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Lane Transit District details ridership recovery, previews Connect 2045 planning
Summary
Lane Transit District told the Eugene Sustainability Commission it has partially recovered service and ridership since COVID and is launching a long-range mobility plan, Connect 2045, that will consider smaller vehicles, mobility-on-demand pilots and expanded bike-share to rebuild transit use.
Brandon Melton, a senior planner with Lane Transit District, told the Eugene Sustainability Commission that the agency has regained much of its pre‑COVID service capacity but still lags in ridership.
Melton said total annual ridership before the COVID‑19 pandemic was about 10,000,000 boardings and that current totals are about 6.2 million, adding that weekday service hours dropped to roughly 40% of pre‑pandemic levels during COVID and are now about 84% of what they were. "Frequency is king," Melton said, describing frequency as central to convincing choice riders to return to transit.
Melton summarized a recent system review — a routine, multi‑year examination of routes and service — that led to short‑term route adjustments and longer‑term recommendations the district adopted in October. Short‑term changes included restoring high‑frequency MX peak service (about 10‑minute headways during peak on…
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