November 26, 2007
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Improving Travel Around the O.C./L.A. County Line
The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (METRO) are working together on the O.C./L.A. Intercounty Transportation Study. The study will analyze freeways, streets and transit along the Orange County and Los Angeles County line and identify needs in one of the nation’s most heavily traveled regions. You can share your comments by completing an online survey at www.octa.net/OC-LAstudy. |
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Making Bus Travel Better
Starting on Dec. 9, OCTA is revising bus routes 26, 29, 30, 42, 43, 47, 53, 54, 57, 60, 70, 71, 79, 82, 145, 167, 453, 454, 482 and 794 to improve your commute. Route 47 and 47A will provide new service in the southwestern area of Costa Mesa. Check out these changes to make your bus travel faster and easier by clicking here.
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Here Comes the Holiday Toy Express™
Watch the joy on your child’s face when the Metrolink Holiday Toy Express™ arrives. It’s a Metrolink train with thousands of colorful lights and a live show, with Santa Claus, singing and dancing! Light up children’s faces by bringing a new, unwrapped toy with you for the Southern California Firefighters’ “Spark of Love” Toy Drive. Click here for schedule and locations.
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Reduce Stress and Save Money Here’s another way to lower your stress level and save money on your commute—join a vanpool. OCTA will subsidize qualified vanpools at $400 each month, paid directly to the vanpool company. OCTA’s Vanpool Program provides assistance to commuters working in Orange County who live in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside or San Bernardino counties. For more information, visit www.octa.net/vanpool. |
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Stuff A Bus
Imagine a full-size, 40-foot OCTA bus stuffed to the roof, not with passengers but with toys for children. That’s OCTA and ABC7’s Stuff A Bus event, from 5 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21, at Honda Center of Anaheim. Bring a new unwrapped toy for a child and help stuff a bus! For more information, call 888-327-8872.
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Moving Goods Through Orange County
Have you ever been stuck on the freeway or a street behind a truck or delayed at a rail crossing? With international trade increasing, and a growing number of trucks and trains passing through Orange County, it’s no wonder OCTA adopted a goods movement policy to protect Orange County’s quality of life while remaining business-friendly. For more on what OCTA and its regional partners are doing to mitigate the impact of goods movement, click here.
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Adventure Awaits On MetrolinkLooking for something to do on weekends? It’s easy to get away with Metrolink Weekends. Take a comfortable Metrolink train to San Juan Capistrano for “Christmas at the Mission” Dec. 1. Watch the tree lighting ceremony in Old Towne Orange on Dec. 2 or visit the “Holiday on Ice Skating Rink” and “Santa’s Holiday Getaway” at the Irvine Spectrum Center. For more information, fares and schedules, visit www.octa.net/metrolinkweekends. |