Sunset Empire Transportation District

Sunset Empire Transportation

Headquarters	465 NE Skipanon Drive, Warrenton
Locale	Clatsop County, Oregon
Service type	bus service, paratransit
Routes	8[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

Route	Route Name	Area Served	Days of Service
Route 10	Red Cedar	East Astoria	Monday - Friday
Route 20	Gray Sea Gull	Gearhart, Seaside & Cannon Beach	Monday - Friday
Route 21	Blue Star Fish	Cannon Beach	Saturday and Sunday
Route 30	Yellow Sun	Warrenton, Astoria, Knappa & Westport	Monday - Friday
Route 101	Pink Salmon	Astoria, Warrenton, Gearhart & Seaside	Monday - Friday
CONNECTOR Columbia	(No Name)	Warrenton, Astoria, Knappa & Westport	Saturday and Sunday
CONNECTOR Pacific	(No Name)	Astoria, Warrenton, Gearhart, Seaside and Cannon Beach	Saturday and Sunday

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

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.