Riders board through the rear of Cherriots bus on Tuesday, April 7, at the downtown Salem transit center, taking advantage of restored but limited mass transit. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)
Buses hit the streets on 17 routes in the Salem area Tuesday as Cherriots resumed limited service, disrupted a week ago because of the impacts of COVID-19. The number of passengers on each bus has been limited, passengers still must enter through the rear door, and most routes are running only hourly. Still, the service is free for now – and Cherriots urges that people use the buses only for essential trips such as getting to work or grocery shopping. How was your experience if you gave it a try? Send us your review: [email protected].
Riders get help keeping their social distance on Tuesday, April 7, at the downtown Salem transit center, taking advantage of restored but limited mass transit. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)
Riders get help keeping their social distance on Tuesday, April 7, at the downtown Salem transit center, taking advantage of restored but limited mass transit. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)
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Photographer Ron Cooper and his wife Penny moved to Salem in 1969 to take a job as photographer at the Oregon Statesman (later the Statesman Journal). Their three children, Monica, Kimberly, and Christopher, attended and graduated from Salem public schools. Cooper retired from the Statesman Journal in 2001 but, has continued his passion for photography in many ways, including as a photographer for the Salem Reporter.
