Orange County Transportation Authority

Move OC Active
Transportation Plan

A 20-month, countywide effort to meaningfully increase everyday walking, biking, and rolling across Orange County.

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The Challenge

Connected Vision,
Disconnected Network

Home to more than three million people, Orange County has made enormous progress in regional active transportation since the adoption of the OC Active Bike and Pedestrian Plan in 2019. As patterns in active transportation—how, where, why, and when people get around by walking, biking, and other rolling means—continue to evolve, a new strategy, framework, and set of customizable resources is needed to provide in-depth tools that work for the various contexts and challenges across the County.

Fundamentally, Move OC must provide an evidence-backed framework with clear guideposts for implementation, yet provide enough flexibility and diversity within its recommendations to allow the various municipalities to implement in ways that work best for them.

A county with diverse transportation needs. From Buena Park to San Clemente, each community in Orange County hosts a unique set of transportation conditions and needs.

As a region, smartphone data estimates the county sees nearly 12 million walking trips every day. These patterns vary along with the diversity of the county, from mountains to seaside coves to urban centers.

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Cities, Many Contexts

The Data

How Orange County Moves

As patterns in active transportation—how, where, why, and when people get around by walking, biking, and other rolling means—continue to evolve, a new strategy, framework, and set of customizable resources is needed to provide in-depth tools that work for the various contexts and challenges across the County.

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12M+
Walking trips per day estimated countywide via smartphone data
+109%
Transit trip growth from baseline (Jan 2021 to peak)
88%
Of all trips are still made by private automobile—the opportunity for mode shift is immense

The Network

The Existing Bikeway Network

While cities have continued to expand bike facilities in the County, barriers create "islands" that limit regional connectivity. Move OC must establish ambitious regional goals in mode shift, safety, and connectivity that create a shared framework for the region.

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The Approach

A Living Framework,
Not a Static Plan

As leaders in the field, Toole Design has developed an approach that defines the best practice in regional active transportation planning. Our approach emphasizes the interconnected relation of the tasks, centering on the establishment and guiding principles of the VGOMs.

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Stakeholder Input
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Visions, Goals, Objectives, and Metrics
The operating system for Move OC
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Strategies
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Infrastructure
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Contextual Application to Planning Areas 1, 2, 3, and 4
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Evaluation
Continuous monitoring against VGOMs

Ultimately, we will work with OCTA to create a dynamic planning system—rather than a static plan—featuring a performance dashboard and suite of GIS tools that will continuously inform and evolve OCTA's and local jurisdictions' active transportation policy and programming processes.

Developed by a combination of existing needs and stakeholder and public input, the VGOMs will inform a system of recommendations tailored to each planning area.

The Team

National Expertise,
Local Presence

Supported by our Los Angeles-based team, we bring experience from 21 active transportation projects in Orange County, giving us a nuanced understanding of the County's geographic diversity, political dynamics, and varying levels of local readiness.

Key Personnel

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Total labor hours dedicated to Move OC
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Project Mgmt
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Engagement
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VGOMs & Data
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Analysis
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Plan Dev

The Experience

Proven Track Record

We have led over 350 active transportation plans in the U.S., including over 50 in California. Our work with OCTA on recent projects like the E-Bike Safety Action Plan and the Orange County Bikeways Connectivity Study will support our approach to this project.

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OC E-Bike Safety Action Plan

Toole Design led the development of the E-Bike Safety Action Plan. Our work included analysis of gaps in existing resources, approaches, and strategies at the local, regional, and state level regarding e-bike safety.

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OC Bikeways Connectivity Study

Toole Design is leading a study that evaluates streets on the County's Master Plan of Arterial Highways roadway network to identify corridors with excess roadway capacity and opportunities for lane conversion to Class IV bikeways.

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OC Safe Routes to School Action Plan

Toole Design developed Orange County's first-ever Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Action Plan involving a countywide stakeholder and community engagement process.

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Connect OC

OC Connect is a transformative active transportation project led by OCTA that converts a former Pacific Electric Railroad right-of-way into a continuous, low-stress Class I multi-use trail connecting Santa Ana and Garden Grove.

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Active Transportation Support Services On-Call

Since 2022, Toole Design and AA have continued to support OCTA through a planning on-call contract, providing technical assistance and strategic guidance.

The Process

20-Month Roadmap

We propose a 20-month timeline for the completion of Move OC, understanding that additional time may be required pending jurisdictional review and coordination periods.

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Let's Move OC Forward

Ready to Transform
Active Transportation

Toole Design is uniquely positioned to help OCTA deliver a plan that is ambitious and pragmatic, laying the groundwork for long-term, reliable funding. Our team is prepared and excited to begin work on the Move OC Active Transportation Plan.

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Adam Wood, AICP
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Chino Hills, CA 91709
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Sam Zneimer
200 River's Edge, Suite 420
Medford, CA 02155
781.539.6700
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RFP 250113 — Move OC Active Transportation Plan

Proposal submitted by TDG Engineering, Inc., an affiliate of Toole Design Group, LLC on February 4, 2026

Envisioning what could be, then building it