transportation district slogan providing and promoting efficient transportation 1 founded 1975 2 headquarters 3200 crater lake ave. medford oregon 97504 service area rogue valley service type transit bus routes 8 3 stops 38 3 4 stations front street station 3 200 s. front st. medford oregon 97501 fleet 23 transit buses daily ridership 5280 5 6 fuel type compressed natural gas and diesel manager julie brown 7 website official web site rogue valley transportation district is a transportation district serving the greater jackson county oregon area . the district serves the cities of medford ashland white city phoenix talent jacksonville and central point . 3 the district also provides paratransit services to older adults and people with disabilities within its route coverage area . 8 the rogue valley transportation district rvtd was established may 6 1975 upon the passing of a special election measure allowing the county to establish a transportation district funded by oregon tax dollars . 9 two years later after considerable planning and procurement of funding the first transit buses took the streets of medford with service beginning in july 1977 . 10 contents 1 history 2 service information 2.1 bus routes 2.2 connecting services 2.3 valley lift paratransit 3 fares 3.1 cash fares 3.2 passes and tokens 3.3 valley lift paratransit 4 bus fleet 5 passenger amenities 6 transportation demand management program 7 references 8 external links 9 see also history edit the need for creating rvtd arose when its predecessor a private company named mount ashland stage lines went bankrupt and ceased operating in 1974 after having served the rogue valley since 1965 . 10 area voters approved the creation of a new public transit district in 1975 but funding for operations was not included and subsequent requests for authorization of a property tax increase to fund the service were rejected at the ballot box . 10 the district s board scaled back the original plans by about 35 percent before finally gaining voter approval of operations funding . the service that was inaugurated in july 1977 initially operating under the name rogue rapids transit comprised just three buses serving six routes . 10 initial ridership on the fledging system was better than expected prompting the city of medford to agree to purchase three vans for rvtd s use which were used for a new shuttle service in the downtown area starting in november 1977 . 10 the district s bus fleet has since grown to 20 vehicles . service information edit rvtd currently operates seven bus routes through the cities of medford ashland central point jacksonville phoenix talent and white city with aspirations to add more in the coming future . 11 all buses run monday through saturday . rvtd provides no service on sundays or holidays . all bus routes begin and terminate at the front street transfer center located at front street between 8th and 10th street in downtown medford . the greyhound station is also located here . bus routes edit route 2 west medford serves the west medford area including oakdale columbus and stewart avenues as well as a small stretch of jacksonville highway . major businesses and locations served by this route include bi mart black bird medford city hall the city of medford police station the jackson county courthouse sherm s thunderbird and albertson s shopping center . weekdays the first bus leaves front street station at 6 00 am with service once every thirty minutes until 6 30pm . on saturday the first bus leaves front street station at 8 00am with service every hour until 4 00pm . route 10 ashland serves the cities of medford phoenix talent and ashland including but not limited to the south gateway shopping center the harry and david country village bear creek operations inc. aka . harry and david operations inc. ray s food place the ashland plaza lithia park southern oregon university as well as countless other businesses throughout the four cities . weekdays the first bus leaves front street station at 5 00 am with the last bus leaving at 7 00 pm . buses depart every 30 minutes before 7 00am and after 5 00pm . between 7 00am and 5 00pm buses depart every 20 minutes . on saturday the first bus leaves front street station at 8 00am with service every hour until 4 00pm . route 21 poplar drive serves biddle rd royal ave the medford shopping center the oregon dmv and poplar square . weekdays the first bus leaves front street station at 6 30 am with the last bus leaving at 6 30 pm with service once every hour . on saturday the first bus leaves front street station at 8 30am with service every hour until 3 30pm . route 24 rogue valley medical center formerly known as route 4 12 serves barnett road and s. central riverside in medford including winco foods the rogue valley medical center rvmc as well as several businesses medical offices and residences surrounding the southeast medford area . weekdays the first bus leaves front street station at 6 00 am the last bus leaving at 6 30 pm with service every 30 minutes . on saturday the first bus leaves front street station at 8 30am with service every hour until 3 30pm . 