Two Puget Sound Transit Systems First in Nation to Earn 'Gold' Standard

The system has seen ridership jump over 80 percent in the past decade and witnessed its highest ridership in its 31-year history in 2011. About one-fifth of all Intercity Transit employees use the bus or another transportation option to get to and from work.
More information is available at http://www.intercitytransit.com/about/sustainability/Pages/default.aspx

Sustainability at Sound Transit

Sound Transit continues to advance the agency's work by focusing its efforts on achieving its 2012 Sustainability Targets including:
• Incorporating sustainability considerations into early planning processes
• Integrating sustainable design criteria into major capital projects
• Enhancing "best practices" for sustainable construction

Sound Transit's Sustainability Initiative encompasses all aspects of agency planning and operations. The agency's signatory status was upgraded to "Gold" after initially receiving a "Silver" status in 2010. Sound Transit's updates its sustainability program regularly and sets new goals annually.

The full plan and goals can be found at http://www.soundtransit.org/sustainability

Intercity Transit and Sound Transit, along with TransLink in Vancouver, B.C., hold the highest sustainability credentials in North America, according to the APTA.