Lane Transit District will reduce its bus fare to $1 for a ride, or $2 for a day pass starting in July.
Most fares and passes will be reduced by up to 50%.
Jameson Auten, LTD’s CEO, said about 40% of Lane County households work, but struggle to make ends meet. He said the district has rainy day funds set aside for hard times and the agency’s leadership wanted to help out community members that might be struggling with high gas prices and other rising costs…