Abbey McDonald of Salem Reporter describes her experience driving a Cherriots bus on a closed course, in advance of a district hiring event on Feb. 21.
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AGENDA: Cherriots considers lowering fares, plans for e-fare
On Thursday, Jan. 26, the Cherriots board will discuss proposals to lower fare on its regional and 1X routes and move to a cashless fare system.
State fines top Cherriots official $100 after ethics investigation
General manager Allan Pollock will also donate his accumulated rewards as a penalty for applying his personal airline and hotel membership rewards accounts to Cherriots-funded business trips.
Cherriots hopes to add Albany express service, increase frequency in coming years
Agency leaders said a long-range plan the board will consider Thursday is a first step toward building more robust public transit serving Oregon’s capital. Whether the agency’s plans will happen as outlined depends on securing grants.
YOUR GOVERNMENT: Cherriots board discusses plans for transit expansions, improved technology
The board meets Thursday evening to review a long-term plan guiding the transit agency’s development over the next 20 years.
Kids, teens can soon ride Salem buses for free
Starting Sept. 4, bus riders 18 and younger can hop on Cherriots with no fare, ID or bus pass needed.
New bus route links Keizer, Woodburn and Wilsonville
The 80X Cherriots weekday route will start in Keizer then head to Woodburn and Wilsonville, before making the same stops on the way back.
LISTEN IN: Next steps mapped to set up transit center in south Salem
TODAY’S BROADCAST: Rachel Alexander describes what the Salem transit district board considered in selecting a place to put up the newest transit center. But a ride on the bus from the center is still down the road. Read that story HERE. And how a unique summer camp at a Salem[Read More…]
Southeast Commercial site chosen as potential south Salem transit center
Salem’s transit agency is hoping a largely vacant piece of land on Southeast Commercial Street will be the city’s next transit hub. The Salem Area Mass Transit District’s Board of Directors last week voted to move forward with an environmental study of the site at the northeast corner of Wiltsey[Read More…]
With the help of a federal grant, Salem’s Cherriots will add 10 electric buses to its fleet
Recently sanitized and reconfigured Cherriots buses are seen at the Del Webb Operations Facility. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Salem’s longest bus route will be served by electric buses a year from now, thanks to a federal grant. Cherriots, Salem’s mass transit agency, has received a $6.3 million federal grant that will[Read More…]
