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Pierce Transit

3701 96th Street SW
Lakewood, WA 98499
United States
253.581.8000

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Founded in 1979, Pierce County Public Transportation Benefit Area Corporation (Pierce Transit) is a nationally recognized leader in the public transportation industry. Pierce Transit covers 292-square miles of Pierce County with roughly 70 percent of the county population. Serving Washington’s second largest county, Pierce Transit provides three types of service, Fixed Route, SHUTTLE paratransit and Vanpools that help get passengers to jobs, schools and appointments.

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The multi-year project will help realign bus shelters and trash cans at bus stops based on current ridership patterns.
March 27, 2025
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The agency is working to make traveling independently for people with disabilities a reality by giving blind, low vision and deaf or blind customers the ability to navigate its...
Oct. 2, 2024
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Pierce Transit launches bus shelter modernization project.
The new shelters are being distributed across the service area, prioritizing installations in locations with low and very low equity designations.
Sept. 9, 2024
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Pierce Transit is recognized by local leadership for emergency assistance efforts.
Pierce Transit often responds to requests from partnering agencies to assist in emergency situations or when transportation for emergency responders is needed.
Aug. 21, 2024
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Pierce Transit, in partnership with MultiCare, has cut the ribbon on the Stream Community Line.
The high-capacity transit service launched April 1 in partnership with MultiCare and offers a frequent, rapid and convenient weekday morning and afternoon service between Spanaway...
April 30, 2024
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Adler will be charged with managing the agency's external affairs, including advocacy with legislators and policymakers at all levels of government.
April 8, 2024
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Puyallup Runner adds to Pierce Transit’s existing Runner zones in Parkland/Spanaway/Midland, Ruston, Tideflats and Joint Base Lewis-McChord.
Nov. 21, 2023
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The Pierce Transit Board of Commissioners voted to pause the agency’s Pacific Avenue/State Route 7 BRT project.
Rising costs and complex property acquisition pushed delivery of the project until at least 2028; the board has decided to institute enhanced bus service instead.
Aug. 18, 2023
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Pictured left to right: WSDOT Regional Administrator Steve Roark; Pierce Transit Board Chair Marty Campbell; US Senator Maria Cantwell; US Representative Marilyn Strickland; WA State Representative Jake Fey; Pierce Transit Board Co-Chair Kristina Walker; Pierce Transit CEO Mike Griffus.
The facility will serve as the southern terminus for the current route 1 and the agency’s first Stream Bus Rapid Transit line.
Oct. 5, 2022
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Spanaway Runner provides a link to fixed route transit and a quick and car-free way to access work, appointments and resources.
Aug. 30, 2022

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Aug. 22, 2023
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Pierce Transit added six battery electric buses from GILLIG to its fleet.
The GILLIG-made battery electric buses are part of Pierce Transit's effort to convert 20 percent of its fleet to electric by 2030.
Dec. 2, 2021
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Pierce Transit reports using certified RSG will result in carbon reduction equal to more than 101,000 pounds of coal burned.
Nov. 3, 2021
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A rendering of 38th Street & Pacific Avenue on Pierce Transit's future BRT route.
MultiCare’s name will appear on BRT buses, at stations and on other BRT items, such as tickets and ticket vending machines.
Sept. 15, 2021

