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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 15, 1982)
General Information improving on a good thing. Back in September, Lane Transit District introduced a whole new system of routes and schedules. The response was immediate and positive: ridership increased initially by 1500 riders a week. After living with the system for a few months, we re still very excited about rider response. And to further accommodate new traffic and rider ship patterns, we've made a few minor adjustments on many of the schedules. For instance, since ridership on the #17 WEYERHAEUSER route was very low, we have discontinued it and increased service on the busy #15 LCC/ASHLANE route. We have also added a new Eugene—uof 0—Spring field connection by introducing the #19 MAIN STREET via U OF O route. This will help alleviate the overload problem on #11 THURSTON, and improve service from Springfield to U of 0 and Sacred Heart Hospital. Routes have also changed in the Bethel Drive area. The #42 BETHEL drive route has been deleted due to low ridership. However, #44 ECHO HOLLOW will now cover the southern portion of Bethel Drive, and will run more often than the #42 did. These are a few of the major changes —this guide will explain all adjust ments on all routes, it includes sched ules and maps which you may want to keep handy, as well as the follow ing information. Lower Fares. Times are tough in Lane county right now. But to show we re willing to take an extra step, in September Lane Transit District lowered all fares. We re one of the first transit districts in the nation to do this, in an effort to respond to local economic condi tions and attract new riders. Before you ride ... things you should know. A) Pocket schedules A bus rider s 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) New Bus stop Signs During the past few months, over 600 new bus stop signs have been installed in the Eugene-Springfield area, thanks to a federal grant. These signs have been placed approximately every two blocks on each urban route. Please wait at these locations to catch the bus. It helps insure your safety and allows for faster driving time on the routes—which improves our efficiency and saves money. 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 travel to*, 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).25C Reduced Fare card Holders ... 25C *Up to two children under 5 ride free with parent or guardian; all additional children pay child (5-22) fare. if you're going to travel in zone 2 or zone 3, detailed fare informa tion is included on the route pocket schedules for whichever outlying area you wish to travel to. Fare information is also avail able by calling our information 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! Ride for just 40c with a token! 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.$16/mo. Youths (12-17).$12/mo. Children (5-11).. .$ 8/mo. Senior Citizens.$ 8/mo. Reduced Fare card Holders .$ 8/mo. Fastpasses are also available for zones 2 and 3. Check your out lying area route pocket schedule for further information. (Tokens and monthly Fastpasses are sold at participating 7-Eleven® Food stores, the Customer service Center at 10th and Willamette and other area outlets. Call 687-5555 for further details.) Lane community college Bus Passes Recently, the LCC student Govern ment donated funding toward LTD bus passes for LCC students. These passes will be available for the first time this Winter term. Now Lane Community College students can buy a three-month pass for just $32, instead of pur chasing a $16 pass each month—in other words, get three months of bus riding for the price of two. Zone 2 and zone 3 passes are also available for a discount to LCC students. Three-month passes are available only at the beginning of the term through the LCC Financial Services Office, and later through the LTD Customer service Center.
