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The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) is the public sector transportation planning body and mass transit service provider for Orange County, California. Its ancestor agencies include not only the prior Orange County Transit District but also such diverse entities as the Pacific Electric Railway and the South Coast Transit Corporation. In 2005, OCTA was judged ''America's Best Public Transportation System'' by the American Public Transportation Association, for its record gains in bus and Metrolink commuter trains ridership that it operates or funds. OCTA also operates the 91 Express Lanes. The Authority's administrative offices are located in the city of Orange and it maintains bus operations bases in the cities of Garden Grove, and Santa Ana. First Transit operates about 33% of OCTA's Fixed Routes out of the Anaheim, & Irvine bases. While MV Transportation operates OCTA's paratransit base for the authority’s ACCESS service also in Irvine. ==History== OCTA's predecessor agency, the Orange County Transit District, was created in August 1972 by a referendum of county voters. It originally started as Santa Ana Transit, a small transit agency with five bus routes operating in Orange County. Santa Ana Transit later merged with other, smaller agencies throughout the county, eventually leading to the formation of OCTD. The routing system was formed over the course of about 15 years and was held in place until the merge to OCTA. In 1991, OCTA was created under state law, combining the seven separate Orange County agencies that managed transportation planning: *Orange County Transportation Commission *Orange County Transit District *Consolidated Transportation Services Agency *Orange County Local Transportation Authority *Orange County Service Authority for Freeway Emergencies *Orange County Congestion Management Agency *Orange County Service Authority for Abandoned Vehicles Park-and-ride facilities, public transportation and other transportation related administrative offices merged into one organization. OCTA administers funds from ''Measure M'', the half-cent transportation sales tax. Measure M was originally passed in 1990 and renewed in 2006. It has paid for the expansion on most freeways within Orange County, street improvements and repairs, traffic signal synchronization, and increased Metrolink service.〔(Orange County Transportation Authority ). Octa.net. Retrieved on 2013-09-06.〕 In 1995, OCTA suffered tremendously during the Orange County bankruptcy and never fully recovered. The agency lost $202 million in revenue over 17 years due to the bankruptcy.〔(California State Auditor, Summary of Report No. 95121, 2/96 )〕 As a result, bus service was reduced. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Orange County Transportation Authority」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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