Pacific Crest Bus Lines is proud to announce the next chapter for the 99 Vine route — a redesigned, expanded service built around one simple idea: more connections for more people.
The 99 Vine has always been about more than transportation. It is about linking communities, supporting daily life, and making regional travel easier for students, workers, seniors, veterans, families, and anyone who needs a dependable way to get where they are going. With this redesigned route, we are strengthening that mission and creating a more connected transportation corridor through the heart of the Willamette Valley.
The new 99 Vine brings together communities that have long needed better regional access. By connecting places like Eugene, Junction City, Monroe, Corvallis, McMinnville, and surrounding areas, the route helps close gaps between rural communities, college towns, employment centers, medical services, shopping, and other essential destinations. For many riders, this is not just a bus route — it is access to opportunity.
As the 99 Vine has grown, one thing has become clear: people are using this service because it fills a real need.
Riders are traveling for work. Students are using it to reach classes and campuses. Families are using it to access services, appointments, and shopping. Older adults and people without reliable access to a vehicle are using it to stay connected to the communities around them.
The redesigned route reflects that demand. It is built to make regional travel easier, more practical, and more useful for everyday riders. Instead of treating each community as an isolated point on a map, the 99 Vine creates a stronger corridor where people can move between communities more freely.
This matters because transportation is one of the most important parts of community access. When someone cannot get to work, school, health care, or family support, distance becomes a barrier. The 99 Vine helps reduce that barrier.
Equitable transportation means making sure people have real mobility options, not just theoretical ones.
Not everyone owns a car. Not everyone can drive. Not everyone can afford fuel, insurance, maintenance, or long-distance travel on a regular basis. For rural and smaller communities, those challenges can be even greater because transportation options are often limited.
The redesigned 99 Vine helps create a more equitable transportation network by offering a public, scheduled, regional connection between communities that need each other. It gives riders more independence and more choice. It supports people who are trying to get to work, attend school, reach medical appointments, visit family, or participate in the regional economy.
This is especially important in areas where even a short distance can be a major obstacle without a reliable ride. A regional bus connection can make the difference between missing an opportunity and reaching it.
The Willamette Valley is home to colleges, employers, health care providers, local businesses, public services, and growing communities. But those resources are not always located where people live.
The 99 Vine helps bridge that gap.
By improving connections between communities, the route supports students traveling to and from school, employees commuting to jobs, and residents accessing services outside their immediate town. It also creates new possibilities for communities to share resources and strengthen the regional economy.
A better-connected region benefits everyone. Employers have access to a broader workforce. Students have more travel options. Local businesses become easier to reach. Families have more flexibility. Communities become less isolated.
Rural transportation is one of the most important parts of a healthy regional transit system.
Smaller communities often sit between larger population centers but do not always have frequent or convenient transportation options. The redesigned 99 Vine recognizes that these communities matter. They are not just places to pass through — they are part of the regional network.
By serving communities along the corridor, the route helps ensure that rural residents are included in the mobility system. It gives people a way to connect without needing to drive every trip themselves. It also supports older adults, younger riders, people with disabilities, and households with limited vehicle access.
Public transportation should not stop at city limits. The 99 Vine is part of a larger effort to make sure regional mobility reaches the communities that need it most.
At Pacific Crest Bus Lines, we see transportation as a public trust. Every route we operate carries a responsibility to the people and communities we serve.
The 99 Vine redesign is a reflection of that responsibility. It is about listening to riders, understanding regional needs, and building a service that does more than move buses down the road. It moves people toward opportunity. It connects communities that depend on each other. It helps create a more accessible, equitable, and connected Willamette Valley.
As the route continues to grow, we are excited to work with local partners, riders, agencies, and community members to keep improving the service. The success of the 99 Vine is not just measured in ridership numbers. It is measured in the student who can get to class, the worker who can reach a job, the senior who can make an appointment, and the family that has one more reliable option.
The redesigned 99 Vine is a step forward for regional transportation — and a step toward a more connected future.
We are proud to operate this service and grateful to the communities, riders, and partners who continue to make it possible.
The new 99 Vine is here — connecting more communities, creating more opportunities, and helping move the Willamette Valley forward.
