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

City of Corvallis (775)

Philomath Connector and Corvallis Transit System (1633)

Location: Urban area of Corvallis (OR)
Type: Trip-Based Services/Fixed route
Goal: Extended hours/ days of service
Service description: JARC funds are used to add hours of service to existing service to offer better coverage for people traveling to work. The funds add hours of service on Saturdays and in the early morning. The City of Corvallis operates the Corvallis Transit System (CTS) and Philomath Connection (under an Intergovernmental Agreement with the City of Philomath) fixed route mass transit systems. Service is provided Monday through Saturday and reaches major employers in the Corvallis/Philomath area.
Evaluation: Our project is evaluated by three service goals: Actual or estimated number of jobs that can be accessed as a result of the geographic area served or the times of day the service is provided; Actual or estimated number of rides (as measured by one way trips) provided as a result of JARC service; and Special marketing efforts and other outreach efforts designed to inform/educate the public of the opportunity to ride transit for employment, and employment-related activities.
Accomplishments: Our greatest accomplishment is that we have spoken to and heard from riders who have told us that they use CTS and the PC to get to and from work and that it is their only means of transportation. On rider to us that he loves the PC and his only complaint is that it doesn’t ride on Saturdays because he would ride it then as well. We know that there are many other CTS and PC riders who use the bus to get to and from work.
Lessons learned: Since our JARC grant is for expansion of existing service, it is not a start-up service, But I would say that this grant has allowed CTS and PC to better provide service to working folks who otherwise would not have as much flexibility.

Lebanon, City of (778)

City of Lebanon Transit (1645)