Specifications include, but are not limited to: Link Lane is a public transportation service provided by the Agency. The Eugene-Florence Bus Route is one of two Link Lane transit routes. The route is 120 miles round-trip between Eugene and Florence on Highway 126. Its schedule includes two round trips per day, seven days per week. It does not operate on federal holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, President’s Day, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. Tickets are sold on board on the bus and through Amtrak online ticketing. The original service commenced February 2020 as a pilot route funded through the Statewide Transportation Improvement Fund (STIF). It has operated through COVID-19 conditions since its first full month of service and will continue to until restrictions are lifted. Ridership trends are starting to emerge as the route continues operation with peaks in June, July, August, and September. November, December, January, and February are lower ridership months. So far monthly ridership in 2021 is comparatively higher than in 2020.
