All blog posts for May 2009

I'll be resuming posting on some news (e.g. the Irvine shuttle cuts, the cancellation of the Irvine streetcar, the Metro Green line link to Santa Ana, etc). In the meantime, you might be interested in this e-mail I got this morning from the Transit Advocates of Orange County:

Please Attend Bus Service Reduction Public Hearing – Friday 9 am
 
· Friday, May 22, 2009 – 9 am, at OCTA Headquarters, 1st Floor, Rm. 154, 600 S. Main St., Orange
 
It is Item 2 on the agenda, so arriving early is a good idea.
 
If you can only attend one meeting – this one is the most important.
 
Even if you can’t speak, your presence will make a huge difference. The community meetings were reasonably well attended, but only 1 or 2 board members were present at them. Most of the board of directors should be attending this meeting where they’ll get a chance to hear directly from riders and develop a feel for what riders are saying are the best solutions. Let OCTA know what effect these cuts will have for you and your best suggestions on which cuts would hurt least. For example, cuts in span [how early and late a bus runs], including night owl service, are a strong theme we’re hearing. Also let them know that you’d like them to support finding ways to make bus capital funds available for bus operations.
 
To see the proposed September service cuts: http://www.octa.net/proposedservicechanges.aspx
(Remember, there will be more cuts this June, and also Dec., March and next June)
 
To comment by phone: OCTA Customer Relations at (714) 636-RIDE, ext. 2, or (800) 636-RIDE, ext. 2.
To comment online: www.octa.net/servicefeedback
 
Transit Advocates will meet after the public hearing. We’ll gather just outside the OCTA building where the public hearing is held ; please RSVP if you can attend. read more→