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Synchronized Traffic Signals Help Move Orange County

OCTAs three recently completed traffic signal synchronization projects are accelerating Orange

County commutes with fewer stops, shorter travel times and faster travel speeds.

Traffic engineers and other workers finished synchronizing intersection lights for the Brookhurst

Street, Katella Avenue and El Toro Road projects as part of OCTAs countywide Traffic Light

Synchronization Program last Tuesday.

Signal synchronization ensures vehicles are moving more efficiently and helps relieve the

frustration of continually getting stuck at red lights, said OCTA Chairman Paul Glaab, also mayor of

Laguna Niguel. We a re proud that the program has been such a success, and we look forward to

continuing this cost-effective way to improve the flow of traffic.

Through the program, OCTA

partners with the county, Caltrans

and cities to reduce travel times and

stops per mile, increase average

driving speeds, and decrease

greenhouse gases and vehicleemissions.

The three completed synchronized

streets are:

l Brookhurst Street: 56

intersections across 16 miles of

roadway from Hamilton Avenue in

Oct. 15, 2012

OCTA Seeks Board of Directors Public Member

O.C. Asian Business Conference Generates Buzz

Safety Comes First at Youth Summit

OCTA's Traffic Light Synchronization Program has delivered improvements to more than 750 streets along eight major roads,

accelerating commutes for Orange County residents.
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Huntington Beach to

Commonwealth Avenue in Fullerton

l Katella Avenue: 69 intersections

across 17 miles of roadway from San

Gabriel River Freeway (I-605)

northbound ramps on the west in

Los Alamitos to Cannon Street in

Orange

l El Toro Road: 39 intersections

across 11 miles of roadway from

Lake Forest to Laguna Beach

Planners expect the three projects

alone will significantly reduce fuelconsumption and greenhouse gas

emissions.

La Palma Avenue and Yorba Linda

Boulevard signal projects are under

way wit h a comple tion date by December.

OCTAs Traffic Light Synchronization Program has delivered improvements to more than 750

streets along these eight major roads:

l Ali cia Parkwa y

l Beach Boulevard

l

Brookhurst Streetl Chapman Avenue

l El Toro Road

l Irvine Center Drive / Moulton Parkway / Golden Lantern

l Katella Avenue

l Orangethorpe Avenue

These projects will help contribute to OCTAs goal of synchronizing 2,000 intersections on every

major street in the county.

OCTA Seeks Public Memberfor Board of Directors

OCTA seeks to fill an available public member seat on its board of directors.

Appl ican ts m ay s ubmi t a resume a nd lette r of inte rest for the posi tion by mail or online until noon

on Oct. 26. The selected candidate will be one of two public members serving a 4-year term on the

bo ard.

The 18-member board is responsible for overseeing the transportation agency.

The agency manages the countywide bus and paratransit service, Metrolink rail service, the 91

Express Lanes, Measure M implementation, freeway, street and road improvement projects and

motorist services.

Board members may consider the applications at their Nov. 9 meeting. The selected public

members term will begin in January 2013.

Reconstruction of Eastbound SR-22 Requires Nighttime Closures
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Crews are reconstructing the eastbound Garden Grove (SR-22) freeway in order to make room for

the new SR-22 / San Diego Freeway (I-405) carp ool co nnector .

The major work is part of the $277-million West County Connectors project to improve connectors

between the San Gabriel Rive r Fr eewa y (I-605) , I-405 and SR-22 .

Over the next six to eight weeks, construction

activity will require nighttime closures of the

northbound I-405 freeway at Valley View Street so

that crews may construct falsework, a temporary

structure that provides support during bridge

construction.

For more information on closures related to the

West County Connectors project or to sign up to receive weekly e-mail upda tes, visi t the pr ojec t

web sit e or email the project team atwccp roject@o cta.net.

Asian Business Conference of Orange County

Generates Buzz As Economy Recovers

Representatives from OCTA joined approximately 600 participants at the 2012 Procurement and

Export / Import Opportunities Conference at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim last Wednesday.

Hosted by the Asian Business Conference of Orange County, the event featured business networking

meetings, seminars and panelists. Keynote speakers included presidents and executives ofgovernment agencies and Fortune 500 companies.

