This document discusses Oregon's statewide fixed route transit network and recent efforts to improve its visibility. It notes that the network includes over 40 transit services operated by various public and private entities. Recent steps to improve network visibility include inclusion in services like Google Transit, development of real-time arrival information, and multimodal trip planning. The document advocates leveraging open transit data (GTFS) to further map and analyze the network using tools like transit stop mapping and modeling. This could help coordinate infrastructure investments and encourage consideration of transit in other planning areas.

1. Oregon’s
Statewide Fixed Route
Transit Network
Exploring the Network
Matthew Barnes
Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT)
Rail & Public Transit Division

2. Network
• Oregon’s fixed route transit network
• Recent steps in improving the network
visibility
• Leveraging investments in visibility to
explore the network

3. Current Network
• 40 to 50 fixed route transit services
– for profit (Greyhound, Porter Stage)
– public transit agency (TriMet, RVTD)
– ODOT contracted (POINT services)
– passenger rail (Amtrak Cascades, Coast
Starlight)
– airport shuttles (Hut Airport Shuttle)

4. Current Network

5. Network Visibility
• Greyhound
• Amtrak
• Google Transit

6. Network Visibility

7. Network Visibility

8. Network Visibility

9. Network Visibility

10. Network Visibility

11. Network Visibility
• Next Steps
– Real time information
– Multimodal trip planning
– Integration of ridesharing, and transit options

12. Exploring the Network

13. Exploring the Network
• GTFS data is required for Google Transit
to work
• GTFS = General Transit Feed
Specification
• GTFS = description of fixed route transit
service (stops, routes, schedules)

14. Exploring the Network
• Unleashing GTFS
– Mapping
– GTFS Reporting Tool
– Modeling
– Sharing

15. Exploring the Network (GIS)

16. Exploring the Network (GIS)

17. Exploring the Network (OSU)

18. Exploring the Network (OSU)

19. Exploring the Network
(Community Explorer)

20. Exploring the Network
• Mapping of transit stops allow better
coordination between road
authorities/local governments and transit
agencies
• Opens the door to coordinated
investments in stop infrastructure
• Encourages consideration of transit in
bike/ped investment decision making

21. Exploring the Network
• Better tools -> better understanding of the
network
• Better network information -> better policies
and funding priorities
• Better network information -> more
opportunities to collaborate on bike/ped
infrastructure investments