The Lane Transit District (LTD) is a public agency that provides public transportation in Lane County

Lane County, Oregon

-National protected areas:*Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge *Siuslaw National Forest *Umpqua National Forest *Willamette National Forest -Government:...

, Oregon

Oregon

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, United States

United States

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. The transit district

Transit district

A transit district or transit authority is a special-purpose district organized as either a corporation chartered by statute, or a government agency, created for the purpose of providing public transportation within a specific region....

 serves the Eugene

Eugene, Oregon

Eugene is the second largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and the seat of Lane County. It is located at the south end of the Willamette Valley, at the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about east of the Oregon Coast.As of the 2010 U.S...

 metropolitan area, including the neighboring cities of Springfield

Springfield, Oregon

Springfield is a city in Lane County, Oregon, United States. Located in the Southern Willamette Valley, it is within the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area. Separated from Eugene to the west, mainly by Interstate 5, Springfield is the second-most populous city in the metropolitan area...

, Junction City

Junction City, Oregon

Junction City is a city in Lane County, Oregon, United States. The population was 5,392 at the 2010 census.- History :In the 1870s, Junction City was named by railroad magnate Ben Holladay, who decided this would be where the rail line on the east side of the Willamette Valley would meet the rail...

, Creswell

Creswell, Oregon

Creswell is a city in the Willamette Valley of Lane County, Oregon, United States. The population at the 2010 census was 5,031.- Geography :According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which , or 2.42%, is water....

, Cottage Grove

Cottage Grove, Oregon

Cottage Grove is a city in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It received its name from its first postmaster, G. C. Pierce, in September 1861. Pierce's home at the time was in an oak grove. The population was 9,686 at the 2010 census.-History:...

, Veneta

Veneta, Oregon

Veneta is a city in Lane County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 4,561.-History:Veneta was established in 1912 by Edmund Eugene Hunter, who named the settlement after his five-year-old daughter. Veneta post office was established in 1914. Veneta Orilla Hunter...

, and Lowell

Lowell, Oregon

Lowell is a city in Lane County, Oregon, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,045.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and , or 25.0%, is water....

. LTD began service in 1970 with 20 vehicles, and today provides over 20,000 bus

Bus

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 trips a week, with a fleet of 102 busses. Many of LTD's riders are students; University of Oregon

University of Oregon

-Colleges and schools:The University of Oregon is organized into eight schools and colleges—six professional schools and colleges, an Arts and Sciences College and an Honors College.- School of Architecture and Allied Arts :...

 and Lane Community College

Lane Community College

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 students ride for free. Both programs are subsidized by student fees, as well as limited late-night service until about 2am.

LTD is in the process of expanding its bus rapid transit

Bus rapid transit

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 line from downtown Springfield to the Gateway area in north Springfield. Named the Emerald Express (EmX)

Emerald Express (EmX)

The Emerald Express is a bus rapid transit system in the Eugene-Springfield metropolitan area in Oregon, United States. It is provided by the Lane Transit District which is the public transit authority in Lane County, Oregon....

, it began operations in January 2007, running from downtown Eugene to downtown Springfield. LTD chose bus rapid transit after a review process during which several transportation options, including light rail

Light rail

Light rail or light rail transit is a form of urban rail public transportation that generally has a lower capacity and lower speed than heavy rail and metro systems, but higher capacity and higher speed than traditional street-running tram systems...

, were considered. It concluded that this was the best option for Eugene-Springfield's size and current transportation needs. LTD is currently in the process of expanding EmX to the West Eugene area. The addition will over double EmX's current coverage area.

A board of directors

Board of directors

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, whose members are appointed by the Governor of Oregon

Governor of Oregon

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, governs LTD. A combination of passenger fares, payroll tax

Payroll tax

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es, and state and federal monies fund the system.

LTD also uses articulated bus

Articulated bus

An articulated bus is an articulated vehicle used in public transportation. It is usually a single-deck design, and comprises two rigid sections linked by a pivoting joint...

es.

Route list (as of January 2011)

• EmX - Bus Rapid Transit
• 1 Campbell Center
• 11 Thurston
• 12 Gateway
• 13 Centennial
• 17 5th Street/Hayden Bridge (New route)
• 18 Mohawk/Fairview
• 19 Fairview (Revised route)
• 24 Donald
• 27 Fairmount
• 28 Hilyard
• 32 West 1st Ave
• 33 Jefferson
• 36 West 18th Ave
• 40 Echo Hollow
• 41 Barger/West 11th Ave
• 43 West 11th Ave/Barger
• 51 Santa Clara
• 52 Irving
• 55 River Rd Connector
• 66 Valley River Center/Coburg Rd
• 67 Coburg Rd/Valley River Center
• 73 U of Oregon/Willamette
• 76 U of Oregon/Warren (renamed from UO/Bailey Hill [September 2010], UO/Westmoreland [before September 2010])
• 78 U of Oregon/Seneca Station (renamed from UO/Oak Patch [before September 2010])
• 79X U of Oregon/Kinsrow Express
• 81 Lane Community College/Harris
• 82 Lane Community College/Pearl
• 85 Lane Community College/Springfield
• 91 McKenzie Bridge
• 92 Lowell/Lane Community College
• 93 Veneta
• 95 Junction City
• 96 Coburg
• 98 Cottage Grove

Cancelled Routes

• 3X River Rd Express
• 7X International Way Express
• 8X Thurston Express
• 10 Hayden Bridge
• 25 Amazon
• 30 Bertelsen
• 60 Cal Young
• 64 Sheldon Plaza
• 79 U of Oregon/Gateway
• Breeze

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