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In order to improve the efficiency of the service and ensure our passengers can have the safest and most comfortable experience possible, the Eastern Route will be changing to weekday-only service after Labor Day 2025. The service will operate Monday-Friday only starting Sept 1, 2025. All other schedule times, stop locations, and ticket prices will remain unchanged.

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With this change we can make sure our service is better aligned with our local partners in Bend and Ontario, and throughout the region, who are mostly closed on weekends. Explore all the connecting service options available along route by using the Connections & Parking menu on the route's schedule page.

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POINT has joined Oregon's leading transit agencies, Lane Transit District and TriMet, in transitioning its buses from petroleum diesel to renewable diesel.

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Not to be confused with biodiesel, this fuel is chemically identical to petroleum gasoline. This means it can be used as a direct replacement in vehicles without needing to perform costly modifications to bus engines in order to switch fuel types. According to the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, renewable diesel--which is not a fossil fuel--lowers tailpipe emissions such as particulate matter, carbon monoxide, total hydrocarbons, and nitrogen oxide. Renewable diesel burns cleaner than both petroleum diesel and biodiesel, is made from waste products (like fats and oils from plants and animals) that would otherwise be sent to a landfill, is odorless, and is produced in the U.S. This amazing fuel type only recently became commercially available in the Pacific Northwest. Along with its huge environmental benefits over petroleum diesel, it's also more affordable and arguably more sustainable than switching to battery-electric powered vehicles.

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After several months of testing, ODOT's carrier, MTRWestern, has successfully transitioned all buses used for the POINT's Cascades Route to renewable diesel making the route fossil-fuel free. Look for POINT buses cruising I-5 proudly displaying our new renewable diesel decals and lowering carbon emissions!

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POINT service to Smith River, CA has been suspended until further notice. Service to Crescent City, Brookings, and all other stops will continue to be served normally. We apologize for any inconvenience. Please consider Redwood Coast Transit and Curry Public Transit for additional travel options along the coast region.

In partnership with the City of North Plains, Washington County, Ride Connection, and Tillamook County Transportation District, we're excited to announce that on Sunday, March 23rd, the POINT will begin serving North Plains. We will be sharing the bus stop located at Commercial St & 314th Ave with Ride Connection and Tillamook County Transportation District bus service. Our new schedule is below. Tickets will be available in the coming days and our schedules page will be updated closer to the start date. All aboard!

Thank you to everyone who trusted the POINT for your travel needs through Eastern Oregon in 2024! Despite lower ridership and revenue, the Eastern Route maintains the best on-time performance and has had the 2nd lowest average cost per mile among the four POINT routes from 2020 to 2024.