By Bonnie Huff I have had the privilege to be a passenger On Pierce Transit shuttle service since 1997. When the news came that the vote was lost by a mere 700 votes, I was devastated. For myself and many others this is my only means of transportation. I am 67 years old, a quadriplegic…
Category: Transit
The Weiler Bridge
As you are travelling south on the Mountain Highway past the light at 260th, you round a corner and begin to climb what is known as Muck Creek Hill. Just before that hill on the right is Weiler Road. Sitting high enough off Muck Creek to avoid flooding, Weiler road has seen a continuous growth…
Pierce Transit Public Hearing Notice – Title VI Policies
[Editor: South Pierce County should speak out on this since they lost ALL transit access south of WalMart] Pierce Transit Notice of Public Hearing: Proposed Pierce Transit Policies in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held as part of the…
Pierce Transit Board Selects Service Reduction Plan
PIERCE TRANSIT, LAKEWOOD, WA – After lengthy consideration, the Pierce Transit Board of Commissioners on Monday evening passed a resolution directing staff to implement service reductions on September 29, 2013. The 34 percent cut in service is due the loss of Proposition 1 in November 2012. “We understand these reductions will deeply impact thousands in…
Pierce Transit Next Steps
PIERCE TRANSIT, Lakewood, WA — Today the Pierce Transit Board of Commissioners met for a day long work session to discuss the agency’s future and when to implement service reductions after the rejection of Prop 1 in November. Federal regulations require a detailed analysis of service reductions and a robust public process, which takes approximately…
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