information on the subject . please help to add historical material to help counter systemic bias towards recent information . may 2011 this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . september 2008 learn how and when to remove this template message c tran founded july 1 1981 1981 07 01 headquarters 2425 ne 65th avenue vancouver wa locale clark county washington service type fixed route bus service paratransit vanpool routes 27 hubs 3 transit centers 3 park and rides 1 fleet 105 buses 61 paratransit vehicles 22 vanpool vehicles 2 annual ridership 6 317 040 transit bus 218 426 paratransit 17 426 vanpool 2 website c tran.com c tran bus 2227 with the new paint scheme at the rose quarter transit center in portland c tran express route bus at parkrose sumner transit center in portland now decommissioned the c tran stylized as c tran more formally the clark county public transit benefit area authority is a public agency serving clark county washington united states including the cities of battle ground camas vancouver and washougal . founded in 1981 c tran operates regular route bus services within clark county as well as dial a ride services for qualified persons with disabilities c van and a reserved on demand service in eastern clark county the connector . c tran also provides express commuter services between clark county and various points in portland oregon including downtown the parkrose sumner and delta park max light rail stations in northeast and north portland lloyd district and oregon health and science university . 3 c tran operates three transit centers vancouver mall at westfield vancouver fisher s landing in east county and 99th street at stockford village as well as three park and rides salmon creek evergreen park and andresen . 1 28 transit routes operate to serve the approximately 350 000 residents of clark county while c tran s 111 transit coaches and 50 paratransit coaches travel over 14 472 miles daily . contents 1 history 1.1 service increases and reorganization in 2000 1.2 clark county proposition 1 2004 1.3 new fare structure and 2005 service reductions 1.4 c tran redistricting and new c tran benefit area ballot measure 2 service 3 the vine 4 fares 4.1 fare agreement with trimet 5 see also 6 references 7 external links history edit service increases and reorganization in 2000 edit on july 1 2000 c tran opened a transit center facility in fisher s landing replacing the evergreen transit center now evergreen park & ride as its east county hub . along with the opening of fisher s landing transit center many lines serving east clark county and the vancouver mall area were rerouted and had their frequency increased . fisher s landing transit center links eastern vancouver with camas washougal and parkrose in northeast portland oregon . around the same time c tran changed its transfer design to conform with that of trimet allowing c tran riders to use its transfer to ride on any route in any direction unlike previously in which c tran transfers were marked with the route number to prevent riders from using it to make a round trip or a stop over . the day code on a c tran transfer and today c tran day pass is identical to that of trimet consisting of two letters out of the eight letter pool m j i e x d b and c. clark county proposition 1 2004 edit in november 2004 a ballot initiative known as proposition 1 was defeated by a simple majority of voters . while 46.33 % of eligible voters or 73 959 ballots approved this measure to increase the clark county sales tax by 0.3 % from the current 7.7 % to continue the funding of the public transportation 53.67 % 85 684 votes rejected the proposition . the proposition 1 was intended to provide continued funding sources for c tran after the 1998 statewide repeal of washington motor vehicle registration tax . as a result of the lost revenue effective september 25 2005 c tran could have reduced its services by 46 % effectively eliminating about a half of currently existing bus and paratransit services . the planned service reduction would have eliminated all services to the north beyond salmon creek park & ride including commuter services to ridgefield ; all services to the east beyond fisher s landing transit center discontinuing all camas and washougal services including the connector ; end all vancouver central portland express bus services ; and drastically reduced the frequency of surviving routes except for the 165 parkrose express whose services would be increased . vancouver central portland commuter lines would have been replaced by 205 interstate 5 shuttle 234 salmon creek shuttle and 257 bpa shuttle all of which would have terminated at trimet s delta park vanport max station . in addition to major downsizing of services c tran proposed closing two park and ride lots reducing service center hours ending service day at 8 pm weekdays and ending most weekend runs . as a result c tran intended to also lay off a large number of employees . to make up lost revenues the c tran board of directors also considered a fare increase elimination of free transfers and termination of reciprocal fare agreement with trimet . most of these service reductions were avoided after c tran passed a special ballot measure in september 2005 . c tran still operates all commuter lines to and from downtown portland s transit mall . new fare structure and 2005 service reductions edit in may 2005 as the first phase of the two part service reduction strategy c tran introduced a new fare structure . under this scheme