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Newsby StaffMarch 11, 2020

Ore.'s Lane Transit orders 11 New Flyer CHARGE battery-electric buses

In assessing its transition to sustainable mobility, LTD employed an innovative partnership with the University of Oregon to study opportunities and challenges.

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ArticlesSeptember 9, 2019

Women in Transportation: Lane Transit District's Aurora Jackson

Welcome to our annual feature where we profile exceptional women from various facets of the transportation industry.

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NewsMay 14, 2019

Income affects bus ridership in bad weather, study finds

Findings may help midsized communities consider how they might need to adjust their bus services in the face of climate forecasts.

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Newsby StaffApril 2, 2019

Lane Transit taps Delerrok for electronic fare system

The fare system is set to go into service as early as late summer 2019.

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ArticlesMay 29, 2018

Q&A with Lane Transit District GM Aurora Jackson

Jackson speaks about the success of LTD’s BRT system and the changing face of the public transit industry as it increasingly looks to a “complete trips” mobility model.

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Newsby StaffApril 18, 2017

Lane Transit District seeks $30M from state for BRT

LTD is hoping to get the money in the form of Oregon Lottery-backed bonds, to use as matching funds for a federal grant it plans to apply for.

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Newsby StaffOctober 17, 2016

Ore.'s Lane Transit to end airport route due to low ridership

With an average of seven people using the service a day out, as well as the estimated $40-a-trip cost to run the buses, officials couldn’t justify continuing it beyond the end of the contract.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 15, 2016

Ore.'s Lane Transit District to add 14,000 hours of new bus service

The investment focuses on increasing service on LTD’s most used routes including the EmX serving downtown Eugene, downtown Springfield and the Gateway area, Route 11 serving Springfield’s Thurston area, and Routes 66 and 67 serving North Eugene.

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ArticlesSeptember 15, 2016

2016 Women in Transportation: Susan Dreier

Sue Dreier began her transit career on the ground floor as a part-time bus operator for Lane Transit District (LTD) in 1990 in Eugene, Ore., as she went back to school to earn her BA in public administration while also raising her two daughters.

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Newsby StaffJuly 22, 2016

LTD receives fed grant to purchase 5 electric buses

The electric buses will replace five diesel buses, which have been in service since 1999 and have logged more than 500,000 miles each. The diesel buses consume a combined 39,114 gallons of diesel fuel each year.

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