The following four elements compose a new transportation network to serve all Oregonians, including the elderly and disabled. This will leverage additional resources in the human services programs. Elderly and Disabled. This program will provide transit services for the elderly and disabled. Working with the Department of Human Resources, the agency will set up a brokerage to put riders together with rides.
Funding is also available for local entities to purchase buses and vans to support the brokerage.
The expected outcome is an increase from 3.8 rides per person per year in 1997 to 6.0 rides per person in 2000. High Speed Rail . This has been a high priority for the Governor and cities and counties in the Willamette Valley. Ridership in the Pacific Northwest corridor increased 15 percent in 1997. The budget enhances rail and bus service between Portland and Eugene, in conjunction with a high speed rail corridor that has been established in cooperation with Amtrak, the State of Washington, and the province of British Columbia.