Pierce Transit

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Founded 1979
Headquarters 3701 96th St SW, Lakewood
Service area Pierce County
Service type bus service, paratransit
Routes 36
Fleet 270
Fuel type Compressed natural gas
Website piercetransit.org

Pierce Transit, in full the Pierce County Public Transportation Benefit Area Corporation, is the public transit authority of Pierce County, Washington. Based in Lakewood, Washington, it was founded in 1979. Operating buses, SHUTTLE services for the disabled, vanpool and a ridematching database for those who wish to carpool, Pierce Transit's system is connected with surrounding regional transit systems, including ferries and trains.

Services

As of 2009, Pierce Transit served a 414-square-mile (1,070 km2) area with a population of approximately 676,000. Areas served include Bonney Lake, Buckley, Fife, Edgewood, Federal Way, Fircrest, Fort Lewis, Gig Harbor, Lakewood, Milton, Orting, Purdy, Puyallup, Ruston, South Hill, Steilacoom, Sumner, Tacoma and University Place. In 2008, 19 million people utilized its services. 272 wheelchair-accessible buses circulate between 3,300 bus stops, 626 bus shelters and 28 park-and-ride lots. Additionally, Pierce Transit runs 11 transit centers and stations. Pierce Transit also provides vanpool, ridematching and express transportation between counties. Disabled passengers who are not able to use Pierce Transit's buses have access to a special transportation system called SHUTTLE.

Organization

In 1979, a 0.3% sales tax was created by popular vote to fund public transportation. Pierce Transit was accordingly formed to manage transit. In 2002, after Initiative 695 eliminated the Motor Vehicle Excise Tax (another funding mechanism for local transit in Washington State), that funding was replaced with an additional 0.3% sales tax to fund transit operations. Pierce Transit is operated by nine-member Board of Commissioners composed of elected officials throughout the county. The Board of Commissioners operates under a Chief Executive Officer, Lynne Griffith.[1] A staff of approximately 1,000 man the five departments, with over 50% working in Transit Operations.

Fares

Service Adult Youth Senior/Disabled
Local $2.00 $1.00 $1.00
All Day Pass $5.00 $2.50 $2.50
Monthly Local Pass $72.00 $36.00 $36.00
Summer Youth Pass N/A $36.00 N/A
  • Ages 5 and under ride free with a fare paying passenger.
  • Passengers aged 6 to 18 pay youth fare.
  • Summer Youth Pass only valid on Pierce Transit from June to August.
  • Passengers 19 and above pay adult fare unless they have a valid regional reduced fare permit.

Fares last updated on: 3/1/2016 [2]

Facilities

Transit Centers

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  • 512 Park and Ride
  • 72nd St Transit Center
  • 10th and Commerce (Downtown Tacoma)
  • Lakewood Transit Center
  • Lakewood Sounder Station
  • Parkland Transit Center
  • South Hill Mall Transit Center
  • Tacoma Dome Station
  • Tacoma Mall Transit Center
  • TCC Transit Center

Bus routes

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  • 1 6th Ave-Pacific Ave
  • 2 S 19th St-Bridgeport Way
  • 3 Lakewood-Tacoma
  • 4 Lakewood-South Hill
  • 10 Pearl St
  • 11 Pt Defiance
  • 13 N 30th St
  • 14 Proctor District
  • 16 UPS-TCC
  • 28 S 12th St
  • 41 Portland Ave
  • 42 McKinley Ave
  • 45 Yakima Ave
  • 48 Sheridan-M St
  • 51 Union Ave
  • 52 TCC-Tacoma Mall
  • 53 University Place
  • 54 38th St
  • 55 Tacoma Mall-Parkland
  • 56 56th St
  • 57 Tacoma Mall
  • 63 NE Tacoma Express
  • 100 Gig Harbor
  • 102 Gig Harbor-Tacoma Express
  • 202 72nd St
  • 206 Pacific Hwy-Tillicum
  • 212 Steilacoom
  • 214 Lakewood-Pierce College
  • 300 S Tacoma Wy
  • 400 Puyallup-Downtown Tacoma
  • 402 Meridian
  • 409 Puyallup-Sumner
  • 425 Puyallup Connector
  • 497 Lakeland Hills
  • 500 Federal Way
  • 501 Milton-Federal Way

Fleet

Bus

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Make Model Engine/Transmission Purchased Status Qty. Fleet Numbers Notes
200px New Flyer C40LF - Cummins Westport C Gas Plus

