On July 19 2018, American Society of Civil Engineers Orange County Branch and Sustainability Committee sponsored a presentation with topic in sustainability in transportation. This presentation had speakers from Orange County Transportation Agency, Caltrans, and Transportation Corridor Agency.
ASCE OC Luncheon - Sustainability in Transportation Part 2
1. ASCE Orange County Branch
Sustainability in Transportation
Juliet Su, P.E.
Corridor Manager - Design
July 19, 2018
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Innovation
ï§ TCA was formed 30+ years ago to address
Orange Countyâs:
o Exploding population
o Worsening traffic congestion
o Shrinking government transportation funds
ï§ Different solution for planning, financing,
constructing and operating transportation
improvements
A partnership with county and city officials
took innovative governmental techniques and
fashioned them into a unique transportation
model
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Background
ï§ 1986 State Legislature authorized the
creation of the TCA
ï§ TCA Boards of Directors comprised of
Orange County local elected officials
â 18 Cities
â 3 Supervisor county districts
ï§ Authority to collect tolls obtained from
State legislature in 1987
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The Toll Roads
ï§ 51 miles open
ï§ 20 percent of OC freeway system
ï§ 300,000+ transactions per day
ï§ $358M annual toll revenue
ï§ 1.2M customer accounts
ï§ Built parallel to OCâs congested
I-5, I-405 and SR-55 freeways
ï§ Provides a transportation system of
redundancy, safety & reliability
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Planning Regionally
ï§ South OC master
planned community
ï§ County, local
agencies and TCA
ï§ NCCP/HCP
â 38,000 acre
habitat reserve
â 38 species
â Wildlife linkages
â $6.6M of $10M
funded by TCA
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Continuing Awareness of Sustainability
ï§ Restoring and preserving
Orange Countyâs open
spaces and natural
habitats
ï§ Accommodating future
expansion and mobility
ï§ Integrating roadways
with the surrounding
environment
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Future Contracting Opportunities
Projects PA/ED PS&E CEM CONST
FiscalYear
2019
Oso Parkway Bridge Under Construction
Jeffrey Road Interchange Study TBD
Signage Enhancements ï”
Future
241/91 Express Connector ï”
South County Traffic Relief Effort ï” ï” ï”
Future Toll Booth Removal Phases ï” ï” ï”
Future Widening Projects ï” ï” ï” ï”
19. Regional Bikeways Network
Backbone System
âą 41 regional corridors
âą 500 miles in length
âą 40 percent built
âą $400-$500 million to
complete
Funded by OCCOG &
OCTA Sources
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OCTA â Orange County Transportation Authority
20. OC Loop
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Recent Completions
âą City of Brea (Segment C)
âą County of Orange (Segment F)
âą City of Huntington Beach
(Segment K)
Ongoing Efforts
âą City of La Habra (Segments A)
and City of Brea (Segment B)
âą County of Orange (Segment D)
âą County of Orange (Segment H)
âą County of Orange
(Segments O, P, and Q)
21. OC Active
Project Status
âą Community Engagement:
âą Surveys
âą Outreach Events
âą Working Group Meetings
âą Technical Analysis
âą Inventory Bike Plans
âą Evaluate Pedestrian Network
Funded with ATP Cycle 2 Grant
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30. Go Human Events
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Source: City of Garden Grove
Prior/Future Events
âą Experience Hoover (Westminster)
âą Re: Imagine Garden Grove
âą Experience the Tracks at Brea
âą Connect the Loop (OC Parks)
âą Cinco de Mayo (Santa Ana)
âą Hazard Avenue (OCPW)
âą Explore Merrimac (Costa Mesa)
âą Go Human, Go Beach (Coming 2019)
35. Partnerships With Police
Training Program for Officers:
âą Top 5 for Officers:
Identify Top Behaviors Leading
to Bike/Ped Crashes
âą Recap Bike/Ped Laws and
Regulations
Funded by Southern California
Association of Governments Grant
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37. Active Transportation Counts Framework
Framing Data Collection
âą Outline potential approach to collecting
bicycle & pedestrian data
âą What, When, Where, & How
âą Determine Costs & Data Management
âą Roles and Responsibilities
Funded by Caltrans Grant
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