Columbia Area Transit (CAT), officially the Hood River County Transportation District, is a public transit agency serving Hood River County, Oregon, United States.
[1] The "major" sources of funding include grants from the Federal Transit Administration, several different sources from the State of Oregon, local property tax, and user fees.
The District was formed by a vote of Hood River County residents in 1992 and took effect July 1, 1993.
[2] The Columbia Gorge Express is an intercity bus route that Columbia Area Transit operates between Portland, Oregon, and Hood River, Oregon.
The route originates at the Gateway/Northeast 99th Avenue Transit Center on the eastern edge of Portland and follows I-84 to Hood River.