EUGENE, Ore. — On March 2, Lane Transit District (LTD) will launch a new pilot in rural South Lane County, Mohawk Valley, as well as Mapleton and Deadwood (Highway 36 corridor).
“Rural transit services are a lifeline,” said Jameson Auten, LTD’s Chief Executive Officer, in an LTD media release. “Without access to affordable and reliable transit, quality of life deteriorates quickly when you can’t sustain essential connections to medical care, education, and work.”
The Rural Shuttle Pilot uses money from Oregon’s Statewide Transportation Improvement Funds (STIF) to provide rural transit in areas where it doesn’t currently exist. The service will connect residents to vital services such as medical care, prescription drugs, and healthy food. The funding for this pilot ends in June 2027…