The expert speakers provided strategies and tips on how business owners may navigate through the

seemingly complex procurement process.

The Asian Business Conference of Orange County has been a leader in assisting diverse businesses

with winni ng l arger co ntra cts thro ugh corporate and governmental procurement and supplier-

diversity for the last 13 years.

Conference participants shared their enthusiasm as Orange County leads the state in rebounding

economically. The regions growing diversity includes an Asian population of 18 percent and 19

percent of small businesses are owned by people of Asian descent.

OCTA employees provided

outreach support for members

of the 893-person business

group. OCTA Director of

Highway Programs Rose Casey

contributed to the event as a

keynote speaker for capital

projects and Business Relations

Admin istra tor Bekele Demissi e

Crews working on the falsework, a temporary structure that supports the bridge during construction, atop the southbound San

Diego Freeway (I-405 ) and the eastbound Garden Grove (SR-22) connector.

Anaheim Mayor Tom Tait j oins local offi cials , con ference organizer s and OCTA s taff during the opening ceremony of the

conference before participants attend seminars and network.
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spoke as a panelist about OCTA

programs, services and

projects.

Senior Contract Administrator

Sue Ding also provided business

networking activities while

OCTA Buyer Donald Herrera and Senior Contract Administrator Georgia Martinez staffed the exhibit

table.

OCTA Talks Railroad Crossing Safety Measures

OCTA Deputy CEO Darrell Johnson and Capital Programs Rail Director Jennifer Bergener joined theSan Juan Capistrano City Council and Transportation Commission in a discussion about rail safety

last Tuesday.

For the last six months, OCTA traffic engineers have been conducting a traffic analysis and technical

study of the Del Obispo Road railroad crossing warning system. OCTA officials briefed members

about the agency's efforts to alleviate congestion in the downtown area surrounding the Del Obispo

Road railroad crossing.

OCTA staff has worked closely with the city of San Juan Capistrano to implement the Orange County

Grade Crossing Safety Enhancement Program and improve traffic circulation in the area adjacent to

the Metrolink station and railroad crossings.

OCTA will continue its efforts to develop these precautionary safety measures.

San Clemente Business Group Gets Update on I-5 Improvements

The OCTA outreach team met with 25 representatives of the San Clemente Downtown Business

Asso ciat ion last We dnes day to d iscuss t he upco ming improvements of the sout hbound San Diego

Freeway (I-5).

Business representatives expressed interest in the Avenida Pico to San Juan Creek Road

Improvement because of the Avenida Pico widening of six to nine lanes.

San Clemente Mayor Jim Evert and Councilwoman Lori Donchak also joined San Clemente city staff

at the meeting.

The team also presented information at the I-5 Ortega Highway Stakeholder Working Groups first

official meeting in San JuanCapistrano last Thursday.

Nearly 100 people including city officials, regional government representatives, school officials and

restaurant owners representing the local business community attended the meeting hosted by

Caltrans.

OCTA staff members provided updates on the Avenida Pico to San Juan Creek Road project and the

Corona Del Mar (SR-73) to El Toro Road project that will start in 2018.

Fullerton Community Representatives Share

Thoughts on Proposed Bus Fare Increases

OCTA buyer Donald Herrera joins staff members Rose Casey, Sue Ding, Georgia

Martinez and Bekele Demisse to provide conference participants with networking

opportunities and information about the transportation agency.

OCTA's Julie Toledo discusses upcoming San Diego Freeway (I-5) improvements with San Juan community representatives

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OCTA outreach members gathered

feedback about proposed bus fare increases

from more than 40 community delegates at

the Fullerton Collaboratives monthly

meeting last Tuesday.

Representatives from social service

agencies and other Fullerton community

organizations shared their thoughts about

the proposed bus fare increases that would

take effect February 2013 if approved.

OCTA staff members, including Director of

Finance and Administration Andy Oftelie and Marketing and Customer Engagement Manager StellaLin, have been conducting outreach and stakeholder meetings since September.

Community outreach efforts about the proposed increases will continue through the end of October.

South County Children and Youth Summit Highlights Health and Safety Issues

The South County Children and Youth Summit in Rancho Santa Margarita brought together a wide

array of educators, service providers and resource agencies to provide information and assistance

on subjects including health care, dental care, car-seat safety, teenage driving and obesity

prevention.

