BUS RIDERSHIP SURVEY

The Orange County Transit District (OCTD) conducted an On-Board Survey of its passengers on Nov. 17-20 and Nov. 24, 1987, during the morning runs. About 49,000 questionnaires were distributed on the District’s fixed-route and Dial-a-Ride vehicles and more than 17,000 were returned by fixed-route passengers.

The chart below details the number of fixed-route daily riders per route on OCTD lines and shows a 9% increase since 1982, the year of the last survey. The route numbers are not consecutive due to service restructuring and discontinuation of certain lines. Also, gaps are left between route numbers to allow for the creation of new lines as needed.

1987 % of 1982 ROUTE Ridership Total Ridership 1--Long Beach-Capistrano Beach 1,951 2 2,152 22--Brea-Tustin 323 * 503 25--Fullerton-Huntington Beach 2,187 2 2,329 (via Knott Avenue/Golden West Street 26--Yorba Linda-Fullerton 986 1 1,147 29--Brea-Huntington Beach 4,769 4 4,506 30--Orange-Cerritos (via 2,037 2 2,116 Orangethorpe Avenue/South Street) 33--Fullerton-Huntington Beach 1,609 1 979 (via Magnolia Street) 35--Fullerton-Huntington Beach 2,261 2 2,320 (via Brookhurst Street) 36--Orange-Seal Beach 510 * 489 (via La Palma Avenue) 37--La Habra-Huntington Beach 2,929 3 2,763 38--Orange-Cerritos 2,357 2 2,471 (via La Palma Avenue) 42--Orange-Seal Beach 3,872 4 3,787 (via Lincoln Avenue) 43--LaHabra or Brea-Newport Beach 10,302 10 8,706 44--Fullerton Park-n-Ride-Disneyland 161 * n/a 45--Orange-Costa Mesa 2,096 2 1,800 (via Fairview Street) 46--Orange-Long Beach 1,436 1 1,795 47--Fullerton-Santa Ana 2,705 3 2,494 49--Brea-Santa Ana 2,392 2 2,677 50--Orange-Seal Beach or Long Beach 2,525 2 2,381 51--Anaheim-Santa Ana 1,088 1 n/a 53--Orange-Balboa 4,933 5 4,251 54--El Modena-Garden Grove 2,612 2 2,424 55--Orange-Costa Mesa (via Fairhaven 1,672 2 460 Avenue/Greenville Street) 56--Santa Ana-Seal Beach or 1,557 1 566 Garden Grove 57--Santa Ana-Laguna Hills 9,179 9 8,720 (via Bristol St./Laguna Canyon Road) 59--Northeast Anaheim-Costa Mesa 600 1 452 60--Tustin-Long Beach 6,571 6 4,447 61--Santa Ana-Newport Beach 814 1 789 64--Santa Ana-Seal Beach 4,195 4 2,764 65--Santa Ana-Balboa 2,025 2 1,272 66--Tustin-Huntington Beach 2,793 3 1,590 69--Fullerton-Santa Ana 1,975 2 1,957 70--Santa Ana-Sunset Beach 5,927 6 4,822 (via Edinger Avenue) 71--Orange-Irvine or Costa Mesa 943 1 926 72--Santa Ana-Sunset Beach 2,253 2 1,088 (via Warner Avenue) 74--Irvine-Huntington Beach (via 1,141 1 1,358 Talbert Ave./Sunflower Ave./Main St.) 75--Santa Ana-Laguna Hills 1,520 1 1,374 (via Lake Forest Drive/Ridge Route) 76--Irvine-Huntington Beach 1,047 1 1,287 (via Adams Ave.) 78--Laguna Hills-Huntington Beach 109 * 419 80--Santa Ana-Huntington Beach 580 1 435 85--Santa Ana-Capistrano Beach 2,065 2 1,528 or Laguna Hills 91--Laguna Hills-San Clemente 1,901 2 2,313 141--Irvine-Huntington Beach or 799 1 819 Anaheim 158--Santa Ana-Harbor Gateway in 325 * n/a Costa Mesa (via Harbor Blvd.)** 464--Fullerton Park-n-Ride- 349 * n/a Downtown Los Angeles (express line)** TOTAL 106,381 100 ***97,776

1987-’82 ROUTE % Change 1--Long Beach-Capistrano Beach -9 22--Brea-Tustin -36 25--Fullerton-Huntington Beach -6 (via Knott Avenue/Golden West Street 26--Yorba Linda-Fullerton -14 29--Brea-Huntington Beach 6 30--Orange-Cerritos (via -4 Orangethorpe Avenue/South Street) 33--Fullerton-Huntington Beach 64 (via Magnolia Street) 35--Fullerton-Huntington Beach -3 (via Brookhurst Street) 36--Orange-Seal Beach 4 (via La Palma Avenue) 37--La Habra-Huntington Beach 6 38--Orange-Cerritos -5 (via La Palma Avenue) 42--Orange-Seal Beach 2 (via Lincoln Avenue) 43--LaHabra or Brea-Newport Beach 18 44--Fullerton Park-n-Ride-Disneyland n/a 45--Orange-Costa Mesa 16 (via Fairview Street) 46--Orange-Long Beach -20 47--Fullerton-Santa Ana 8 49--Brea-Santa Ana -11 50--Orange-Seal Beach or Long Beach 6 51--Anaheim-Santa Ana n/a 53--Orange-Balboa 16 54--El Modena-Garden Grove 8 55--Orange-Costa Mesa (via Fairhaven 263 Avenue/Greenville Street) 56--Santa Ana-Seal Beach or 175 Garden Grove 57--Santa Ana-Laguna Hills 5 (via Bristol St./Laguna Canyon Road) 59--Northeast Anaheim-Costa Mesa 33 60--Tustin-Long Beach 48 61--Santa Ana-Newport Beach 3 64--Santa Ana-Seal Beach 52 65--Santa Ana-Balboa 59 66--Tustin-Huntington Beach 76 69--Fullerton-Santa Ana 1 70--Santa Ana-Sunset Beach 23 (via Edinger Avenue) 71--Orange-Irvine or Costa Mesa 2 72--Santa Ana-Sunset Beach 107 (via Warner Avenue) 74--Irvine-Huntington Beach (via -16 Talbert Ave./Sunflower Ave./Main St.) 75--Santa Ana-Laguna Hills 11 (via Lake Forest Drive/Ridge Route) 76--Irvine-Huntington Beach -19 (via Adams Ave.) 78--Laguna Hills-Huntington Beach -74 80--Santa Ana-Huntington Beach 33 85--Santa Ana-Capistrano Beach 35 or Laguna Hills 91--Laguna Hills-San Clemente -18 141--Irvine-Huntington Beach or -2 Anaheim 158--Santa Ana-Harbor Gateway in n/a Costa Mesa (via Harbor Blvd.)** 464--Fullerton Park-n-Ride- n/a Downtown Los Angeles (express line)** TOTAL 9

n/a: Information not available * Less than 1% ** Discontinued line *** Figure includes ridership from nine lines either cancelled or absorbed into other routes after 1982.

Sources: NuStats Inc.; Orange County Transit District