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SUMMER SERVICE CHANGES

Unlimited summer fun, 1PASS!

Youth, ages 18 and younger, will be ready for summer with the 1Pass. This popular pass allows kids unlimited rides on the LTD system now through Labor Day. And the 1Pass enables youth access to lots of kid-friendly activity for free.

The 1PASS includes admission to:

• Amazon Pool• Camp Putt• Cascades Raptor Center• Echo Hollow Pool & Fitness Center• Emerald Lanes• Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art• Lane Transit District• Mount Pisgah Arboretum• Museum of Natural and Cultural History• River Road Park District Pool• Science Factory• Sheldon Pool & Fitness Center• Skate World• Splash! At Lively Pool• Willamalane Center• Willamalane Park Swim Center

To purchase a 1Pass, bring proof of age to one of the following locations: (Parents: Please note that youth should be present when purchasing the pass)

• LTD Customer Service Center• Willamalane• Eugene Recreation Pools

For more info visit Willamalane.org/1PASS

School’s Out

With school out for the summer, some of Lane Transit District’s bus service will change including routes that serve the University of Oregon, Lane Community College and 4J schools. Service changes happen on Sunday, June 18, for LCC and UO routes and Friday, June 23, for routes serving 4J schools.

Please check route schedules online at LTD.org or in the new Rider’s Digest to see how your specific travel on the following routes may be impacted:

LCC and UO Routes Changing Sunday, June 18

Route 76 – UO/WarrenRoute 79X – UO/KinsrowRoute 81 – LCC/HarrisRoute 82 – LCC/Pearl

4J Schools Routes Changing Friday, June 23

Route 28 - HilyardRoute 36 – W 18thRoute 73 – UO/Willamette

Independence Day ServiceSunday Level Service on Tuesday, July 4

Issue 365

JUNE 2017

YOUTH RIDE ALL SUMMER FOR $50

Oregon Country Fair and Butte to Butte

LTD will provide free service to those participating in the Butte-to-Butte race and the Oregon Country Fair, courtesy of the Oregon Track Club and the Oregon Country Fair respectively.

Free fare only applies to people attending these specific events. Anyone riding the bus on these dates who is not attending these specific events should plan to use their regular bus pass or pay the usual fare.

For the Butte-to-Butte race, the free service is for event participants traveling from the downtown Eugene pick-up locations (at 5th & Pearl and 4th & Mill) to the beginning of the race (at Donald and 40th), 6:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. on July 4. Routes 970X/971X

For the Oregon Country Fair, event goers simply need to show their OCF ticket to ride LTD free on July 7, 8, & 9. Routes 988X/989X

BIG JULY EVENTS

Save money. Save your planet.Did you know that the average household spends 17.5 cents of every dollar on transportation? And that 94 percent of this goes to buying, maintaining, and operating cars - the largest expenditure after housing? But when you use the bus or another smart transportation option, you save money – and the planet. National Dump the Pump day is June 15, a day to encourage more people to get out of their cars and discover travel by transit, carpooling, bicycling or walking. Here in our community, LTD is raising awareness and encouraging alternative travel options through events like the Business Commute Challenge and community outreach all through the summer.

Share with us how you are dumping the pump this month at Facebook.com/LaneTransit

DUMP THE PUMP

And win!

Last month more than 2,800 commuters from 240 teams stepped up for the Business Commute Challenge. By hopping the bus, carpooling, bicycling, walking and teleworking, their combined efforts resulted in 100,162 miles not driven and 98,413 pounds of CO2 emissions saved from being emitted into our air - in just one week! Thank you to the many individuals and local organizations who participated and supported this year’s event. For a list of team and individual winners visit CommuteChallenge.org

Summertime funEnjoy weekday evenings with sun, good eats, live music, and family fun. Activities include a helmet giveaway, bicycle traffic garden, learn-to-ride clinic, and circus arts at these neighborhood parks. All events are 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Willakenzie Park – Tuesday, June 27Corwin Bolt and the Wingnuts: old-time, new-time, rag-time, and blue-time tunes. Routes 66 or 67

Churchill Park – Tuesday, July 11Beat Crunchers are a lively band with Brazilian percussion and horns. Routes 36 or 76

Maurie Jacobs Park – Tuesday, July 18 Dan The Groove Catchers play Afro-Latino rhythms including samba, salsa, and afro-beat. Routes 51, 52, or 55

Bethel Community Park – Tuesday, August 8Dirty Dandelions are a new-time folk grass band with banjo frailing, flatpickin, fiddle-stomping, and washtub bass tunes. Routes 41 or 43

Washington Jefferson Park – Tuesday, August 15Sunday Bump is an eight-piece ensemble with grooves from pop to jazz. Routes 40, 51, or 52

Arrowhead Park – Tuesday, August 22Samba Ja is a mobile, costumed, Brazilian samba percussion group. Route 52

For more info visit Eugene-Or.gov/PartyintheParks

EUGENE PARTY IN THE PARKSCOMMUTERS TAKE THE CHALLENGE

BCC 2017 Team Winners:

X-Small Team: 2-6 Employees 1st place - Figoli Quinn Branding/Web/Design AND DLA Inc. (Tie)

Small Team: 7-12 Employees1st place - UO – Sustainable Cities Initiative

Medium Team: 13-25 Employees1st place - PIVOT Architecture

Large Team: 26-75 Employees1st place - Hummingbird Wholesale

X-Large Team: 76-249 Employees1st place - Eugene Public Library

XX-Large Team: 250+ Employees 1st place - SELCO Community Credit Union

Increased serviceEarlier this year, LTD asked riders and community members for their input on service in west Eugene. Information was gathered through a series of outreach activities, including 22 presentations and a survey resulting in overwhelmingly positive feedback for transit service that increases connectivity and provides more travel options and better frequency.LTD’s service plan for west Eugene integrates the new EmX West service with 10 bus routes. The service plan, adopted by the LTD Board of Directors in April, represents a significant and exciting service enhancement for our community.The following 11 routes will be affected by service changes beginning September 17:

28 – Hilyard32 – W 1st36 - W 18th41 – Barger/W 11th43 – W 11th/Barger55 – North Park66 – VRC/Coburg76 – UO/Warren78 – UO/Seneca93 – VenetaEmX

For a full description of these changes, visit LTD.org/adopted-service-changes

WEST EUGENE SERVICE REDESIGN

FRANKLIN BOULEVARD CONSTRUCTION

Detours through Fall 2018Now through fall of 2018, the City of Springfield will be making major road improvements to Franklin Boulevard in the Glenwood neighborhood. People traveling through this area should anticipate detours and delays, including some impacts to transit service.

To get up-to-date information throughout this construction period, refer to the following resources.

• Sign up for traffic update emails at KeepUsMoving.org

• Read the Register Guard weekly road report (Sundays)

• Visit LTD.org or call 541-687-5555 for bus route information

• Check out Oregon Department of Transportation’s TripCheck.com

Independence Day ServiceBus service & RideSource: Runs on Sunday schedules Tuesday, July 4

Customer Service Center: Open 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Administrative Offices: Closed