13 route 30 jacksonville serves the city of jacksonville and the west medford area via w. jackson st. this includes columbus ave jacksonville hwy and downtown jacksonville . the first bus leaves front street station at 6 15 am with the last bus leaving at 6 00 pm with service ten times each day . on saturday the first bus leaves front street station at 8 15am with the last bus leaving at 3 45pm with service 5 times on saturdays . route 40 central point serves the cities of medford and central point including riverside and central avenues the rogue valley mall table rock merriman bursell and hopkins roads downtown central point and crater high school . weekdays the first bus leaves front street station at 6 00 am with the last bus leaving at 7pm with service once every thirty minutes . on saturday the first bus leaves front street station at 8 00am with service every hour until 4 00pm . route 60 white city serves the cities of medford and white city via crater lake ave and crater lake hwy rt 62 . it serves providence medical center wal mart costco north medford via delta waters rd as well as the veteran s affairs domiciliary veteran s hospital . weekdays the first bus leaves front street station at 5 00 am with the last bus leaving at 7 00 pm with service once every thirty minutes . on saturday the first bus leaves front street station at 8 30am with service every hour until 4 30pm . 3 connecting services edit greyhound lines offers several intercity departures daily along interstate 5 connecting direct to portland in the north and south to sacramento serving many intermediate cities along the way . greyhound is serviced by all rvtd lines at front street station . 14 southwest p.o.i.n.t. this intercity route serves between brookings and klamath falls with one departure each direction daily . point also serves several intermediate cities and popular destinations along the route including grants pass and the klamath falls amtrak station and the coast starlight . the southwest p.o.i.n.t. is served by all rvtd lines at front street station . 15 valley lift paratransit edit the rogue valley transportation district operates paratransit service known as valley lift . it is offered to senior citizens people of physical or mental disability or people who are unable to utilize fixed route buses for other reasons . service is limited to areas which are no more than 3 4 of a mile by air from any fixed bus route . such can be seen in their system map . people wishing to utilize the service must apply with rvtd after establishing their eligibility for valley lift . fares edit there are various methods to pay fares on rvtd buses . the most popular is cash ; however prepaid options are available . these options include tokens day passes monthly passes as well as punch cards for 20 rides each . passes tokens and punch cards can be purchased at any three of these locations front st. station at 200 s. front st. in medford rvtd administration offices located at 3200 crater lake ave. in medford city of ashland utilities office at 20 e. main st. cash fares edit cash fares fare type description price full fare fare for adults 18 to 61 travelling anywhere in the district 2.00 reduced fare fare for juniors 17 seniors 62 and people of disability 1 1.00 transfers allow for reboarding of rvtd buses for 90 minutes 2 free 1 . some individuals may be required to furnish proof of age or a valid valley lift id . 2 . transfers may be used any number of times within the 90 minute timeframe . people holding transfers which have been modified or mutilated in any way may be required to pay a second fare . passes and tokens edit passes and tokens prepaid type description price effective 1st feb 2011 1 month pass full fare all month travel pass for adults 18 to 61 valid anywhere in the coverage area 56.00 1 month pass reduced fare all month travel pass for juniors 17 seniors 62 and people with disabilities2 28.00 20 ride punch card full fare covers 20 boardings and is valid throughout the coverage area 1 32.00 20 ride punch card reduced fare covers 20 boardings per card valid for juniors 17 seniors 62 and people with disabilities 1 2 16.00 10 pack tokens full fare covers 1 boarding per token valid anywhere in the coverage area 1 20.00 10 pack tokens reduced fare covers 1 boarding per token for juniors 17 seniors 62 and people with disabilities1 2 10.00 1 . usage of one boarding with the noted methods entitles the user to a free 90 minute bus transfer valid on all buses . 2 . only valid for the groups mentioned two passes can not be combined . some individuals may be required to furnish proof of age or a valid valley lift or reduced fare id . valley lift paratransit edit valley lift fare chart fare type description price full fare full fare one way for adults 18 to 61 travelling anywhere in the coverage area 4.00 bus fleet edit rvtd new flyer bus no. 3022 parked at the bus depot . this bus is engineered to run on clean burning natural gas . image is copyright 2007 rogue valley transportation district . fleet statistics manufacturer model year built vehicle length fuel type in fleet new flyer c35lf 2006 35 feet cng 2 new flyer c35lf 2004 35 feet cng 10 new flyer d35lf 2010 35 feet diesel 3 gillig phantom 1991 35 feet diesel 2 new flyer c35lf 2009 35 feet cng 3 11 rogue valley transportation district operates a fleet of 23 buses 23 paratransit buses . roughly 85 % of the current transit bus fleet is powered by cleaner burning compressed natural gas abbreviated cng engines . rvtd was among the first transportation districts in the state of oregon to operate a majority cng fleet originally acquiring their first prototype buses the blue bird xcel from blue bird corporation in 1994 . 16 today rvtd has phased out the blue bird cng vehicles in favor of the 35 foot natural gas coach manufactured by new flyer industries . these newer buses provide for greater fuel capacity of 3600 psi compared to their predecessors 3000 psi limit allowing greater range on one fill up provide space for more passengers 65 seated and standees compared to 50 seated and standees a low floor design with fully automated wheelchair ramp