- Allison B400R

1998 Retired 45 101-145
- Cummins Westport C Gas Plus

- Allison B400R

2000 in service 21 146-166
- Cummins Westport C Gas Plus

- Allison B400R

2002 in service 18 167-184
- Cummins Westport C Gas Plus

- ZF 6HP592C

2004 in service 20 185-204
- Cummins Westport C Gas Plus

- ZF 6HP592C

2005 in service 10 205-214
- Cummins Westport C Gas Plus

- Voith D864.3

2006 in service 15 215-229
200px New Flyer C40LFR - Cummins Westport C Gas Plus

- Voith D864.3

2007 in service 10 230-239
- Cummins Westport ISL G

- Voith D864.4

2008-2009 in service 11 240-250
200px New Flyer C30LF - Cummins Westport C Gas Plus

- ZF 6HP592C

2003 Reserve fleet 13 300-317 - 300-305 are retired.
- Cummins Westport C Gas Plus

- ZF 6HP592C

2005 in service 10 320-329
Chance AH-28 2000 in service 3 330-332
200px Gillig Low Floor HEV - Cummins ISB 6.7

- Allison H 40 EP

2011 in service 9 501-509
- Cummins ISB 6.7

- Allison H 40 EP

2013 in service 6 510-515
- Cummins ISB 6.7

- Allison H 40 EP

2014 in service 6 516-521
Gillig Low Floor CNG - Cummins Westport ISL G

- Allison B400R

2015 in service 10 251-260
200px Orion 05.515 - Cummins L10G

- Allison B400R

1996 Retired 15 828-842
200px Gillig Phantom - Cummins ISM

- Allison B400R

1999 Reserve fleet 11 8035, 8043-8044, 8055-8057, 8059, 8063, 8066, 8068, 8069 - Ex. Sound Transit 9035, 9043-9044, 9055-9057, 9059, 9063, 9066, 9068, 9069.

Shuttle/Bus Plus

Make Model Purchased Retired Qty. Fleet Numbers
200px Ford E450 ElDorado Aerotech 2004 Partially retired 49 5001-5049
200px Ford E450 ElDorado Aerotech 2005 in service 30 5801-5809, 5050-5070
Ford E450 ? 2006 in service 5 5071-5075
200px Ford E450 ElDorado Aerotech 2007 in service 5810-5819, 5076-5100

Vanpool

Make Model Year Retired Qty. Fleet Numbers
Ford E350 2002 out of service 1 4116
2003 most out of service 24 4140, 4143, 4144, 4146-4148, 4151-4153, 4155, 4157, 4158, 4160, 4161, 4163-4165, 4167-4171, 4176, 4179
2006 in service 67 7095-7161
Ford E350XL 2005 in service 48 7014-7061
2008 in service 23 7226-7248
Chevrolet Astro 200X most out of service 12 4122, 4123, 4127, 4129-4136, 4139
Chevrolet Express 2007 in service 56 7162-7217
2008 in service 15 7218-7225, 7249-7255
2010 in service 64 7256-7319
Dodge Grand Caravan 2005 in service 14 7000-7013

Ferry

Adjoining Transit Agencies

Police

Pierce Transit contracts with the Pierce County Sheriff's Department for police services. There are currently 10 patrol deputies assigned full-time to Pierce Transit. Pierce Transit became the first Transit System in Washington State with its own Police Department (Pierce Transit Department of Public Safety) in 2009. The command staff of Pierce Transit Police include a Deputy Chief and a Supervising Sergeant (both provided by the Pierce County Sheriff's Department - under contract) and the Transit Police Chief (non-contracted). The Pierce Transit system is also patrolled by 10 specially commissioned Peace Officers (Public Safety Officers).

Crisis

In 2012, Pierce Transit argued that it was in an unsustainable state due to its reserves running out, and as a result, must cut service by 53% in order to become sustainable again. Pierce Transit argued that if taxes within its service area were increased by 0.3%, Pierce Transit would not have had to cut service, and instead could have improved service by 23%. [3] Opponents of the 0.3% tax increase in Pierce County (also known as Proposition 1) advertised a sales tax increase to 10.1% (the "highest on the West Coast"), but in reality that rate would have only applied to motor vehicles due to the state motor vehicle sales and use tax. [4] Most taxable goods and services would have been taxed at the rate of 9.8%. Opponents also argued that funds may have been mismanaged (the average annual employee compensation for Pierce Transit is $93,546) [5] Pierce Transit proposed a similar increase in sales tax in 2011, which was eventually rejected by the public. [6] Proposition 1, proposed in the 2012 general election, has also been rejected by the public.[7]

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