The LINK, Wasco County’s public transportation provider, is continuing to add new services to benefit the community. Starting Tuesday, October 22, The LINK will have a weekly shuttle that picks up riders in Maupin, Tygh Valley and Dufur for a few hours of shopping and appointments in The Dalles. “We will have specific stops in each community where you can meet the bus, but we can also pick up riders at their door if they call ahead and live close to the center of the communities,” says Charlotte Sallee, Transportation Operations Director for The LINK.
Every Tuesday, the LINK will stop at Canyon Rim Senior Living at 8:30 a.m., Tygh School Community Center around 9:00 a.m. and in Dufur at Kramer’s Market at 9:25 a.m. The bus arrives in The Dalles around 10:30 a.m., will take riders where they need to go and then will leave The Dalles at 1:00 p.m. to make the return trip. The cost to ride is $5 from Maupin and Tygh Valley and $3 from Dufur.
The LINK buses are ADA accessible and can seat 12 riders and 2 wheelchairs. Riders can call ahead to 541-296-7595 to ensure a spot or seating is first-come, first-served.
Other new services with The LINK include a weekly shuttle from Celilo Village and Lone Pine In-Lieu Site to The Dalles every Friday, free service to The Dalles Farmers Market while the market was in season, and the deviated fixed route serving key stops in The Dalles. The LINK’s traditional service includes door-to-door service within The Dalles, Dufur, Mosier, Celilo and points between.
The LINK Public Transportation is operated by Mid-Columbia Economic Development District (MCEDD). Learn more on The LINK’s pages at http://mcedd.org/linktransit or by calling The LINK at 541-296-7595.?