OR: Bend Eyes Study of Microtransit Options

    Sept. 4, 2018
    The Bend City Council will be asked Wednesday night to approve an agreement with OSU-Cascades for up to $50,000 for a pilot study of possibly replacing a discontinued Cascades East Transit bus line with on-demand transit, known as microtransit.

    Source KTVZ

    The Bend City Council will be asked Wednesday night to approve an agreement with OSU-Cascades for up to $50,000 for a pilot study of possibly replacing a discontinued Cascades East Transit bus line with on-demand transit, known as microtransit.

    Councilors also will review a new two-year contract extension with CET's parent organization, the Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council.

    In the issue summary for the next agenda item, City Manager Eric King said preparing for that transit contract renewal, "it became apparent that there may be additional, more cost-effective methods of delivering transit service."

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