The first in a series of open houses on public transit in the region will take place on Thursday in The Dalles. Columbia Area Transit, The Link, and Mt. Adams Transportation Services will be answering questions about current and expanding schedules. CAT will begin providing the Columbia Gorge Express service through an Oregon Department of Transportation service grant. In combination with other funding, CAT will be offering services on the Express from The Dalles to Portland seven days a week. The expanded service will make stops in Hood River, Cascade Locks, and Multnomah Falls before its final stop in Portland’s Gateway Transit Center. Thursday’s open house is from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Columbia Gorge Community College Building 2 Lecture Hall. Further open houses are scheduled in September in Hood River and Cascade Locks.