South Sound asks for the Tacoma Dome Link Extension
For the South Sound, extension of regional LINK light rail to Tacoma in 2030 will be a crowning achievement of work first envisioned in the late 20th century. Frequent, reliable, […]
Bus Lanes considered for Tacoma BRT Project
Pierce Transit’s High Capacity Transit Study is in full swing. After over a year of studying the conditions of the corridor and two public open houses, Pierce Transit selected Bus […]
Fewer, better routes in Pierce Transit Restructure
Up until now, the pace of local transit service restoration in Tacoma-Pierce County following the Great Recession has been slow crawl, expanding at roughly 15,000 service hours a year. Much […]
Tacoma pushes for Light Rail by 2026
If you have been waiting to comment on Sound Transit 3, now is the time. Public comment on the initial plan ends on April 30th. To meet the November ballot, […]
Draft ST3 Plan serves Tacoma with Light Rail in 2033, 2041
The Draft Sound Transit 3 plan is out for public comment, please take a survey. The following analysis and commentary puts this plan in perspective for Pierce County and Tacoma. […]
Tacoma’s Mayor outlines City’s ST3 priorities
On January 21st, Tacoma Mayor Marilyn Strickland outlined to Sound Transit Board Chair Dow Constantine what Tacoma’s top 3 project priorities are for Sound Transit 3. Mayor Strickland’s ST3 priorities: […]
Destination 2040: Pierce Transit plans for growth
Planning for the Future “Destination 2040” is the name of Pierce Transit’s first Long Range Plan, currently in development. Next week Pierce Transit will begin holding a series of three […]
Doubling Tacoma’s Transit Service by 2025
By my count, Tacoma currently has about 220,000 hours of bus service within its borders. This is an idea for a plan to roughly double that amount of service by […]
Tacoma CC Light Rail means Changes to Tacoma Link Expansion
Post Highlights: Getting to TCC will require design changes to the planned Tacoma Link Expansion in Final Design Conceptual TCC light rail service would be in its own exclusive right […]
State passes Transportation Package, ST3 is a go!
Thanks to the efforts of innumerable partners, the State Legislature has passed a transportation package with the full $15bn funding authority for Sound Transit 3. This is huge news for […]