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Rogue Valley Transportation District

Rogue Valley Transportation District is a public transit system serving Jackson County, Oregon. The district serves the cities of Medford, Ashland, White City, Phoenix, Talent, Jacksonville, and Central Point. The district also provides paratransit services to senior citizens and people with disabilities within its route coverage area.

History
The need for creating RVTD arose when its predecessor, a private company named Mount Ashland Stage Lines, went bankrupt and ceased operating in 1974 after having served the Rogue Valley since 1965. The service cuts are scheduled to take effect on September 2 and include the elimination of all Saturday service and reduced coverage on routes. == Service ==
Service
, RVTD operates 15 bus routes through the cities of Medford, Ashland, Central Point, Jacksonville, Phoenix, Talent and White City. All buses run Monday through Saturday; RVTD provides no service on Sundays or major holidays. Most bus routes begin and terminate at the Front Street Transfer Center located at Front Street between 8th and 10th Street in Downtown Medford. The Greyhound station, located adjacent to the Front Street Transfer Center, is served by daily intercity buses to Portland and Sacramento. The system also connects with Oregon's POINT Intercity Bus Service, which has connections to Brookings and Klamath Falls. All RVTD buses are equipped with wheelchair ramps or lifts to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; up to two wheelchair users can be secured in the front seating area of the bus. The bus fleet is also equipped with bicycle racks mounted to the front, stop announcement systems, and real-time tracking. Since 2022, all fixed route buses also offer free Wi-Fi to passengers. Paratransit The Rogue Valley Transportation District operates paratransit service known as Valley Lift. It is offered to senior citizens, people with a disability, or passengers unable to utilize fixed route buses for other reasons. Service is limited to areas which are no more than 3/4 of a mile by air from any fixed bus route. People wishing to utilize the service must apply with RVTD after establishing their eligibility for Valley Lift. == Fares ==
Fares
RVTD buses accept cash fares as well as prepaid tokens, day passes, monthly passes, as well as punch cards for 20 rides each. The Umo fare card and mobile app can also be used to pay for trips on the system and provides free transfers between routes. The basic fare is $2, with a reduced rate of $1 for passengers who are 10 to 17 years old, 62 years or older, have disabilities, or have other proof of eligibility. Valley Lift passengers are charged $4 per ride. ==Fleet==
Fleet
bus produced by New Flyer and used by RVTD , RVTD operates a fleet of 45 buses; 73percent of the buses are powered by compressed natural gas (CNG), while the rest use diesel fuel. RVTD later phased out the Blue Bird CNG vehicles in favor of the 35 foot natural gas coach manufactured by Gillig and New Flyer Industries. These newer buses provide for greater fuel capacity of 3600 psi compared to their predecessors 3000 psi limit (allowing greater range on one fill-up), provide space for more passengers (65 seated and standees compared to 50 seated and standees), a low floor design with fully automated wheelchair ramp (compared to the partially automated wheelchair lift), easier passenger boarding and deboarding, as well as a more powerful engine. In addition to their natural gas buses, the Rogue Valley Transportation District also operates diesel transit coaches in efforts to diversify their fuel usage. This has several key advantages including switching over to primarily diesel usage in the event of a natural gas price hike or vice versa. RVTD runs the diesel New Flyer Low Floor and Low Floor Restyled coach and the Gillig Low Floor exclusively, however that may change as future fleet acquisitions occur. Previously in district history the entire fleet consisted of the New Look with a blue, yellow, and white paint scheme but the coaches have since been phased out. == References ==
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