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Parade comparison

Transit ridership by agency
Agency Service XLVIII (2014)[1][2] LX (2026)[3]
Sound Transit Link light rail 71,500 220,000 (est.)
Sounder commuter rail 38,000 20,000 (est.)
Sound Transit Express 86,000
King County Metro Bus 500,000 327,617[4]
Community Transit Bus 22,500[a]
Pierce Transit Bus
Washington State Ferries Bremerton and Bainbridge ferries 40,000 46,321
Kitsap Transit Kitsap Fast Ferries N/a 4,330[5]
King County Water Taxi Ferry 5,528 6,429[4]
Total 763,528 624,697 (est.)
Notes
  1. ^ Includes Sound Transit Express routes from Snohomish County to Seattle
Sources
  1. ^ "Public transportation teamwork moved unprecedented number of Seahawks fans and commuter" (Press release). Sound Transit, King County Metro. February 6, 2014.
  2. ^ https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/seahawks-parade-fans-added-more-than-200k-transit-trips/
  3. ^ https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/light-rail-carried-over-200k-riders-on-seahawks-super-bowl-parade-day/
  4. ^ a b https://kingcountymetro.blog/2026/03/06/victory-vibes-over-330000-metro-boardings-on-seahawks-parade-day/
  5. ^ https://www.ktheadways.com/blog/seahawks-fans-swarm-fast-ferries

2026 World Cup transit

New Jersey
  • $150 tickets
Seattle
Sources

Sound Transit

Marketing

  • "Ride the Wave" slogan
  • Mascot: Zap Gridlock, debuted in 1999 and redesigned in 2014 by Dillon Works (same firm for Mariner Moose and UW Husky mascots)[1]
  • Ad campaign: "Voice of Reason" launched in 2011, inspired by Betty White; won APTA AdWheel Award in 2012[2]
  • Collaboration with hip hop artists Blue Scholars for music video "Zoomin' through the Sound"[3]
  • 2024 public engagement: 40 public meetings and 84 local fairs/festivals with 21,000 "interactions"[4]: 24 
Celebrations
  • 2016 University Link budget of $858,379 criticized[5]
  • Later events rely more heavily on corporate sponsors
    • 2024 East Link: Amazon provides card funding[6]
    • 2024 Lynnwood Link: community booths[7][8]

References

  1. ^ Driscoll, Matt (April 8, 2014). "First things first: Sound Transit has a mascot. His name is Zap". Seattle Weekly.
  2. ^ "Don't forget your ORCA pass sweetie: "Voice of Reason" ad campaign awarded best in nation" (Press release). Sound Transit. October 4, 2012.
  3. ^ "Blue Scholars are Zoomin' through the Sound with Sound Transit" (Press release). Sound Transit. October 10, 2012.
  4. ^ https://www.soundtransit.org/sites/default/files/documents/BAPR-annual-program-review-2024.pdf
  5. ^ Lindblom, Mike (May 12, 2016). "Party at UW, Capitol Hill light-rail stations cost taxpayers $858K". The Seattle Times.
  6. ^ https://www.soundtransit.org/blog/platform/eastside-partners-come-together-historic-2-line-opening
  7. ^ https://www.soundtransit.org/blog/platform/partners-offer-choices-passengers-lynnwood-opening-event
  8. ^ https://www.soundtransit.org/snocolink/partners

Sound Transit fleet

Alternate title: Sound Transit rolling stock

Sound Transit is a regional public transit system in the Seattle metropolitan area that provides light rail, commuter rail, and express bus service. As of 2025, the system has a fleet of over 558 vehicles for its services, which carry over 42 million passengers annually. These vehicles include 226 trains and streetcars on Link light rail; 78 passenger cars and 14 locomotives on Sounder commuter rail; and 240 buses on Sound Transit Express.[1] The entire fleet is accessible per requirements from the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