the previously all zone commuter services between portland oregon and clark county with the sole exception of the 165 parkrose express were designated premium routes i.e. routes 105 114 that originate in portland as 105 114 134 157 164 177 and 190 are all premium services . no regular monthly or all day passes from either trimet or c tran were accepted on the premium buses unless a passenger purchased a 105 premium pass which is also valid as an all zone pass in c tran portland streetcar and trimet . a single ride fare on a premium bus became 3 . fares on premium buses are were collected as passengers board and previously allowed free rides within portland s fareless square between portland state university and the pearl district were eliminated . c tran issues and accepts all zone transfers upon request . passengers who use a c zone fare must pay each time they board the bus or purchase a day pass either a c zone day pass valid only on c tran local and limited routes or a goanywhere express day pass which is also valid on trimet and the portland streetcar . pursuant to the fare reciprocity agreement c tran and trimet continue to honor each other s all zone fare instruments . c tran would have been forced to eliminate nearly half of all its transit services effective september 25 2005 if additional funding had not been secured ; however a second ballot measure was passed that allowed for the preservation of current service levels at that time and additional service to be added to smaller cities such as ridgefield and la center . these changes helped return service to its pre 2000 levels . c tran redistricting and new c tran benefit area ballot measure edit on june 1 2005 the boundaries of the clark county public transit benefit area were reduced from the whole clark county to the area including only the cities of vancouver camas washougal ridgefield la center battle ground and yacolt as well as the unincorporated areas surrounding vancouver . this was done so that unlike in the failed 2004 proposition 1 only those who would benefit from c tran services will vote on any future ballot measure to secure new funding for the transit service . c tran proposed a special election in september 2005 to decide on whether residents within the new c tran benefit area would pay an additional 0.2 % from 7.7 % to 7.9 % in vancouver sales tax to maintain the current c tran service level . the measure passed by a wide majority . the agency continues to operate and now with fresh funding is expanding . service edit c tran continues to run seven days a week and on holidays . holidays are operated with reduced local service similar to sunday s service trips to and from portland are less frequent some express and limited routes may not run . local service starts at about 6 15 am and ends about midnight . weekday express and limited service to portland begins at 5 20 am with the last trip to vancouver at 7 pm . on saturdays there is no service to portland excluding the 65 parkrose limited to parkrose sumner transit center and the 4 fourth plain to delta park vanport max station and jantzen beach . saturday service on route 65 starts at about 8 30 am with the last trip to vancouver departing at about 6 40 pm . saturday service on route 4 starts at about 6 30 am and the last trip from delta park vanport departs at midnight . on sundays the only service that crosses the columbia river is route 4 to jantzen beach and delta park vanport max station . the connector runs from 5 30 am to 7 30 pm on weekdays based on the dial a ride system . c tran operates 17 local routes along with c van paratransit and connector dial a ride service . most routes can be expected to run every 15 to 70 minutes . the most used routes are 37 mill plain highway 99 and 4 fourth plain . c tran operates seven express premium routes to downtown portland s transit mall . a ride on all these buses require an express fare for travel outside clark county and transfers issued on these routes are valid for travel on all c tran and trimet routes . in addition c tran operates four limited routes ; the 41 44 and 47 serve trimet s delta park vanport max station and the 65 connects to trimet s parkrose sumner max station . local c zone fare is required on these routes . an additional fare is required when transferring to trimet services unless an all zone or express fare is paid . the vine edit the vine will be a bus rapid transit service along fourth plain boulevard and fort vancouver way between downtown vancouver and westfield vancouver . 4 ten new low floor articulated hybrid buses will provide service every 10 15 minutes in mixed traffic to curbside stations . the vine will replace routes 4 and 44 which collectively carry over 6 000 trips daily . 5 transit signal priority and off board fare collection will increase the speed of the bus by about ten minutes compared to existing service . studies on the corridor began in 2008 and funding for the 53 million project was approved in july 2014 with 80 % federal money 6 % state and 14 % local . 6 a full funding grant agreement for 38.5 million from the federal transit administration was signed on september 10 2015 . 7 construction began with a groundbreaking ceremony held at the planned downtown terminus on august 24 2015 8 and is anticipated to finish in late 2016 . 9 in november 2014 opponents of the projects filed a lawsuit challenging c tran s authority to use federal funds for bus rapid transit without voter approval . 10 fares edit effective september 1 2016 c tran