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NewsNovember 12, 2020

OCTA Set to Add 10 Battery-Electric Buses for Pilot Program

The contract with New Flyer of America Inc. is for $10.4 million, with substantial grant funding helping pay for the purchase of the 10 buses.

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NewsAugust 28, 2020

Real-time Info to Help Riders with OC Bus Capacity

With the Transit app, those waiting for a bus can get information showing that a particular bus has “many seats," “some seats,” or “very limited seats.”

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ArticlesJuly 2, 2020

Sustainability, Innovation Focus of CUTRIC's Virtual Conference

Originally, the conference was to be held in Winnipeg, Manitoba with an expected audience of some 200 transit operators, manufacturers, experts, and academics.

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Newsby StaffMay 27, 2020

OC Streetcar awards $45M operations, maintenance contract

The line will run on a 4.1-mile route through Santa Ana and Garden Grove. It is scheduled to begin testing and operations in 2022.

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Newsby StaffMay 11, 2020

OCTA accelerates transportation project construction

Measure M, which is helping to fund the projects, is expected to help Orange County make more than $13 billion worth of transportation improvements by 2041.

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Newsby StaffApril 1, 2020

Bergener named deputy CEO at OCTA

She takes over for Kenneth G. Phipps, who retired earlier this month after nearly three decades at the transportation agency.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 3, 2020

OCTA debuts U.S.' largest hydrogen fueling station, fuel-cell e-buses

The battery-electric Xcelsior CHARGE H2 buses, built by New Flyer, use compressed hydrogen as an energy source.

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Newsby StaffNovember 18, 2019

OCTA approves plan to improve transit, infrastructure

Includes investing $1 billion to enhance access to transit services, including delivery of the OC Streetcar and expanding Metrolink.

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ArticlesOctober 14, 2019

What new tech, services are transit agencies implementing?

METRO asked some of the top execs in the nation what they are implementing to enhance services.

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ArticlesJune 27, 2019

OCTA's microtransit fills customer need to help boost ridership

OC Flex provides on-demand service that takes passengers curb-to-curb within two designated zones.

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