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23 Sound Transit Express bus routes are overseen by the agency. [8] Buses are operated under contract by King County Metro, Pierce Transit and Community Transit (who subcontracts with Transdev). [9] When Sound Transit implements a new bus route, changes are frequently made to existing routes that serve the area to avoid overlapping.
It operates a fleet of 1,396 buses, serving 115 million rides at over 8,000 bus stops in 2012, making it the eighth-largest transit agency in the United States. [1] [2] The agency has seven bases spread throughout its 2,134-square-mile (5,530 km 2) operating area [3] [4] and has 131 park and rides for commuters. [2]
Dial-A-Ride-Transit services are assigned route numbers 900-939. [4] Custom bus routes are assigned route numbers from 950-999. [4] The King County Water Taxi uses route numbers 973 and 975. Currently routes serving the private Lakeside School and University Prep in Seattle are assigned route numbers 980-999.
The first set of nine express bus routes launched on September 19, 1999, and served regional destinations and 33 park and ride lots in the three counties; [33] [96] an existing King County Metro express route from Seattle to Bellevue and Pierce Transit's Seattle–Tacoma express were also transferred to Sound Transit.
The first line, the Community Line on Pacific Avenue between Tacoma and Spanaway, is planned to replace a 14.4-mile (23.2 km) section of Route 1. [ 29 ] [ 30 ] The Pacific Avenue line was planned to have 32 total stations, including curb-side and median stations, and 3.6 miles (5.8 km) of dedicated bus lanes. [ 31 ]
The city of Tacoma voted to name a park after Dr. Joye Hardiman, a prominent local educator, on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024. Council members also heard that Evergreen-Tacoma achieved a retention rate ...
That same year, the city government created the Metropolitan Park District of Tacoma, an entity independent of the city government with its own authority to collect property taxes. [1] Metro Parks Tacoma owns and operates parks and recreation facilities in the city of Tacoma as well as the unincorporated areas of Browns Point and Dash Point.
The T Line, formerly known as Tacoma Link, is a light rail line in Tacoma, Washington, part of the Link light rail system operated by Sound Transit. It travels 4.0 miles (6.4 km) and serves 12 stations between Tacoma Dome Station, Downtown Tacoma, and Hilltop. The line carried 919,603 total passengers in 2024, with a weekday average of over ...