You can now purchase your GOrge Pass online (lives on your phone) or at any of the transit offices (physical passes). Passes are valid for 2023 starting today, December 15 2022.
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MATS closed Thursday and Friday
MATS will not be operating on Thanksgiving or on Friday, Novermber 26th. Happy Thanksgiving!
MATS closed 11/11
MATS will be closed in observance of the Veteran’s Day Holiday on Friday, November 11, 2022
MATS/Holiday Closure 6/20
MATS will not be operating on Monday June 20th due to the Juneteenth Holiday.
Facemasks on MATS is now optional
Schedule Change for Goldendale to The Dalles Route 5/2/22
Starting May 2nd, The Goldendale to The Dalles route will have an updated schedule. There will now be 4 trips to The Dalles M-F. Trip cost is $1.00 or buy a yearly pass and ride on 4 different bus systems in the Gorge for only $40.00.
There will be 3 Goldendale City routes that are now FREE to ride!
GOrge Pass Available July 1!
Get unlimited travel to and from Portland/Vancouver and around the Gorge on both sides of the river with the new GOrge Pass
This new innovative GOrge Pass allows for unlimited travel in Hood River, Wasco, Klickitat and Skamania Counties as well as to Portland, Multnomah Falls and Troutdale for one low price in 2021.
Available starting July 1, 2021! Purchase Here!
Gorge Translink is happy to announce the expansion of the GOrge Pass, now offering an easy and affordable way to travel to and from Portland/Vancouver and around the Columbia Gorge on both sides of the river. Four Gorge transit providers have teamed up to offer unlimited, fixed route rides to riders with a GOrge Pass:
- Columbia Area Transit (CAT), including the Columbia Gorge Express and the Gorge-to-Mountain Express in winter
- The Link Public Transit (The Link)
- Mt. Adams Transportation Service (MATS)
- Skamania County Transit
The GOrge Pass provides local riders, commuters, tourists, adventurers, and everyone in between with an easy, affordable way to get from here to there. Transferring from one service to the next is as simple as showing your GOrge Pass. For only $30 per adult for year-long use ($15 for youth under 17), the GOrge Pass can be downloaded onto your smartphone via downloading the Token Transit app or purchased as a physical pass that fits in your wallet.
Public Comment: Sherman County Coordinated Plan
Sherman County is updating the 2020-2024 Sherman County Coordinated Human Services Transportation Plan. The draft document will be available for public review from October 26-November 6, 2020. Comments can be submitted to Kathy Fitzpatrick, MCEDD Mobility Manager at kathy@mcedd.org. Hard copies are available at the Sherman County Community Transit office or on request (email kathy@mcedd.org). Click here to access the plan: 2020-2024_DRAFT_Sherman County Coordinated Plan.
CAT and The Link re-open services!
The Link Public Transit in The Dalles will resume its normal schedule on Monday. CAT is resuming some routes on a reservation system basis.
Call The Link at 541-296-7595 for questions.
Call CAT at 541-386-4202 for questions or go to CAT.
MATS Service Suspension
Effective Monday, 3/23/20 Klickitat County Senior Services/Mt. Adams Transportation Service is suspending their fixed route transit shuttles between Goldendale/The Dalles and White Salmon/Bingen/Hood River through April 24th.
The dial-a-ride services will continue as able for essential medical trips such as dialysis.
MATS is following state and federal guidelines in order to assist in slowing the transmission of COVID-19 in our communities.
MATS will continue to be able to provide assistance through the agency phone lines for connecting people to services and supports. Additionally they will continue to provide home delivered meals to seniors in Klickitat County as able with current staff and volunteers.
| Goldendale area: (509) 773-3060 |
White Salmon area: (509) 493-4662 |