Sunset Empire Transportation District has announced that additional service is being added to the Route 20 and the Pacific Connector Bus Routes starting January 2, 2018. Both routes serve South Clatsop County and connect with the Tillamook County Transit bus in Cannon Beach or Manzanita.  Executive Director Hazen reports that “Tillamook County Transit will now be meeting our buses 4 times a day in Cannon Beach, which allows not only an increase in service to and from Tillamook County but also allows Sunset Empire Transportation District to adjust our schedule times and add another loop to our Route 20 service during the week and 2 loops to our Pacific Connector Route on weekends.”  The increased service will begin on January 2, 2018. New route schedules will be posted in shelters, located here: Route 20 1-2-18  Pacific 1-2-18 ,  or copies will be available at the Astoria Transit Center or the Seaside Kiosk after December 20th. For more information or alternative formats contact Mary Parker at [email protected] or call 503-861-5370.

SETD recently took delivery of 2 new Ford Transit Vans for its Para-transit service through RideAssist.  These vans were purchased with STF funds (Special Transportation Funds), a State of Oregon funding program.  The addition of these 2 vehicles will help increase our capacity for those qualified individuals that are unable to ride on our regular fixed routes.

4th of July Schedule

CC Rider will be operating on Holiday Schedule for July 4th. There will be no service on Lies 2, 3, 4, and 6. Line 1 will run on the schedule below. Lines 5 and 7 are running as usual.

Line 1 All Holiday Schedule

PDX Medical Rides – Reduced Service

Beginning July 1, 2017, Portland Medical rides will be reduced to twice a month. CC Rider ran a pilot over the last year with 5-days a week medical rides into Portland. This service has proved unsustainable, so CC Rider is ending the pilot.

Starting in July, PDX Medical rides into Portland area hospitals and clinics will revert to the former schedule of the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month.

The new schedule for July 1, 2017, thru June 30, 2018, is as follows:

New buses hit the street in September 2016 on SETD routes. Check out some of the pictures of the new bus designs below.