Pierce Transit
Local public transit operator in Pierce County, Washington, including the city of Tacoma / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pierce Transit, officially the Pierce County Public Transportation Benefit Area Corporation, is an operator of public transit in Pierce County, Washington. It operates a variety of services, including fixed-route buses, dial-a-ride transportation, vanpool and ride-matching for carpools. The agency's service area covers the urbanized portions of Pierce County, part of the Seattle metropolitan area, and includes the city of Tacoma. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 7,021,900, or about 23,900 per weekday as of the first quarter of 2024.
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Founded | 1979 |
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Commenced operation | January 1, 1980 |
Headquarters | 3701 96th Street Southwest Lakewood, Washington |
Locale | Pierce County, Washington |
Service type | Bus, vanpool, paratransit |
Fleet | 249 buses |
Daily ridership | 23,900 (weekdays, Q1 2024)[1] |
Annual ridership | 7,021,900 (2023)[2] |
Fuel type | Diesel, Compressed natural gas, Diesel–electric hybrid, Battery electric |
Website | piercetransit.org |
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