Skip to main content

OCTA launch bus app and change routes to increase ridership

Orange County Transportation Authority's (OCTA's) mobile ticketing solution is now available on its bus fleet systemwide to help make boarding easier. It has also made a series of changes to existing routes with the intention of providing a more efficient service. Riders can now purchase fares via the OC Buss app on their smartphone or other mobile devices, enabling them to call up for a Quick Response code and scan it on the onboard reader. The application is available for iPhone and Android devices.
February 16, 2018 Read time: 2 mins

1768 Orange County Transportation Authority's (OCTA's) mobile ticketing solution is now available on its bus fleet systemwide to help make boarding easier. It has also made a series of changes to existing routes with the intention of providing a more efficient service.

Riders can now purchase fares via the OC Buss app on their smartphone or other mobile devices, enabling them to call up for a Quick Response code and scan it on the onboard reader. The application is available for iPhone and Android devices.

OCTA has changed seven routes as part of an ongoing effort to increase ridership, which it claimed has increased by 20% in the last two years. The project aims to improve productivity by relocating buses to areas where the demand is highest.

Weekday frequencies have increased during peak hours with buses said to arrive every 30 minutes on Routes 56, 89, 90 and 91 as well as an improved weekday evening service on Routes 29, 50, 53 and 60. In addition, more buses are available for weekend evenings on Route 46 and at weekends on Route 59. Minor adjustments also are being made to 33 other bus routes.

Routes 212, 216 and 454 have been removed following low ridership, along with the Sunday service Route 177.

More information is available on the %$Linker: 2 External <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?><dictionary /> 0 0 0 link-external website OCTA website link false http://www.octa.net/ false false%>.

Related Content

  • February 20, 2018
    E Ink partners with Papercast on smart bus stop project in Japan
    Papercast's solar-powered e-paper passenger information displays will be utilised for a smart bus stop project in Japan's Aizuwakamatsu city as part of a partnership with E Ink Holdings. The project, administered by Aizu Riding Car Development (ARCD), aims to improve service convenience and reduce ongoing costs through digitally connecting bus stops. The multi-lingual displays are managed remotely via Papercast's data management platform to deliver live bus arrivals, timetables, route data, route transfers
  • September 26, 2012
    ITS World Congress premieres Kongressnavigator
    Available for download from this week, the ITS World Congress ‘Kongressnavigator’is the first app to combine all the most important things at a congress. It helps visitors navigate through the city and the congress centre, and it integrates the conference programme, transportation schedules and tickets. All this comes together on the smartphone - now available for the iPhone, Android and as a mobile web application.
  • September 28, 2012
    ITS World Congress premieres Kongressnavigator
    Available for download from this week, the ITS World Congress ‘Kongressnavigator’is the first app to combine all the most important things at a congress. It helps visitors navigate through the city and the congress centre, and it integrates the conference programme, transportation schedules and tickets. All this comes together on the smartphone - now available for the iPhone, Android and as a mobile web application. Arrival at the airport followed by a quick stop at your hotel - there's not much time to spa
  • January 2, 2019
    HART uses Init’s e-fare system for buses in Hawaii
    The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) in Hawaii is trialing Holo Card, an account-based electronic fare system from Init, over a three-month period. It will then be made available on all buses owned by Oahu Transit Services. The e-fare system will allow passengers using Oahu’s TheBus service to load passes or add value via their mobile device on route to board a bus or by visiting a local retail outlet. This project stems from an agreement with the City and County of Honolulu Department