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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 1981)
General information Before you ride ... things you should know. A) Pocket Schedules A bus riders best friend is the pocket schedule. It's especially useful for your first ride because it tells you where the bus goes along the route. A free pocket sized schedule has been printed for every route which includes a timetable and a map showing the names of the streets. Once you've learned to read a pocket sched ule, the whole area will be at your command! Detailed instructions for reading schedules are included on all pocket schedules. B) Signs The best place to catch a bus is at a bus stop marked by a bus stop sign, if there are no bus stop signs along your route, stand at the streetcorner on the far side of the intersection and wave to the bus as it approaches. Be sure to check the route number on the bus to see if you have the right one. if you’re still not sure, ask the bus operator where the bus is going. C) Shelters Some bus stops have benches and shelters, in the next few months many more passenger shelters will be placed at major stops through out the metro area so that you can wait for your bus out of the weather. D) individual Fares Among other variables, the cost of riding the bus depends upon which fare zone you reach: zone 1: Eugene/Springfield zone 2: Coburg, Junction City, veneta, Alvadore, walterville, Leaburg, Vida zone 3: Nimrod, Blue River, Rain bow, Finn Rock, McKenzie Bridge if you travel exclusively in zone 1 and choose to pay cash, here's what a one-way trip will cost: Adults .50C Children (5-11).25C Children under 5 (with parent)* . FREE Senior Citizens (62 & over)** weekdays: 5-9 am & 3-7 pm .. 50C Midday: 9 am-3 pm.10C Off Peak: All other times .... FREE *Up to two children under 5 ride free with parent or guardian, all additional children pay child (5-11) fare **The Oregon Legislature recently passed a Pill which would change Senior Citizen fares to 25c at all times This fare will take effect 90 days after the bill is signed by the governor if you’re going to travel in zone 2 or zone 3, detailed fare infor mation is included on the route pocket schedules for whichever outlying area you wish to travel to. Fare information is also available by calling our informa tion number, 687-5555. E) Tokens Our "Token Offer” allows you to ride the bus five times for a total of just $2.00—a savings of 10c per ride! F) Monthly Fastpasses These little gems offer you the chance to ride as much as you want, anytime. Even if you just ride to work and back for a month, you save $4 by purchasing a Zone 1 pass. So, if you're a regular rider and want to ride at reduced rates, the monthly Fast pass is your best bet! Pass prices for zone 1 are: Adults .516/mo. Youths (12-17).$l2/mo. Children (5-11).$ 8/mo. Fastpasses are also available for zones 2 and 3. Check your route pocket schedule for further information. (Tokens and monthly Fastpasses are sold at participating 7-Eieven® Food Stores, the Customer Service Center at 10th and Willamette and other area outlets. Call 687-5555 for further details.) C) Transfers if you need to take more than one bus to get to your destina tion, you need something called a transfer. Simply get on the bus, pay your fare and ask the driver for a transfer. When you get to the second bus, give the transfer to that driver, special coding marks transfers so that people can’t use them for return trips. They're only good for one hour while traveling in one direction or until the next bus comes which is going to your destination. H) Park n' Ride This service enables you to park your car—or lock up your bike— for free, and then ride the bus! Park n’ Ride sites are situated at shopping centers, church lots and other parking areas around the metro area. For specific locations, call us at 687-5555, or consult symbols on pages 12 and 13. I) Special Buses These are regular route buses which come equipped with wheel chair lifts. With these new buses, disabled people can wheel their wav onto the regular fixed-route system! Routes with wheelchair lifts are designated by special symbols on the pocket schedules. J) information Number 687-5555. If you want to travel to someplace new, or you’ve mis placed your pocket schedule, or you’ve never taken the bus before or—whatever—please give us a call! And be ready to tell the customer representative: • where you are • where you want to go • when you want to get there if you have a piece of paper and pencil handy, you can jot down a few notes as the representative gives you all the necessary details. Customer representatives know a lot of other things about the bus too, such as fare information, lost and found and snowy-day emergency detours. Besides answering questions, customer representatives also field suggestions, make official note of them and pass them on to the LTD department your comment concerns, information number hours are: Monday-Friday.7 am - 6 pm Saturday.9 am - 5 pm Sunday & Holidays .closed Note: A special TTY machine is available for patrons with hearing disabilities. Persons who have access to a TTY unit may call LTD at 687-5552 for route information.
