Pierce Transit

Lakewood, WA 98499

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3701 96th Street SW
Lakewood, WA 98499
United States
http://www.piercetransit.org/
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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March 27, 2025
The multi-year project will help realign bus shelters and trash cans at bus stops based on current ridership patterns.
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Oct. 2, 2024
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...
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Pierce Transit launches bus shelter modernization project.
Sept. 9, 2024
The new shelters are being distributed across the service area, prioritizing installations in locations with low and very low equity designations.
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Pierce Transit is recognized by local leadership for emergency assistance efforts.
Aug. 21, 2024
Pierce Transit often responds to requests from partnering agencies to assist in emergency situations or when transportation for emergency responders is needed.
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April 30, 2024
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...
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April 8, 2024
Adler will be charged with managing the agency's external affairs, including advocacy with legislators and policymakers at all levels of government.
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Nov. 21, 2023
Puyallup Runner adds to Pierce Transit’s existing Runner zones in Parkland/Spanaway/Midland, Ruston, Tideflats and Joint Base Lewis-McChord.
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Aug. 18, 2023
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.
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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.
Oct. 5, 2022
The facility will serve as the southern terminus for the current route 1 and the agency’s first Stream Bus Rapid Transit line.
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Aug. 30, 2022
Spanaway Runner provides a link to fixed route transit and a quick and car-free way to access work, appointments and resources.

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Aug. 22, 2023
Andrew Arnes, Customer Experience Manager, Pierce Transit
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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.
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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.
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A rendering of 38th Street & Pacific Avenue on Pierce Transit's future BRT route.
Sept. 15, 2021
MultiCare’s name will appear on BRT buses, at stations and on other BRT items, such as tickets and ticket vending machines.

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April 26, 2022
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...
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Aug. 11, 2021
Griffus began his new role as Pierce Transit CEO Aug. 10.
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July 22, 2021
Projects include replacing sidewalks, making ADA improvements and more.
June 2, 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...
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March 17, 2021
The service increase will begin March 21 and will restore service to 95 percent of pre-COVID-19 levels.
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Jan. 15, 2021
Dreier has served as Pierce Transit CEO since May 2015, overseeing an agency of 971 employees with a $154-million budget.
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Dec. 9, 2020
The predictions are calculated by Transit’s engineers using regularly-updated ridership trend data from Pierce Transit.
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Oct. 6, 2020
The app also allows riders to report the current passenger bus loads for their trip.
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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.
Sept. 17, 2020
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.