dogs Learn To Relax On OCTA Buses
    9/23/2008 12:10:00 PM
    ORANGE – Nerves and anxiety strike dogs just as they do humans, and the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) is offering training to service animals and their handlers to help ease those reactions when riding the bus.
  • OCTA Buses Continue to Experience Increased Ridership
    9/4/2008 12:10:00 PM
    ORANGE – Nearly 6 million riders boarded Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) buses in August, a month that saw weekday ridership climb 9 percent from August 2007.
  • Riders Board OCTA Buses In Record Breaking Numbers
    8/14/2008 12:10:00 PM
    ORANGE – Nearly 6.2 million riders boarded Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) buses in July, breaking the record for the highest number of boardings in the agency’s history.
  • Orange County Bus Riders Win Prizes By Posting Transit Experience On YouTube
    7/30/2008 12:15:00 PM
    ORANGE – Three Orange County residents decided to dump the gas pump for transit, and in turn, will win an iPhone 3G and iPods for sharing their experience on YouTube.com.
  • OCTA Bus Base Plans Serve As Model For State Transit Agencies
    7/7/2008 12:15:00 PM
    ORANGE, Calif. – Two Northern California transit agencies will save hundreds of thousands of dollars through an innovative approach to building transit facilities that will utilize pre-existing design plans of an Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) bus base.
  • OCTA’s Youth Summer Bus Pass Offers Perfect Summer Ride
    5/23/2008 12:15:00 PM
    ORANGE – The perfect ride awaits those 18 and younger with the Orange County Transportation Authority’s (OCTA) Youth Summer Bus Pass.
  • OCTA Chairman Leads Student Bus Trip To Highlight Importance Of Public Transportation
    5/6/2008 12:15:00 PM
    Youth Summer Bus Pass is now available for those 18 and under
  • OCTA Grant To Fund Bus Shelters In San Juan Capistrano
    4/3/2008 12:20:00 PM
    ORANGE – The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) selected the city
    of San Juan Capistrano to receive $241,500 to build five bus shelters at the highest
    ridership stops in the city.
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