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Transit leaders tell committee STIF drove service gains but limits remain; agencies seek more stable revenue
Summary
General managers from Rogue Valley, Tillamook and Salem described how the Statewide Transportation Improvement Fund (STIF) expanded weekend, regional and medically essential services, while leaders and ODOT staff warned programs are oversubscribed and agencies face rising operating costs.
Transit agency leaders and local managers told the Joint Transportation Committee on March 11 that the Statewide Transportation Improvement Fund (STIF) has enabled agencies to restore weekend service, expand routes and provide lifeline trips for medical appointments, but they urged lawmakers to consider additional, predictable revenue and startup funding for smaller jurisdictions.
Panelists described concrete benefits from STIF: Julie Brown, general manager of Rogue Valley Transportation District (RVTD), told the committee STIF supported six new routes and enabled RVTD to grow from about 993,000 service miles in 2017 to more than 1.4 million miles today. "A lot of times when I hear people talk about ridership numbers ... you need to look at it differently. You need to look at it as this is a person," Brown said, recounting an example of a…
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