Canby Area Transit, or simply CAT, is the

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service provided by and for the US city of

Canby, Oregon Canby is a city in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. The population was 18,171 at the 2020 census. It is along Oregon Route 99E, northeast of Barlow. History Canby is named for Edward Richard Sprigg Canby, a Civil War general who was l ...

. As of 2015, it operates one fixed route between Woodburn, Canby and

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along

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, complementary

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, and a dial-a-ride service within the city of Canby. It has a hub at the downtown Canby Transit Center. CAT was established as a department of the City of Canby on January 1, 2002 upon Canby's withdrawal from the

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service area, and had an official dedication on August 20, 2002. Canby paid TriMet to continue service in the interim, and replaced TriMet's commuter runs in 2004, which received little ridership at the end. CAT also expanded service within the city of Canby, to Woodburn and to Wilsonville, the latter in partnership with Wilsonville's

South Metro Area Regional Transit South Metro Area Regional Transit (SMART) is a public transit system operated by the city government of Wilsonville, Oregon, United States. The system currently consists of seven routes and is funded by local businesses. It was created when Wilsonv ...

. Canby replaced TriMet's payroll tax with its own within the city, but at a somewhat lower rate, and also receives state and federal grants. Due to the loss of state tax credits and recession-caused tax revenue decreases, CAT had to eliminate Saturday service, fixed-route service within Canby and trips to Wilsonville, as well as started charging a $1 fare. In exchange, they started to allow the general public to use dial-a-ride service within Canby that was previously limited to eligible disabled riders, and SMART continued to operate its trips from Wilsonville.

Connecting systems

CAT connects to the following systems: *

at the Oregon City Transit Center *

(SMART) service to Wilsonville at Canby Transit Center *

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(SCTD) service to Molalla at Canby Transit Center *Woodburn Transit System (WTS) at Woodburn *

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Regional to Silverton and Salem at Woodburn

References

External links

CAT official website
2002 establishments in Oregon Bus transportation in Oregon Canby, Oregon Transit agencies in Oregon Transportation in Clackamas County, Oregon {{Oregon-transport-stub