| Cherriots Local and Cherriots Regional | Full Fare | Reduced Fare |
|---|---|---|
| One-Ride | $1.60 | $0.80 |
| Day Pass | $3.25 | $1.50 |
| 30 Day Pass or Month Pass | $45.00 | $22.50 |
| Annual Pass (Cherriots Tap Card or Umo Mobility App) | $540.00 | $270.00 |
| Cherriots LIFT and Cherriots Dial-a-Ride | Fare |
|---|---|
| One-Ride (one way) | $3.20 |
| Universal LIFT Month Pass (Cherriots Tap Card or Umo Mobility App) | $90.00 |
| Cherriots Local y Cherriots Regional | Tarifa Normal | Tarifa Reducida |
|---|---|---|
| Un-Viaje | $1.60 | $0.80 |
| Pase del Día | $3.25 | $1.50 |
| Pase de Mes y Pase de 30 Días | $45.00 | $22.50 |
| Pase Anual (Cherriots Tap Card o Umo Mobility App) | $540.00 | $270.00 |
| Cherriots LIFT y Cherriots Dial-a-Ride | Tarifa |
|---|---|
| Un-Viaje (solo ida) | $3.20 |
Nota: Los jóvenes de 0 a 18 años pueden viajar en todos los servicios de Cherriots de forma gratuita. No se requiere pase.
We’re committed to enhancing the rider journey. To do that, we’re looking at some near-term and long term service enhancements, designed to make bus travel more straightforward, quicker, and more enjoyable for all. Key improvements include more frequent buses, extended service hours, and various innovations aimed at boosting accessibility and convenience.
We want to add more more buses and extended service – earlier mornings, later evenings – not just on weekdays, but also on weekends and holidays. This will help more people get where they need to go, especially those who work at different times of day.
We plan to make your ride quicker by optimizing traffic lights to give buses green lights sooner or hold a green light longer. We’re also working to make bus stops safer and easier to use. Plus, we might build a new transit center in east Salem to help people in those growing neighborhoods get around.
Besides adding more buses, we’re thinking about new ways to travel. One idea is a flexible, on-demand ride service known as microtransit that lets you reserve rides when and where you need it. We’re also looking at shared micromobility systems, such as bikes and scooters, to help you get to your destinations more easily – and we want to make it easier to pay for all these options with one simple system.
We’re thinking about adding special buses for big events, so you won’t have to drive. We also want to create a bus route that circles around downtown Salem, stopping at popular spots to help tourists, shoppers, and workers get around.
In the future, we might build dedicated bus lanes that improve the flow of buses and reduce travel times in busy areas. This idea is called Bus Rapid Transit. We’re also considering bringing all Cherriots offices together in one place to make our work more efficient and more organized.
We looked at rider trends, recent reports, and what people have asked for.
We’ll start getting funding in 2027 and plan to begin the new services in 2028.
We want to continue to improve our mobility options so we can create better community connections. We’ve received great feedback – our community value and customer satisfaction scores are among the highest in the nation! – but people also told us they want more frequent buses, more routes, better bus stops, and shorter rides. That’s what we’re working on!
Yes! These ideas are grounded in extensive community feedback gathered through years of customer and community value surveys. Each year, hundreds of community members, not just riders, share their perspectives on Cherriots values, needs, and priorities. The results have been consistent over time, reinforcing the direction of these service enhancements.
We'll use your feedback to inform our planning efforts. Your feedback here will go hand-in-hand with our more technical Comprehensive Operation Analysis (happening now!). The COA helps us study how routes are working, how many people are riding, and where we can improve.
In 2018, a new state law changed how Cherriots is run and funded. Starting in 2027, a payroll tax paid by employers will help us fund these changes and improvements. We’re asking for your ideas now so we can start the new service in 2028.
Key Points:
To calculate the proposed payroll tax, employers multiply their gross taxable payroll earned within the Salem-Keizer Urban Growth Boundary by the proposed transit rate. This amount may qualify for a tax deduction. Please reach out to a certified tax professional who can help you explore potential benefits.
To easily calculate the tax, use this:
