Job Access and Reverse Commute (jarc) Program fy 2009 Service Profiles Region X alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington October 2010 fta-08-0162 Job Access and Reverse Commute (jarc) fy 2009 Service Profiles: Region X

Rogue Valley Transportation District (785)

Rogue Valley Transportation District (1655)

Location: Rogue Valley area (OR)
Type: Trip-Based Services/Fixed route
Goal: Extended hours/ days of service
Service description: The JARC funds were used to maintain service frequency implemented as a result of a JARC earmark of prior years at 30 min. on the Route 60. Route 60 is a commuter route that serves the industrial areas between Medford and White City and within White City. Route 60 has the highest male passenger population at 75% and light-industrial/ manufacturing jobs are male dominant professions. Hours of operation are between 5 AM and 6:30 PM, Monday through Friday. RVTD does not operate weekend service.
Evaluation: This funding is being used to maintain service, the performance measure is to meet or exceed work-related annual ridership, or 61,899 trips. RVTD will be conducting a passenger survey in the spring of 2011 and will measure the work-related passenger activity at that time.
Accomplishments: None to report at this time.
Lessons learned: N/A- Funds are being used to maintain service.

Sandy, City of (770)

SAM, operated by City of Sandy (1615)

Location: Sandy (OR)
Type: Trip-Based Services/Fixed route
Goal: Expanded geographic coverage
Service description: The Sandy-Gresham route operates on ½ hour headways making stops through the core area of Sandy, then travels along OR Hwy 26 to Gresham, making stops along the route to the terminus and TriMet transit hub, Gresham Transit Center, where connections are possible to the entire Portland metropolitan region.
The Sandy-Estacada route operates five times daily on weekdays through the core of Sandy (making stops) then along OR211 (with two flex stop locations) to Eagle Creek Rd. (making stops) into Estacada returning along OR 224 and OR 211 (making a loop) back to Sandy.
These services connect people living in low-income small city and rural areas including Estacada, Eagle Creek, Sandy, and the Mt. Hood villages to regional job centers in the Portland metropolitan region as well as providing reverse commute opportunities to these areas.