Attend public hearing — and tell OCTA's Board of Directors that public transit is necessary

OCTA has just posted all the community meetings and the public hearing to give you, the public, an opportunity to comment on the massive service cuts coming this March — and this is also a great way for you to ask about OCTA Board of Director Moorlach's proposal and other proposals to cut 100% of all OCTA bus service.

If you had to attend one meeting, attend the Board of Directors' Public Hearing. Note that OCTA headquarters are at both 550 and 600, but Google Maps gives you the wrong location for 600, so I've put 550 here.

(thanks to Kristin Johnson for the tweet on this info)

October 26, 2009, at 9:00am
OCTA Headquarters
550 S. Main St., Orange, CA.
Near lines 53, 56, 83, and a bit of a walk from 54.

Your elected politicians — who happen to control OCTA's actions — attend every Board of Directors meeting, not community meetings, and decide what and where to cut. If more people attend this meeting, this tells them that they can't ignore your needs as a transit rider.

The other community meetings are held by OCTA's staff (different from the OCTA Board of Directors). Staff take your input at these meetings and package everyone's responses into a Powerpoint slideshow and handout to then give to the Board of Directors. You really should attend the Board of Directors meeting, but if you can't, attend one or all of these three community meetings.

September 24, 2009, 6:00pm-8:00pm
OCTA Headquarters
550 S. Main St., Orange, CA.
Near lines 53, 56, 83, and a bit of a walk from 54.

September 29, 2009, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Anaheim Community Center
250 E. Center St., Anaheim - 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Near lines 42, 43, 47, 147.

October 1, 2009, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Laguna Hills Community Center
25555 Alicia Pkwy., Heritage Room B&C, Laguna Hills - 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Near lines 87, 91, 188.