Approx imately 30 f amilie s a ttende d Fridays event to learn more about raising healthy ch ildren.

OCTA employee Heidi Hsing attended the event and provided parents and caretakers transit

information as well as updates regarding the proposed fare increase that would begin in 2013 if

approved by the OCTA board of directors.

Come Together Community Fair Unites Anaheim

OCTA joined other community

organizations and approximately 1,000

participants at the Come Together

Community Fair.

The Law Enforcement AccountabilityNetwork, the city of Anaheim and the

Anaheim Arts Council host ed the " day of

peace and unity."

Last Saturdays event featured free food,

music, art, activities and opportunity

drawings.

Event organizers encouraged

participants to bring blankets and

toiletries for the homeless and toys for

children.

OCTA employees Heidi Hsing and Nicci La Piana distributed transit information and news of the

potential proposed fare increase in 2013.

OCTA Provides Seniors With Transit Information

Members of OCTAs Senior Outreach Program presented transit information to 15 staff members at

the Community Senior Serve Headquarters in Anaheim last Monday and 21 senior residents at

Meadow Mobile Homes in Irvine last Thursday.

Senior Serve is an organization dedicated to meeting the needs of seniors in Orange County by

administering various programs including OCTAs ACCESS services.

OCTAs Nicci La Piana provided information to encourage transit ridership including the fixed bus

route system, Metrolink and ACCESS services.

Residents also learned how to read bus schedules as well as heard about the proposed 2013 fare

adjustment.

Representatives of Fullerton community provide feedback about t he

proposed bus fare increases that would take effect in 2013 if approved.

Families snap photos with an OCTA bus cut-out while enjoying free food

and activities, including learning about the agency's transit options, at

the Anaheim Community Fair.


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Senior Presentations Bring Transit Home

OCTAs outreach team will present information to senior citizens in Tustin and Laguna Woods at

10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17, at the Tustin Senior Center, 200 S. C Street.

The team will then travel to the Laguna Woods Village Community Center, 24232 Calle Aragon in

Laguna Woods, for another event at 12:30 p.m.

For more information, contact Nicci La Piana at (714) 560-5766 or [email protected].

OCTA to Participate in Senior Transportation Workshop

OCTA team members will be providing transit information and presentations at the city of Mission

Vi ej os 6th Annual Senior Transportation Workshop on Friday, Oct. 19.

The workshop will take place at 4 p.m. at 24932 Veterans Way in Mission Viejo.

For more information, contact Nicci La Piana at (714) 560-5766 or [email protected].

Oct. 6 The Los Angeles Times wrote an articleabou t construction beginning on the Anaheim

Regional Transportation Intermodal Center, a

state-of-the-art transit hub.

Oct. 6 to Oct. 8 The Belmont Shore-Naples Patch

and Los Alamitos Seal Beach Patch provided detour

information for construction closures on the West

County Connectors Project.

Oct. 9 The Orange County Register covered the

Anah eim City Councils consideration of fixed-

guideway streetcars, which would transport

passengers from the Anaheim Regional

Transportation Intermodal Center to Disneyland

and surrounding tourist destinations throughout

the city.

Oct. 10 The Los Alamitos-Seal Beach Patch published an article about the completion of 69 traffic

signal syn chronization project s on a 17-mile stretch of road from the northbound San Gabriel River

Freeway (I-605) ramp in Los Alamitos to Cannon Street in Orange. Commuters are experiencing up

to a 57 percent decrease in the number of stops, a 25 percent dip in travel times and a 32 percent

increase in speeds.

None this week.

The Orange County Register writes about the Anaheim city

council considering fixed guideway streetcars for the Anaheim

Regional Transportation Intermodal Center, resembling this

European model.

For the latest media news, followJoel Zlotnik, media relations manager, on Twitter.

For the latest in transportation issues and programs in Southern California,

followOCTA on Twitter.

Become a fan ofOCTA on Facebookto keep connected and learn more about how

OCTA is keeping Orange County moving.

Stay updated on transportation promotions, events and more on OCTA's YouTube

channel.
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