Promote Active Transportation

Fund projects on the regional bike network

Orange County projects received a total of $11.5 million from the first round of the state’s Active Transportation Program (ATP) Cycle 2. Pending January 2016 California Transportation Commission round two funding, Orange County will have secured $24.8 million for 17 projects benefiting walking and bicycling.
Combined state and OCTA funds support projects that improve bicycle and pedestrian connections throughout Orange County, including grants to further the completion of the Orange County (OC) Loop. Develop

OCTA solicited input from law enforcement officers, public works staff, and its Bike/Pedestrian Subcommittee, then hosted a community workshop facilitated by a pedestrian safety expert.
Nine actions were developed to improve pedestrian safety countywide.

Forty-one bike corridors comprising more than 500 miles have been identified; 60 percent have been built.
OCTA facilitated collaboration with OC Foothills jurisdictions to identify 11 regional bikeway corridors and encourage stakeholders to help develop a more bike-friendly community.
OCTA is developing a comprehensive database of sidewalks on major roadways and near transit stations.

OCTA prepared the OC Loop 70/30 Plan to summarize the technical findings in a county-prepared engineering gap closure study.
In March, more than 200 people participated in Coyote Creek Bike Day, which promoted recent improvements to the Coyote Creek segment of the OC Loop.

OCTA hosted a bike festival in April to encourage bicycle activities and commuting during national Bike Month.
This year’s theme was “Start a Chain Reaction” and people pledged to ride 78,000 miles.
To encourage safe walking and cycling, OCTA worked with local schools by hosting events and distributing fliers and hundreds of blinking reflectors.
Videos were developed to promote safety and encourage bicycle commuting.