Lane Transit District

this is a great bus system it’s one of the best I have seen in my travels across the country

The EmX is a boondoggle. It’s Eugene’s equivalent of a potemkin village.
Try not to sit in bum pee.

The city of Eugene (and Lane County) likes to promote their high ecological standards, but the lack of free transfers (which most transport systems offer) is a glaring omission for anyone wishing to reduce or eliminate their personal car use.
For example, if you commute by bike you do not need a monthly bus pass. However, you will still have errands that require transferring from one bus to a second bus to arrive at your destination. On LTD that will cost you $ 3.50 for ANY trip (even ONE-​WAY trips) that you cannot make by bike. Then you can add the aggravation of the often low-​frequency bus service and you have a significant disincentive to no or low car use.
To summarize for LTD: Allowing free transfers within 2 hours is a simple measure to promote low or no car use within a transport service area.

LTD, It’s the bus. Yeah. I ride LTD several times a week and definitely get my money’s worth out of my monthly bus pass for doing so. For Eugene being the size of town it is, it’s a pretty OK system. Just like any other public transit systems, there’s going to be smelly questionable things on the seats and floor and a fair share of strangers that want to talk to you without invitation. Just wear headphones and sunglasses and read a book. For the most part, that signals to 90% of people ‘don’t talk to me’. (for the other 10%…the people that don’t get it, you’re on your own as to how to deal with them)
I think it could be possible for more folks in the Eugene/​Springfield area to go completely car-​less if LTD offered a bit more flexibility for their riders in terms of schedules and routes offered. I dislike that LTD doesn’t run many routes past certain times I also feel like connections with other routes aren’t always optimal.
Something that annoyed me when I first moved down here from Portland, was the fact that you couldn’t get a transfer from the driver when you are going one way. So you pay your single fare for one bus, and then have to purchase another single fare for your connecting bus that will get you to your final destination. In my opinion, the single fare purchase should last you an hour and a half. It’s a waste to purchase a day pass if you are only going one way. okay rant over, but seriously LTD needs to offer transfers that allow you to board a connecting bus without having to pay another fare.

I’m just glad they’re usually cleanish and it’s pretty safe to sit down without sitting in bum pee. for the most part
The bus is an adventure if you’ve had a bad experience here’s some tools to try:
Never make eye contact. with ANYONE. sunglasses help. unless they’re cute. then you should probably smile
Always bring headphones. phone not necessary just the headphones ;) it’s always a bad scenario when that crazy fool jus gotta talk and you’re the only set of empty ears around
Never just sit down like all the way. kinda test that shit for bum pee first
AND THANK THE DRIVER instead of slumping out like a mindless zombie. chances are they’ll remember you. and that my friends is the difference between running after a bus and having it stop for you. and it NOT

I don’t know if other routes are better than the one I ride everyday but the bus is always at least ten minutes late, sometimes as much as a half hour both going to the University of Oregon and leaving. The drivers are nice and the buses are clean but I would not ride the bus if I did not get a pass through the University of Oregon.

Other than by bike, LTD is THE way I get around Eugene. Always punctual, and the stops are mostly in nice, safe well lit areas with at least a bench; no complaints, only wishes: that LTD could somehow find the funds to provide 15-​minute service to S. Eugene on at least one of its routes (or through a combination of routes) other than at rush hour.

I have rode LTD nearly everyday for the last 3 years while attending university. For the size of Eugene, LTD is a great and well designed public transit system. While the prices have steadily increased over the last couple years, they still remain low enough for people to easily afford compared to other cities of our size (especially the day passes). It has been especially helpful to have a bus pass paid for through my student fees.
LTD buses are very punctual, nearly always arriving on time and the drivers are generally nice and respectful. One complaint I do have with the bus stops is that not all of the stops have time and route information posted, this can be a very frustrating when you are traveling on a route you are unfamiliar with and do not know whether the next bus is coming in 5 mins or 30 mins.
On occasion I have witnessed obviously drunk or belligerent people boarding the bus and subsequently making people around them very uncomfortable or in some rare cases even harassing fellow passengers. While most drivers are very observant to this behavior and ensure that the ride is an enjoyable experience for all, some do not seem to pay attention to the acts of passengers on the bus.
Note: LTD is changing routes and eliminating certain routes in the coming months as part of a budget cut (including a route I used often, the Breeze from UO to Valley River Center). LTD is still deciding which routes and times to cut. I do hope that LTD does not also raise rates on their rides.

Contrary to the belief of a certain yelling, vulgar gentleman on a bicycle who rides through campus on warm days, LTD is not so bad. Their buses run on time barring weather-​related mishaps, and the drivers and personnel are courteous and professional. The added plus of the free rides for UO students certainly doesn’t hurt.
Having been a patron of the 79, 79x and EmX on a regular basis over the past few years I’ve come to depend on LTD as my mode of transport when it’s just not in the cards to ride my bike. They buses do stop a little earlier than I would like, and the Sunday schedule of the EmX (stops running before 8pm) makes it nigh on impossible for me to get home to S-​Field if I don’t time it just right. But, the EmX (until recently having been free, but now $ 1.50 for those without a pass/​UO card) runs every 10 minutes for most of the day on weekdays and it is quite dependable, clean and efficient as a people mover.
So, guy who yells things about LTD doing certain crude things to him because he is mad at them for apparently denying him a ride when he wasn’t wearing some article of clothing: next time put on some pants/​shirts/​sense because the Bus is A-​OK by me.

The Lane Transit District, otherwise more affectionately known as the LTD has been serving the Eugene community for nearly 40 years. Though Eugene isn’t a large enough city for a subway, the LTD covers most of Eugene-​Springfield with its diverse pack of bus routes. Spanning most corners of the city, its the only way most of those who are car-​less get to various parts of the city. Given our ecological situation as of late, I wouldn’t be surprised to see an increase in ridership for the good or the «green» of our environment. Speaking of green, most of their buses are energy efficient.
The buses on a whole are usually fairly clean and well maintained. Depending on the route, quite a few of them can be overwhelmingly full during peak hours, especially the ones running near the University of Oregon and Lane Community College, where students get to ride for free. Each ride costs $ 1.50 each with an all day pass for $ 3.00.
The schedules and customer service used to be a mess but it seems the LTD has gotten their act together. They’ve color coordinated their route maps while putting together a call center for all transportation related issues (lost & found, bus repairs, etc.). One thing that is worth noting about each of their buses is how punctual they are, most of them arrive on time all the time. I love that, I just wish they ran for 24 hours (service stops after 11PM).