  • "Wave" livery chosen in 1997, ahead of other options (including blue and black wave)
  • 2009 fleet overview with detail pages for Link Series 1, Tacoma Link, Sounder, Gillig, MCI, New Flyer, etc.
  • Central: 101 to 162 Kinkisharyo, 201 to 352 Siemens[2]
    • Siemens S700: 95 ft long, 8.69 ft wide, 12.7 ft tall without pantograph[3]
  • Tacoma: 1001 to 1003 Skoda
  • Manual operation of doors, braking, station stops, etc.[4]
  • Automatic train protection installed in downtown transit tunnel in December 2025

Series 1

Series 2

  • C car uses longitudal seating, thinner seats, more bike hooks[5]

Tacoma

  • Skoda/Inekon joint order with Portland in 1999[6]
  • Rebuild ordered in 2016[7]
  • Brookville joint order with Portland
  • Skoda swap with Portland approved in December 2025[8]

Specifications

Link light rail fleet specifications
Designation Series 1[9] Series 2[3] Tacoma (1st generation)[10][11] Tacoma (2nd generation)[12][13]
Manufacturer Kinkisharyo–Mitsui
(Osaka, Japan) 		Siemens
(Sacramento, California) 		Škoda–Inekon
(Czech Republic) 		Brookville
(Pennsylvania)
Model Low Floor LRV S700 10T Liberty NXT
Image
Fleet numbers (Qty.)[2] 101–162 (62) 201–352 (152) 1001–1003 (3) 2001–2005 (5)[citation needed]
Year(s) delivered 2006–2011 2021–2027 2002 2022
Type Double-ended articulated car, 6 axle, multiple-unit operation to 4 cars Double-ended articulated car, single-unit
Height
(top of car to rail) 		12.29 ft (3.75 m) 12.7 ft (3.9 m) 11.25 ft (3.43 m) 11 ft (3.4 m)
Center aisle floor height 14 in (36 cm) 14 in (36 cm) 14 in (36 cm) 13.75 in (34.9 cm)
Width (exterior) 8.7 ft (2.7 m) 8.69 ft (2.65 m) 8.08 ft (2.46 m) 8 ft (2.4 m)
Low floor percentage 70% 70% 50% 71%
Length
(over coupler faces) 		95 ft (29 m) 95 ft (29 m) 66 ft (20.13 m) 66.42 ft (20.24 m)
Weight (empty) 102,000 lb (46,000 kg) 103,400 lb (46,900 kg) 63,500 lb (28,800 kg) 63,960 lb (29,010 kg)
Maximum speed 58 mph (93 km/h) 65 mph (105 km/h) 42 mph (68 km/h) 44 mph (71 km/h)
Traction power Overhead line, 1,500 V DC Overhead line, 700 V DC
Motors 2 motors, each 190 hp (140 kW) 4 motors, each 174 hp (130 kW) 4 motors, each 115 hp (86 kW) 4 motors, each 133 hp (99 kW)
Passenger seats 74 74 30 26
Maximum capacity 200 240 157 100
Doors 4 per side 4 per side 3 per side[citation needed] 2 per side
Wheelchair access Level boarding Level boarding Bridge plates Bridge plates[14]
Bicycle storage[15] 2 hooks per car 4 hooks per car N/a N/a

Sounder commuter rail

  • Bombardier cars and cabs; GM/Motive locomotives

Sound Transit Express

As of 2025

Sound Transit Express routes are contracted out to three local agencies, but are owned by Sound Transit and branded uniformly.

