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Newsby StaffJanuary 13, 2026

Pierce Transit Partners with Local College to Enhance Transit Education

The donation provides students with additional hands-on access to a full-size public transit vehicle, allowing them to train on the same equipment that transit agencies across the region and the country use.

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A blue and white graphic with an APTA logo and text reading, "Sustainability Commitment Awardees: DART & Pierce Transit."
Newsby News/Media ReleaseJuly 15, 2025

APTA Announces Sustainability Commitment Awardees

DART and Pierce Transit earn gold and silver for leadership in clean energy, emissions cuts, and sustainable transit practices.

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Newsby StaffApril 16, 2025

Washington's Pierce Transit Marks 45 Year Anniversary

Event attendees shared stories with current board members, recapped the many ways the agency has served the people of Pierce County over the years, and were present for the reading of a board resolution detailing the agency’s many accomplishments since its founding.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseOctober 1, 2024

Pierce Transit Pilots New Signage

New Accessible signs are being installed at seven bus stops that include braille, raised lettering, and large print.

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Newsby StaffJune 25, 2024

INIT, Seattle’s ORCA Integrate with Google Wallet for Transit Payments

The latest development allows Android and Wear OS users to seamlessly manage their transit payments, recharge their ORCA accounts, and monitor recent purchase activity and trip history directly through Google Wallet.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsMay 15, 2024

Biz Briefs: Connectpoint, HDR, Heliox, and More

The latest supplier-transit partnerships in Washington, Indiana, and California.

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NewsSeptember 16, 2021

MultiCare, Pierce Transit Partner on First BRT Line

The 14.4-mile portion of the South Sound BRT line, tentatively scheduled to open in 2025, will serve a corridor currently served by Pierce Transit’s Route 1, which has the agency’s highest ridership.

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ArticlesSeptember 13, 2021

Promoting Your Initiative with Vinyl Bus Wraps

Pierce Transit chose Turbo Images to wrap their new Battery Powered Electric GILLIG buses to highlight their commitment to a diverse, clean energy fleet.

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Newsby StaffApril 27, 2020

Pierce Transit using buses to create Wi-Fi hot spots for students

A 2019 study of Broadband Access and Speed in Pierce County found that nearly 18% of Pierce County households have only low-speed Internet access, and 3.2% have no access at all.

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Newsby StaffAugust 26, 2019

Sound Transit approves $60M for Pierce Transit BRT

The new 14.4-mile BRT line will improve service on agency's highest ridership route.

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