Pierce Transit
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Founded | 1979 |
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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.
Contents
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 |
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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 | |
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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. |
- Buses ordered after 2002 feature low floors and/or air conditioning.[citation needed]
Shuttle/Bus Plus
Make | Model | Purchased | Retired | Qty. | Fleet Numbers | |
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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 |
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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]
References
- ↑ Pierce County Public Transportation Benefit Area Corporation
- ↑ http://www.piercetransit.org/PT-fares
- ↑ http://www.piercetransit.org/prop1/
- ↑ http://dor.wa.gov/content/FindTaxesAndRates/OtherTaxes/tax_motorvehicle.aspx
- ↑ http://rejectprop1.com/
- ↑ http://www.thenewstribune.com/2011/01/23/1513538/crisis-point-for-pierce-transit.html
- ↑ http://blogs.seattleweekly.com/dailyweekly/2012/11/pierce_transit_prop_1_fails_defated_bus_cuts_pierce_county_transportation_tacoma.php
External links
- Pages with broken file links
- Articles with unsourced statements from July 2015
- Bus transportation in Washington (state)
- Paratransit services in the United States
- Transit authorities with natural gas buses
- Sound Transit
- Transportation in Pierce County, Washington
- Transportation in Seattle, Washington
- 1979 establishments in Washington (state)
- Transit agencies in Washington (state)