MORE OPTIONS
A Range of Improvements
If approved, seniors 65 and older would ride buses and SHUTTLE fare free — joining youth who already ride free — while hours extend and paratransit expands. Extending our service schedule could help you cover an early shift, a late class, or a closing shift at work.
More Affordable Ways To Stay Independent
65 and Older? Ride Free.
Every senior rides the bus at no cost — no fare, no barrier.
Seniors 65 and older who qualify for SHUTTLE paratransit would also ride fare-free.
Reduced fares remain available for riders with lower incomes (ORCA LIFT) and riders with disabilities.
Youth 18 and younger continue to ride free, even if future state funding for the program is reduced or ends.
Expanded paratransit
Expanded coverage and later hours.
Key
Current SHUTTLE Buffer
Expanded SHUTTLE Buffer
SHUTTLE is available within ¾ of a mile of every local bus route, so as new routes are added and routes expand, that coverage expands with them. This means later hours that match the extended bus schedules, and the ability to serve more eligible customers with disabilities.
Later Service for Diverse Schedules
Life doesn’t run on 9 – 5. Neither should transit.
Weekday Later Service Map
How late the bus runs on weekdays
Key
12 a.m.
10 p.m. or later
8 p.m. or later
6 p.m.
- Most routes would start between 5 and 6 a.m. and run until 10 p.m. or later on weekdays and Saturdays, and 8 p.m. or later on Sundays.
- The number of routes running until 10 p.m. or later on weekdays would grow from 18 to 27.
- Five high-ridership routes (1, 2, 3, 4, 25) serving some of Pierce County’s busiest and most congested corridors would operate until midnight, Monday – Saturday, making it easier to travel later in the evening.
If approved, 80% of our service would run longer and later hours