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To eliminate ongoing adjustments historically based on daily round trip miles, group size and number of commute days, vanpool commuters will now have a predictable and consistent...
April 26, 2022
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Griffus began his new role as Pierce Transit CEO Aug. 10.
Aug. 11, 2021
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Projects include replacing sidewalks, making ADA improvements and more.
July 22, 2021
Providing new on-demand service in this area will assist companies with employee transportation needs, provide congestion relief and offer access to jobs and life services for...
June 2, 2021
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The service increase will begin March 21 and will restore service to 95 percent of pre-COVID-19 levels.
March 17, 2021
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Dreier has served as Pierce Transit CEO since May 2015, overseeing an agency of 971 employees with a $154-million budget.
Jan. 15, 2021
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The predictions are calculated by Transit’s engineers using regularly-updated ridership trend data from Pierce Transit.
Dec. 9, 2020
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The app also allows riders to report the current passenger bus loads for their trip.
Oct. 6, 2020
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Pierce Transit is planning the South Sound’s first BRT line along a 14.4-mile portion of Pacific Avenue/SR-7 between downtown Tacoma and Spanaway.
The system name, Stream, will apply to the line being planned now, as well as future Pierce Transit BRT lines planned along Routes 2, 3, 4 and 402.
Sept. 17, 2020
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Pierce Transit is using its buses to serve as mobile hotspots for students to access Wi-Fi for remote learning.
Pierce Transit is collaborating with Pierce County Emergency Management and local school districts to provide a bus in two locations to serve as Wi-Fi hotspots.
April 23, 2020
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The Gov. Talked with the agency about expanding the electrification of its bus and vanpools fleets, and the agency’s plans to update its Lakewood facilities for future electric...
Feb. 10, 2020
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All 7,900 high school students will an ORCA card with a local bus pass good for unlimited rides.
Dec. 3, 2019
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The proposed budget focuses on the agency’s key goals of improved customer experience, continued accountability and planning for the future.
Oct. 11, 2019
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The project seeks to ensure the Pedestrian Avoidance Safety System is successful in a variety of road user scenarios, can be installed into new and legacy buses, and is accepted...
July 3, 2019
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The pilot program will provide eight TPU vanpool groups with a clean commute powered by 97 percent carbon-free electricity.
May 30, 2019
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Pierce Transit inducted 45 bus operators into the One Million Mile Club at the end of April.
The group of 45 operators also included five operators who reached two million miles or more and one operator who became the first in the agency’s history to be recognized for...
May 10, 2019
Pierce Transit owns and manages Tacoma Dome Station, the region’s largest transit hub that serves people who park and ride the many transit services available at that location...
March 8, 2019
Cost is $10 lower than regional monthly pass; valid for rides on Pierce Transit buses.
Dec. 27, 2018
Pierce Transit is seeking public input about the concept of offering a weekday reserved parking option for solo drivers and carpools that use the Tacoma Dome Station.
Oct. 19, 2018
The three new vehicles, obtained with a $2.55 million federal “Low or No Emissions” grant, ran first on Pierce Transit routes 11 and 41.
Oct. 18, 2018
The Tacoma Community College Transit Center and Park & Ride, located at S. 19th St. and Mildred St. in Tacoma, closed Aug. 6 for much-needed repairs and improvements.
Oct. 5, 2018
Pierce Transit is considering introducing a new adult monthly pass that would be valid for rides on Pierce Transit fixed-route buses.
Oct. 4, 2018
On September 1, Pierce Transit began selling One Ride Tickets and All Day Passes to qualifying human/social service agencies at a 50 percent discount.
Sept. 4, 2018
For the past 18 months, Pierce Transit has been studying the feasibility of implementing High Capacity Transit (HCT) along a 14.4-mile corridor on Pacific Avenue/SR 7 between ...
July 6, 2018
Pierce Transit is partnering with Lyft to provide free first-last mile rides to select Pierce Transit bus routes, as well as the Puyallup Sounder Station.
May 16, 2018
Pierce Transit and Clover Park Technical College are teaming up on a new program that will put a bus pass in the hands of every student enrolled at the college.
April 12, 2017
The Federal Transit Administration has awarded Pierce Transit a grant for $2.55 million to purchase the agency’s first-ever all-electric, zero-emission buses and related infrastructure...
July 26, 2016
Pierce Transit is undertaking a new “Care-a-van” program to grant retiring vanpool vans and Shuttle vehicles to not-for-profit (501 c3) organizations located within Pierce County...
Feb. 19, 2016
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Pierce Transit’s mission is to connect communities with safe, reliable, customer-friendly transit options.
After more than one year of working closely with the community to design bus service that met local needs, Pierce Transit’s Board voted to end Fife/Milton/Edgewood Routes 503 ...
Jan. 2, 2015
All-day passes with unlimited rides to be introduced
Nov. 14, 2014
After several months of cooperative negotiations, Pierce Transit has sold its Bonney Lake Park-and-Ride facility to Sound Transit for $2.7 million.
Nov. 11, 2014
He says transit is vital service; employees & agency must be at their best.
Sept. 29, 2014
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Lynne Griffith, CEO of Pierce Transit, was presented the Executive Master of Public Administration Outstanding Alumnus Award on May 25 by the Evans School of Public Affairs at...
Sept. 11, 2014
On July 24, Pierce Transit CEO Lynne Griffith announced her intent to retire effective Dec. 31, 2014. Griffith has led the Agency since April 17, 2006.
July 28, 2014
Pierce Transit was recently awarded $404,729 in Pierce County Transportation Coordination Committee grants made available through funding from the Puget Sound Regional Council...
June 10, 2014
The community is invited to join Pierce Transit, the city of Puyallup, and the Puyallup Community Investment Team to celebrate the launch of a new bus route dedicated to serving...
May 30, 2014
Trial Orca pass is seamless way to navigate multiple transit systems for a day.
April 8, 2014
The community is invited to join Pierce Transit and the Fife-Milton-Edgewood Community Investment Team on Saturday, Feb. 15 to kick-off Pierce Transit’s new Fife-Milton-Edgewood...
Feb. 10, 2014
From left: Bill Cassio, Deputy Chief Transit Police; Rod Baker, Chief Public Safety & Transit Police; Trent Stephens, Transit Police Sergeant.
The Transit Police command staff from Pierce Transit earned the “Top Dog” award at the joint military and civilian shooting competition held at Joint Base Lewis McChord on Saturday...
Aug. 25, 2011
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