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%>.

For more information on companies in this article

Related Content

  • Lyft updates app to boost two-wheeled travel
    October 2, 2019
    Lyft is tweaking its app in a bid to make it easier for users to switch between different modes of travel - including scooters, bikes, public transit and car rentals. The ride-share firm has added shared bikes and scooters to its app over the past year and says more people are opting for its ‘greenest ride options’. The app displays mobility options in a city and Lyft says it helps users find the safest routes for bikes and scooters. The app will also allow users to compare the time and cost acro
  • UK freight trains to be upgraded with European Train Control Systems
    December 20, 2017
    Network Rail has contracted Siemens Rail Automation to install European Train Control System (ETCS) in-cab signalling on 750 of the UK's heaviest locomotives to improve safety and provide better use of the network with plans to retrofit the entire fleet in 2022. This technology forms part of the country's Digital Railway programme, and the government has invested £450m ($602m) as part of its National Productivity Fund. For the first phase, Siemens will install its Trainguard 200 (T200) ETCS on-board
  • Nedap introduces next generation microwave RFID readers
    June 11, 2015
    Dutch vehicle identification and detection specialist Nedap is taking advantage of IFSEC 2015 to launch its Transit Ultimate microwave RFID long-range reader, developed for vehicular access control in high-security applications and under heavy environmental conditions.
  • CARD4B shows WildCard Ticketing kernel software at CARTES 2013
    November 19, 2013
    SESAMES Award finalist CARD4B is showcasing its TickeGO-compliant WildCard Ticketing Kernel software at CARTES 2013. The middleware embraces multiple customer-media technologies (such as Calypso, Mifare, NFC, 2D bar code), multiple terminals and operating-systems and provides business rules to support multi card-schema, embedded into any terminal or online behind a web service for web or mobile apps, and covers all ATFC functions. It is complemented by a XML-based card data model Editor visual tool t