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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.

Press Releases

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The new Spanaway Transit Center will become the terminus of the agency’s highest ridership route and its high-capacity route.
Aug. 28, 2025
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A DART bus.
The APTA Sustainability Commitment program is a voluntary initiative where public transit agencies and businesses pledge to implement practices that continuously advance environmental...
July 16, 2025
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Pierce Transit bus.
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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Pierce Transit bus.
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
Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland
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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Pierce Transit's Runner.
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

Articles

Marah Harris
Marah Harris stands in the doorway of a 1948 twin motor coach wearing a black suit jacket and cowboy hat.
Marah Harris, Fleet Manager, Pierce Transit
Aug. 18, 2026
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Andrew Arnes, Customer Experience Manager, Pierce Transit
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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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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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