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Give Safety a Green Light!

Winter Safety Campaign Returns for 2015

C-TRAN’s “Give Safety a Green Light” campaign returns again, just as Daylight Savings ends and the darker days of winter begin.

Starting October 19, please visit one of our Customer Service offices to pick up your green flashing safety light and important safety information. Our offices are located at the Fisher’s Landing or Van Mall transit centers.

Lights are available while supplies last!

New Fareboxes—UPDATE

After some delay to implementation, new electronic fareboxes should be installed on a small number of C-TRAN buses, starting October 3-4. If testing goes well, full installation is planned to occur November 7–15, 2015. The new fareboxes will provide conveniences, such as easy to read electronic screens, and electronically printed transfers for qualifying fares.

The new fareboxes are the first phase towards the implementation of electronic fares, which will occur in partnership with TriMet and the Portland Streetcar, by 2017. Electronic fares allow riders to purchase reloadable transit cards, or use contactless enabled personal debit/credit cards to pay their fares. New smart phone apps will also be available as an additional option to pay for fares.

Construction Begins on The Vine

On September 10, the FTA’s Acting Administrator, Therese McMillan and C-TRAN’s Executive Director/CEO, Jeff Hamm signed documents that formally give C-TRAN a $38.5 million grant that allows C-TRAN to officially begin construction on The Vine. Construction begins sometime in October, and will be centered in downtown Vancouver. Several current bus stops will be affected, but C-TRAN plans to erect temporary stops to help minimize service impacts to its passengers. Rider alerts and electronic notifications will be provided.

The Vine is C-TRAN’s largest capital project in the agency’s history, with a total cost of just over $53 million; with 80% coming from a FTA (Federal Transit Administration) grant, 6% from the state of Washington, and the remaining 14% from C-TRAN.

For additional project information, please visit www.c-tran.com/thevine, or to speak directly with a project staff person, please call The Vine’s Construction Hotline at (360) 953-4828.

Feel the Chill?

Don’t be left out in the cold! Get up to date information during times when service may be delayed or interrupted due to weather or emergency:

Log On
Please visit our Web site at www.c-tran.com for up to the minute service information.

Sign Up
Sign up to receive email and text alerts through our rider email subscription service, available at www.c-tran.com.

Get Real
NextRide gives you real-time bus arrival information directly through your phone. Simply call (360) 695-0123 and follow the prompts. Please note this service may not be available for buses on snow route.

You can also tune in to any local radio or television station for regular updates. Watch for more information in side our Snow and Ice brochure, available soon!

CCAC Monthly Meeting

Join the C-TRAN Citizens Advisory Committee at their regular monthly meeting on Thursday, September 24 starting at 5:30 p.m. Meetings are held at C-TRAN’s Administration Building located at 2425 NE 65th Avenue in Vancouver. A portion of each meeting is set aside for public comment.

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