Cherriots
Public transit operator based in Salem, Oregon, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cherriots, officially the Salem Area Mass Transit District, is a public transit operator based in Salem, Oregon, United States. The agency, whose name refers to the city's nickname (The Cherry City), provides bus and paratransit service in Salem and neighboring Keizer. It was founded in 1979 as the Salem Area Mass Transit District, replacing municipal and private systems, and renamed itself to Salem-Keizer Transit in 2003. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 3,133,700, or about 19,200 per weekday as of the fourth quarter of 2023.
Founded | November 6, 1979 |
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Headquarters | 555 Court Street NE Salem, Oregon, US |
Service area | Salem and Keizer, Oregon |
Service type | Bus service, paratransit |
Routes | 26 |
Fleet | 64 (Cherriots) 15 (Regional Contracted) 46 (CherryLift Bus) 5 (Cherriots Shop and Ride) |
Daily ridership | 19,200 (weekdays, Q4 2023)[1] |
Annual ridership | 3,133,700 (2023)[2] |
Fuel type | Diesel, CNG (Natural Gas), Gasoline |
General manager | Allan Pollock |
Website | cherriots |
In 2016, the transit agency started a rebranding campaign to highlight its Cherriots operating name. All of its services now bear the Cherriots name. For example, a regional bus service previously called CARTS (Chemeketa Area Regional Transportation System) is now Cherriots Regional.[3]