The agency commemorated 50 years of public bus service in Orange County with an event attended by former board members and staff, including the first GM of the bus system.
OCTA customers will be able to validate their fare media on the OC Streetcar and OCTA Bus system.
Jonny Dunning Jr. is responsible for leading OCTA’s operations groups.
The budget utilizes new sources of funding received within the last year from the federal government as well as local funds to help restore much of the bus and rail service cut during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, based on demand.
The agency and its partners marked the completion of the frame for the OC Streetcar’s Maintenance and Storage Facility in Santa Ana, which is where the streetcar vehicles will be stored, washed, and maintained.
The two plug-in electric buses have begun operating on routes throughout various parts of the county, part of a pilot program of 10 plug-in electric buses that will be tested.
The new three-year agreement was ratified by members of the coach operators’ union, Teamsters Local 952.
The OCTA board approved a $1.6 million contract with ShelterClean Services, Inc. for a three-year term beginning Dec. 1, with the option to extend the contract through 2028.
In addition to working on a transition to zero-emissions vehicles, the agency is also constructing a new streetcar system, testing microtransit, and continuing projects to making traversing the region simpler thanks to funding from its Measure M sales tax.
In June 1991, the Orange County Transportation Authority was formed through the consolidation of seven different agencies that focused on various aspects of transportation across the county.
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