As of September 30, Pierce Transit is making several route changes. The 402 that served from the WalMart in Spanaway to South Hill Puyallup and on to North Meridian will no longer be in service. These cut backs stem from the transit proposition failure last year. Since that time, several cities including Sumner, Bonney Lake and Orting, requested to be removed from the Regional Transit Authority (RTA) taxing district. Parts of unincorporated Pierce County including Spanaway south of 208^th and east of 25^th Avenue have also been removed from the RTA. This is a link to the new service area map. Pierce Transit has a public hearing on October 8^th at the transit office and a hearing on Proposition 1 at the Parkland/Spanaway Library on Oct. 16.

Here is the data from the transit web page:

Public Hearing :: October 8, 2012

Pierce Transit’s Draft 2012 Transit Development Plan has been filed with the Clerk of the Board and copies are available for review beginning August 28, 2012 at: http://www.piercetransit.org/pdf_index.htm  or by contacting: 

Pierce Transit Operations Planning Division
ATTN: Peter Stackpole, Principal Planner
3701 96th Street S.W.
PO Box 99070
Lakewood, WA. 98496-0070     Or calling 253-581-8131

A public hearing will be held as part of the Board of Commissioners’ meeting on October 8, 2012. The meeting begins at 4:00 p.m. and is held in the Pierce Transit Rainier Conference Room, 3720 96th Street S.W., Tacoma, Washington.

The public is invited to appear at the hearing to offer testimony. Written comments should be submitted to Peter Stackpole, 3701 96th Street S.W., P.O. Box 99070, Tacoma, Washington 98496-0070, by October 4, 2012.

Specialized transportation to and from the hearing can be obtained by calling SHUTTLE at 581-8100 from one to five days in advance of the hearing. An interpreter for the hearing impaired will be provided upon request with a minimum notice of two weeks.

The Transit Development Plan (TDP) reports on Pierce Transit’s annual operating budget, capital investments and business strategies and is submitted to the Washington State Department of Transportation annually. This year’s TDP highlights agency work accomplished in 2011; provides a general outline of services and facility changes anticipated 2012-2017; and financial elements, both operating and capital, budgeted for 2012 and projected for 2013-2017. Once finalized, Pierce Transit will use the TDP to guide specific development of upcoming service designs, business strategies and budget considerations.

Proposition 1 Open Houses

Lakewood, WA – Pierce Transit will be hosting a series of informational Open Houses for the public regarding Proposition 1 at locations around the Pierce Transit service area. Facts and information about Proposition 1 can also be found online www.piercetransit.org.

Locations and dates of the Pierce Transit Proposition 1 Open Houses: 

Parkland / Spanaway: Tuesday, October 16th from 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Parkland Library, 13718 Pacific Ave. S., Tacoma, WA
Hosted by: PT Commissioner Rick Talbert
Served by Route 1 

University Place: Wednesday, September 5th from 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
University Place Library, 3609 Market Place West, Suite 100, University Place, WA
Hosted by: PT Commissioner Kent Keel
Served by Route 2 

Lakewood: Tuesday, September 18th from 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Pierce Transit (Rainier/St Helens rooms) 3720 96th St SW, Lakewood, WA
Hosted by: PT Commissioner Don Anderson
Served by Routes 48, 300 

Gig Harbor: Wednesday, September 19th from 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Gig Harbor Civic Center (Council Chambers) 3510 Grandview Street, Gig Harbor, WA
Hosted by: PT Commissioner Derek Young
Served by Route 100 

Tacoma (first of two meetings): Thursday, September 20th from 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Tacoma Municipal Building (Council Chambers – 1st floor) 747 Market Street, Tacoma, WA
Hosted by: PT Board Chair Marilyn Strickland
Served by routes serving Commerce Street 

South Hill: Monday, September 24th from 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
South Hill Library, 15420 Meridian E., Puyallup, WA
Hosted by: PT Commissioner Pat McCarthy
Served by Route 402 

Fife/Milton/Edgewood: Tuesday, October 2nd from 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Mill Ridge Village, 607 28th Ave., Milton, WA 98354
Hosted by: PT Commissioner Glenn Hull
Served by Routes 402, 501 

Puyallup / Downtown: Wednesday, October 10th from 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Puyallup Library (North Room), 324 S. Meridian, Puyallup, WA
Hosted by: PT Commissioner Steve Vermillion
Served by Routes 409, 402

South Tacoma: Monday, October 15th from 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
South Tacoma Library – Olympic Room, 3411 South 56th Street, Tacoma, WA
Hosted by: PT Commissioner Jake Fey
Served by Routes 53, 300

Registered SHUTTLE customers may obtain specialized transportation to and from an Open House by calling SHUTTLE at 253-581-8100 from one to five days in advance of the Open House.