 GO GREEN WITH PIERCE TRANSIT!
It’s easy
for you can lose 20 pounds of unsightly CO2 a day….
You can do it sitting down. Riding public transportation
is the single most significant activity you can do to reduce
your overall carbon footprint. When you ride public
transportation instead of driving, you reduce the output of
carbon dioxide, a harmful greenhouse gas by more than
20 pounds a day and 4,800 pounds annually!
Pierce Transit, an alternative fuels pioneer and advocate,
was the country's first public transportation
agency to experiment with Compressed Natural
Gas and to begin converting its fleet to CNG. Pierce Transit
is recognized as a national and world leader in the operation
of a CNG bus fleet for public transportation. The agency currently
has 195 buses powered by CNG. Pierce Transit has led
the way for improved fuel and engine systems for the industry
while helping to improve air quality for the Puget Sound region. |
Rainiers
Fireworks Express: $1 Roundtrip
For just a buck roundtrip, Pierce Transit offers express service every 15 minutes between Tacoma Community College Transit Center and Cheney Stadium for the home games that feature fireworks. The first bus leaves TCC for the stadium at 6:00 pm on the following dates:
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Friday, May 16th
Friday, June 6th
Friday, June 27th
Thursday, July 3rd
Friday, July 18th
Friday, August 1st
Friday, August 15th
Friday, August 29th |
Round trip is $1.00 per person, and the Family Fare applies. A current PugetPass, Summer Youth Pass or valid transfer are all good for full fare on the service.
Buses leave immediately after the fireworks to return you to your car at TCC.
New Lakewood Bus Shop now open
Customer Service and sales are now available in the downstairs lobby of Pierce Transit's Building 5 (also known as the Training Center), 3720 96th St. SW, Lakewood, WA.
Customer Service hours are 8:00 am - Noon and 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Weekdays; 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Saturdays.
Phone information hours are 6:30 am - 6:00 pm Weekdays; 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Saturdays.
 Newly remodeled Tacoma
Dome Station Bus Shop South now open
The Tacoma Dome Station Bus Shop South, one
of two customer service centers at the park and ride facility, has been
extensively remodeled and is now open for business at 505 East 25th Street, Tacoma.
Customer Service hours are 8:00 am -7:00 pm Weekdays.
Phone information hours are 6:30 am - 6:00 pm Weekdays; 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Saturdays.
Link Light Rail lost and found is also at this location. |
Yakima Ave Bridge reopens, Route 45 back on regular route
On April 10, 2006 the Washington
State Department of Transportation closed the Yakima /Thompson bridge
over I-5 for demolition.
Friday, February 29th, 2008, the new bridge was opened and Route 45 resumed its regular routing.
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| Sample FlexPass not valid on Pierce Transit services. |
ATTENTION FLEXPASS USERS!
Effective April 1st, 2008, Pierce Transit will no longer accept FlexPasses without a Pierce Transit logo as payment on Routes 495 & 496.
Pierce Transit introduced this connector service in September 2007 and has honored FlexPasses without the logo for the last six months, providing time for individuals to work with their employers for possible transportation benefit options.
If your employer participates in an Area FlexPass program, adding Pierce Transit to that agreement is not available at this time. If your employer participates in a Custom FlexPass program, they may choose to add Pierce Transit at agreement renewal.
Please contact your company’s employee transportation coordinator to pursue your transportation benefit options.
Proposed New Park & Ride in the Gig Harbor Community |
 The new Tacoma Narrows Bridge opened with great fanfare on July 15, 2007. With the opening of this important new investment in transportation infrastructure, there are new opportunities to increase transit ridership on the Gig Harbor Peninsula. Pierce Transit is developing new park and ride capacity in the Gig Harbor area to support a planned increase in transit service on the Gig Harbor Peninsula. Pierce Transit has been working with the Washington Department of Transportation and the City of Gig Harbor to develop this new transit project.
Project Need
Planning for the new Tacoma Narrows Bridge recognized the importance of developing new transit service and infrastructure in the Gig Harbor area. The need for this project was anticipated in the environmental work for the second Tacoma Narrows Bridge. The new bridge is designed to facilitate increased transit and other HOV travel such as vanpools and carpools. The Peninsula Park and Ride Project will have a positive impact on the efficiency and capacity of the new Tacoma Narrows Bridge.
Project Description
The Peninsula Park and Ride is located on the west side of SR-16, south of Wollochet Drive on the Gig Harbor Peninsula. It is located across SR-16 from the existing Kimball Drive Park and Ride lot. The overall project will include a park and ride lot accommodating between 500-525 automobiles. An in-line station will be constructed in the median of SR-16, which will be connected to both the new Peninsula Park and Ride and the existing Kimball Park and Ride facility with a pedestrian bridge.
Phase I of the project will include construction of the 500-525 parking stalls and a pedestrian bridge. A second phase will provide for the construction of the in-line station. Until Phase II is implemented, fixed route bus passengers will utilize the pedestrian crossing to pick up the bus at the Kimball Park and Ride facility.
Project Benefits
The project will support increased fixed route bus and vanpool ridership on the Gig Harbor Peninsula. It will help reduce congestion and will increase the people carrying capacity of the new Tacoma Narrows Bridge. It will have a beneficial impact on air quality. Additionally, the project will support planning goals of the City of Gig Harbor and Pierce County, especially in linking communities on both sides of SR-16 with a new pedestrian bridge.
 Project Status
Phase I environmental work is complete. FTA made a Finding Of No Significant Impact in April 2006. Property acquisition and design work are underway.
A copy of the adopted environmental document issued April 2006 is available in hard copy by request.
Mitigated Determination of Nonsignificance addressing the State Environmental Policy Act (June 27, 2007).
Project Schedule
Phase I
- Demolition/Relocation of buildings: Late 2007
- Construction Start: Early 2008
- Ready to use: Late 2008
The schedule for Phase II is as follows:
Phase II
- Environmental-DCE anticipated: Late 2007
- Final Design: Early 2008 - Summer 2008
- Construction: Summer 2008 - Late 2009
- Begin Service: Late 2009
Project Funding
The project is being funded with a mixture of local, state and federal funds.
Peninsula Park & Ride Cost Estimates
- Phase I: $17,900,00
- Phase II: $ 9,500,000
- Total: $27,400,000
More information about the Peninsula Park & Ride? Submit questions and written comments to:
Tamara Jenkins, Principal Planner
Pierce Transit
PO Box 99070
Lakewood, WA 98496-0070
email
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