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Service changes begin March 31 for Pierce Transit, lack of funding means no new routes

By Lauren Gallup March 27, 2024

Pierce Transit's new Stream Community Line will run along Route 1 on weekdays, during morning and afternoon peak commute times. (Credit: Pierce Transit)

This weekend, big service changes will go into effect for Pierce County’s public transportation system. While Pierce Transit makes service changes throughout the year, Rebecca Japhet, who handles communications for the public transit operator, said these service changes are the biggest the company has made in seven years. Read More

Washington School Districts Set To Deploy New Electric Buses, Including In Pullman And Republic

By Courtney Flatt May 20, 2020

The first electric bus for a Washington school district went to the Franklin Pierce School District in Tacoma. Courtesy of Washington Governor's Office

Earlier this year, there was only one electric school bus in the entire state of Washington. By this fall, the electric school bus fleet should be vastly expanding. Forty new buses may transport students in districts throughout the state possibly starting in the fall — assuming in-person classes are back on.Read More

Rapid Transit Line Drives Toward Reality In Eastern Washington With Grant For Spokane Buses

By Nicholas Deshais April 17, 2020

In a few years, Spokane will have a bus rapid transit system, previously seen only in Seattle and Everett in Washington.

The first bus rapid transit system in Washington east of the Cascades moved further down the line this week, as the Spokane Transit Authority bought 10, 60-foot fully electric buses to service the route.Read More