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Free OCTA Bus Rides Help
Promote Safe Celebrations
OCTA will be offering passengers free bus
rides on New Years Eve to help ensure
people ring in 2013 safely.
Free rides on OCTA fixed-route buses will
run from 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 31, 2012 to
2:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013.
In an outreach effort to highlight the 11th
year of free serv ice for the Oran ge C ounty
community, OCTA has placed ads in all
buses in both English and Spanish, in
addition to running print ads in newspapers
including the Orange County Register,
Excelsior, Chinese World News and Nguoi
Vi et .
Last year, there were more than 16,000
free New Years Eve boardings and more
than 120,000 boardings since the program
began in 2002.
The agency also has been working to
distribute information to other organizations such as Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) to post
on their websites and share with members.
For more information on New Year's Eve service and to check bus routes and schedules visit OCTA's
website atwww.octa. net .
To usher in the New Year, we asked industry leaders for their thoughts, wishes and predictions about
transportation in 2013.
Dec. 28, 2012
Stuff-A-Bus Breaks Record
New Year's Wish for Transportation
Rideshare Week Attracts 15,000 Participants
OCTA will be offering free bus rides on New Year's Eve to help Orange
County residents travel safely as they celebrate.
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Record-Breaking Donations Stuff the Holidays with Cheer
With the help of Orange Count y firefighters, the Anaheim Ducks hockey team, ABC 7 and OCTA s taff,
community members donated a record amount of toys at this year s Stuff-A-Bus toy drive.
New, unwrapped toys and sporting equipment filled 14 OCTA buses, breaking last years record of
nine buses.
Orange County children helped stuff 14 OCTA buses with donated toys that broke last year's Stuff-A-Bus record.
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All donatio ns bene fit the Spark o f Lo ve toy drive, a progr am t hat has col lected more than 7 mill ion
toys for children over the past 20 years.
American Diabetes Association Honors
OCTA forTour De Cure Fundraiser
The American Diabetes Association honored OCTA with its
Share Award for the agencys contributions in raising
funds and awareness for a cure.
OCTA Director Al Murray accepted the award on behalf of
the agency for its Surf to Summit Tour De Cure, a bicycle
ride that raises money to fight diabetes.
In addition to sponsoring and promoting this years event, a
team of OCTA employees also joined in to cycle for a cure
and raised more than $3,000 for the American Diabetes
Ass oci at ion .
OCTA Vanpool and Bike Programs Section Manager Sandy
Boyle and Marketing Specialist Assistant Wes Parcel joined
Murray on Dec. 17 to accept the award.
Rideshare Team Celebrates Successful Campaign
With 15,000 Participants During Rideshare Weekin O.C.
The OCTA Rideshare Group shared the results of Rideshare Week with Employee Transportation
Coordinators at an event on Dec. 20.
The event also was an opportunity to show appreciation for the Employee Transportation
Coordinators and their effort to encourage the public to share the ride during Rideshare Week,
whi ch took pl ace in Octo ber .
This year's Rideshare Week had the second-highest level of participation in the past six years with
more than 15,000 participants and a savings of 564,156 commuter miles. The effort also resulted in
15 new vanpools.
OCTA's Sandy Boyle, Director Al Murray and Wes
Parcel share the spotlight with American Diabetes
Associati on's "Share Award" for OCTA's fundrai sing
efforts.
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Dec. 14 & Dec. 16 The Capistrano Dispatch,Ali so Vie jo Pat ch and Orange County Register posted
articles about the Metrolink Holiday Toy Express.
Dec. 15 to Dec. 18 The Cerritos-Artesia Patch, OC Breeze and Los Alamitos-Seal Beach Patch
announced construction closures along portions of th e West County Connectors Project.
Dec. 15 The Orange County Register published an article about San Clementes plans tosynchronize signals at 21 intersections. The project will be funded in part by an OCTA grant.
Dec. 17 TheVoice of OC published an interview with OCTA CEO Will Kempton who is scheduled to
retire in February.
Dec. 17 The Free News Press reported on a planned fixed-guideway system project between Santa
Ana and Garden Grove.
Dec. 19 The Orange County Register published an
alert about OCTAs Dec. 21 Stuff-A-Bus event at the
Honda Center in Anaheim.
Dec. 20 The Orange County Register wrote an
article about an audit review of OCTAs
employment and compensation practices.
Dec. 21 & Dec. 22 ABC 7 and the Orange County
Register published articles abou t record-breaking
donations received at the Anaheim Stuff-A-Bus
event benefiting the Spark of Love toy drive.
Dec. 24 The OC Breeze alerted motorists of
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construction closures along portions of the West
County Connectors project.
Dec. 24 - The Orange County Register posted an
article about three roadway improvements
throughout Lake Forest, which are partially funded
by OCTA.
Dec. 26 The Laguna Niguel-Dana Point Patch and OC Breeze penned an announcement about OCTA
offering free bus rides between 6 p.m. on New Years Eve, Dec. 31 and 2:30 a.m. on New Years Day,
Jan. 1.
With the help of Orange County residents, firefighters, the
Anaheim Ducks, ABC 7 and OCTA sta ff, the Stuff -A-Bus event
broke records with 14 buses filled with donations.
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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