An out of service bus at the Downtown Transit Center on Monday, April 6. Cherriots service will resume on April 7. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Ian Davidson recalled when he realized that if his life were a little different he wouldn’t be able to serve on the board of directors[Read More…]

Cherriots buses. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The board overseeing Cherriots is on its way to becoming younger and more diverse. Earlier this month, Gov. Kate Brown announced three appointments to the seven-member board that oversees the Salem Area Mass Transit District. The appointments include Sara Duncan, a longtime Salem resident who[Read More…]

A Cherriots bus on State Street outside the Oregon Capitol (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) If there was a bus line connecting Salem and Albany, would people ride it? That’s a central question of a study Cherriots is conducting. The transit agency is considering a new line connecting the cities as well[Read More…]

The Salem Area Mass Transit District awarded just a single contract to a company owned by a woman or minority in its most recent reporting period, well short of its own goal to see that such businesses get a share in millions in government spending.  Agency leaders point to a[Read More…]

A Cherriots bus powered by renewable natural gas. (Courtesy/Cherriots) More than half of Cherriots buses now get their fuel from landfills. In December last year, the transit provider for the Salem area switched the fuel source for 34 buses from compressed natural gas to renewable natural gas. The two fuels[Read More…]

A Cherriots bus on State Street outside the Oregon Capitol (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) With the Legislature slated to convene next month for its 35-day session, the board that oversees the Salem Area Mass Transit District is preparing a list of items it’ll keep an eye on. At its Thursday, Jan.[Read More…]