Public Transit Open House scheduled June 2

Community invited to review Bus Barn Facility designs and new bus routes

Pendleton, Ore. — The City of Pendleton invites community members to attend a Pendleton Transit Open House to weigh in on the proposed Bus Barn Facility and potential new bus routes.

The City of Pendleton is expanding its public transit programs and moving forward with building a new bus barn facility near the Eastern Oregon Regional Airport to secure, house and protect the city’s public transportation vehicles. Community members are encouraged to attend a drop-in Open House to learn more about potential bus barn facility designs  and talk with city staff.  The Community Open House has been scheduled for 4:30-6 p.m. on Thursday, June 2, at the Pendleton Convention Center

The planning phase of the Pendleton Bus Barn facility is funded through a grant received from the Oregon Department of Transportation. The City of Pendleton does not currently have a facility  to house its public transportation fleet, which includes four ADA buses and six ADA mini vans to provide a variety of public transit services to its citizens. The “Let ‘Er Bus” Deviated Bus Route Services, available to the public at no cost, operates Mondays through Fridays and provides 11 daily runs to over 20 stops located through Pendleton. Additional transit programs include Senior & Individuals with Disabilities taxi tickets, general public taxi tickets, a daily “Dial-A-Ride” van service serving the general public, Parks and Recreation summer park rides, and an aquatic center summer transport.  The City contracts with Elite Taxi, Inc for these services.

For more information on Pendleton’s public transit program, please visit the City’s webpage. For specific questions about the Open House, contact Transit Coordinator Karen Kendall at [email] or [phone] Note: This press release is still available for reference; however, Karen Kendall has retired and is no longer the transit coordinator.