Sunset Empire Transportation District

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Sunset Empire Transportation
SETD the bus logo.png
Headquarters465 NE Skipanon Drive, Warrenton
Locale Clatsop County, Oregon
Service type bus service, paratransit
Routes8 [1]
Website ridethebus.org

The Sunset Empire Transportation District (SETD) provides federally funded rural intercity bus services in Clatsop County, [2] Oregon. Sunset Empire Transportation is also known as 'The Bus'.

SETD also provides transit connections for the National Park Service and the Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, titled the Lewis and Clark Explorer Shuttle, through a $2.5 million Federal Transit Authority grant, [3] and via a SAFETEA-LU Alternative Transportation in Parks and Public Lands grant. [4]

SETD has also received funding through the TEA-21 appropriations act. [5]

Routes

RouteRoute NameArea ServedDays of Service
Route 10Red CedarEast AstoriaMonday - Friday
Route 20Gray Sea GullGearhart, Seaside & Cannon BeachMonday - Friday
Route 21Blue Star FishCannon BeachSaturday and Sunday
Route 30Yellow SunWarrenton, Astoria, Knappa & WestportMonday - Friday
Route 101Pink SalmonAstoria, Warrenton, Gearhart & SeasideMonday - Friday
CONNECTOR Columbia(No Name)Warrenton, Astoria, Knappa & WestportSaturday and Sunday
CONNECTOR Pacific(No Name)Astoria, Warrenton, Gearhart, Seaside and Cannon BeachSaturday and Sunday

In April 2011, all routes except 10 and 101 were eliminated, and Saturday service was canceled, in response to severe budget shortfalls.

On April 29, 2023, all bus service was suspended until further notice, the agency's board and executive director citing lack of funding. [6]

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References

  1. SETD Route Schedule (8 routes)
  2. "2009-2011 Rural Intercity Bus Program Recommendation" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-12-17.
  3. "Lewis and Clark Explorer Shuttle". National Park Service . Retrieved 2009-12-17.
  4. "Annual Report on Funding Recommendations: Alternative Transportation in Parks and Public Lands" . Retrieved 2009-12-17.
  5. "House Report 106-180 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2000" . Retrieved 2009-12-17.
  6. Myers, Ethan (May 3, 2023). "Budget woes shut down Astoria-area transit agency". The Oregonian . p. A7.