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Economical transportation: more riders are taking the bus

With gas topping $4 a gallon, the local bus system is bursting with new riders.

“We have been picking up regularly,” said Frank Brown, interim road supervisor for Chemeketa Area Regional Transportation System, also known as CARTS.

Brown said April statistics showed ridership up throughout CARTS’ service area by 18 percent, an amount he expects to jump another 3 percent with the next count.