Pierce Transit has launched the multi-year Amenity Balancing Project to help ensure bus shelters and trash cans are available at bus stops, improving comfort and accessibility for thousands of riders.
The agency notes the project was created because some bus stops currently have very few boardings but still have shelters and trash cans while other stops with higher ridership lack the same amenities. The project realigns bus shelters and trash cans based on current ridership patterns:
- Trash cans and bus shelters at stops that do not meet the ridership standards will be relocated to qualifying stops.
- If a bus shelter is removed due to damage or construction and the stop lacks sufficient ridership, the shelter will be relocated to a stop that meets the current standards.
The project will allow Pierce Transit to have bus shelter coverage for 600,000-plus additional boardings, including 2,000 wheelchair boardings and improved accessibility at upgraded stops.
Pierce Transit’s current ridership standards are:
- Bus shelters are placed at stops with eight or more boardings per weekday.
- Trash cans are placed at stops with five or more boardings per weekday.
The agency says it will regularly monitor ridership trends and make more frequent adjustments to going forward to ensure bus stop amenities are aligned with changing passenger needs.
