Lane Transit District reinstating fares for all routes
TouchPass users will have a special February rewards pass available Jan. 20.
Posted: Jan 7, 2021 7:54 AM
Updated: Jan 7, 2021 9:47 AM
Posted By: Chiann Nobrega
EUGENE, Ore. Starting Feb. 1, passengers boarding Lane Transit District buses will have to start paying fares again.
Riders will pay using the TouchPass mobile phone app or TouchPass card, cash or fare purchased through a ticket vending machine on EmX platforms. Day passes purchased through a vending machine are accepted on all LTD buses. Passengers boarding LTD buses will notice three things on Feb. 1, said Aurora Jackson, LTD s general manager. Passengers will again enter the bus from its front door, they will pay their fares with cash or the TouchPass mobile app or card, and the bus operator will be sitting behind a plexiglass shield to help reduce the spread of COVID-19.
Vandalized historical marker honoring Eugene black family replaced
A historical marker honoring one of Eugene s founding African-American families has been replaced after it was vandalized in July.
Posted: Jan 1, 2021 6:42 AM
Posted By: Chris Lueneburg
EUGENE, Ore. A historical marker honoring one of Eugene s founding African-American families has been replaced after it was vandalized in July.
According to Lane Transit District, the new marker is located at an LTD EmX bus stop on West 11th Avenue.
It honors Sam and Mattie Reynolds, who lived nearby after being evicted in 1949 from the Ferry Street Village, in what is now Alton Baker Park. Residents of the area were evicted due to the construction of the Ferry Street Bridge.
First electric bus joins Lane Transit District fleet
It’s the first of 11 new electric buses that were ordered in February, LTD officials said.
Posted: Dec 16, 2020 12:40 PM
Updated: Dec 16, 2020 2:27 PM
Posted By: Chelsea Hunt
EUGENE, Ore. – The first electric bus to join Lane Transit District’s fleet has arrived.
It’s the first of 11 new electric buses that were ordered in February, LTD officials said. We are excited to have the first new electric bus arrive from the factory, said Matt Imlach, LTD s Fleet Management Director. For the next few months, we will thoroughly test the new electric bus in the shop and on the road before it s put into passenger service early next year.