  • 2012 inventory (Appendix F) with agency assignments
  • Double-deckers introduced in 2015
  • Transfers between agencies
Sound Transit Express bus fleet specifications
Manufacturer[16][17] Model[16][17] Image Year[16][17] Fleet numbers[16] Qty.[16][17] Length[16][17] Capacity[16][17] Fuel type[16][17] Operator
Alexander Dennis Enviro500 MMC 2015 91501–91505 5 42 ft (13 m) 82 seats Diesel Community Transit
2017 91701–91732 32
2019–2020 91901–91913[a] 13
Gillig
Low Floor BRT 2012 9201–9222 22 40 ft (12 m) 35 seats Diesel–electric Pierce Transit
9122–9123 2 Diesel
2015 9124–9126 3
Low Floor BRT Plus 2015 41501–41517[a] 16 35 seats CNG Pierce Transit
2016 41601–41605[a] 5
Phantom 2008 9092–9113[b] 7 42 seats Diesel Pierce Transit
Motor Coach Industries D4500 2008 9713–9719 7 45 ft (14 m) 57 seats Diesel Pierce Transit
2009 9720–9722 3
2010 9723–9739 15
2017 9301–9312[a] 12 CNG
New Flyer DE60LF 2010 9624–9636[b] 3 60 ft (18 m) 56 seats Diesel–electric King County Metro
D60LFR 2010 9553–9565[b] 13[b] 60 ft (18 m) 58 seats Diesel Community Transit
2011 9566–9596 31 King County Metro
2012 9800–9813 14
2012 9818–9822[c] 5
DE60LFR 2010 9637–9647 11 60 ft (18 m) 56 seats Diesel–electric King County Metro
2011 9648–9651 4
XD60 2014 9814–9817 4 60 ft (18 m) 57 seats Diesel King County Metro
51401–51403 3 Pierce Transit
XDE60 2015 9652–9659 7 60 ft (18 m) 57 seats Diesel–electric King County Metro
61401–61407 8 Pierce Transit
2020 9660–9690[a] 31 King County Metro

Retired fleet

  • Replacement of original fleet began in early 2010s[18]: 5 
    • Order in 2011 for first replacements[19]
Sound Transit Express retired bus fleet specifications
Manufacturer[20] Model[20] Image Year[21] Fleet numbers[20] Qty.[20] Length[20] Capacity[20] Fuel type[20] Operator[21]
Breda DuoBus ADPB 350 1999[d] 20[22] 60 ft (18 m) 63 seats Diesel–electric (overhead wire) King County Metro
Gillig Gillig Phantom 1999 9000–9069 70 40 ft (12 m) 42 seats Diesel All
2001 9070–9089 20 King County Metro
2005 9090–9091 2 King County Metro
2008 9092–9113 22 Pierce Transit
2008 9114–9121 8 Community Transit
Motor Coach Industries D4500 2005 9700–9712 13 45 ft (14 m) 57 seats Diesel Pierce Transit
New Flyer C40LF 2001 9400–9419 20 40 ft (12 m) 37 seats CNG Pierce Transit
D60LF 1999–2004 9500–9552 53 60 ft (18 m) 58 seats Diesel All
DE40LF 2003 9200 1 40 ft (12 m) 37 seats Diesel–electric King County Metro
DE60LF 2004 9600–9621 22 60 ft (18 m) 58 seats Diesel–electric King County Metro
Orion[citation needed] Orion V 1999[e] 801–827 27 40 ft (12 m) 42 seats CNG[22] Pierce Transit

Stride bus rapid transit

  • All-electric fleet[23]
  • Ramps and priority seating[24]
Stride bus fleet specifications
Manufacturer Model Image Year Fleet numbers Qty. Length Capacity Fuel type Ref.
Alexander Dennis Enviro500EV N/a 2027 TBA 32 45 ft (14 m) TBA Electric battery [25]
BYD BYD RIDE K11M N/a 2027 TBA 14 60 ft (18 m) TBA Electric battery [26]

Facilities

Central OMF

Sounder base

Tacoma OMF

East OMF

Future facilities

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e Not in 2015 SIP
  2. ^ a b c d Includes retired buses
  3. ^ Originally numbered 51214–51218 prior to transfer between Community Transit and King County Metro.
  4. ^ Leased from King County Metro; originally entered service in 1990
  5. ^ Purchased in 1994 for Pierce Transit and sold to Sound Transit

References

  1. ^ "Transit Development Plan 2025–2030" (PDF). Sound Transit. August 2025. pp. 6–12, 19–21, 25–29.
  2. ^ a b "2019 Service Implementation Plan" (PDF). Sound Transit. November 2018. pp. 221–223.
  3. ^ a b "Low-Floor Light Rail Vehicles" (PDF). Siemens Mobility. May 2020. pp. 28–29.
  4. ^ Lindblom, Mike (December 2, 2011). "Open door on light-rail train chills Sound Transit officials". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on December 4, 2011.
  5. ^ "Case Study: Sound Transit" (PDF). Siemens Mobility. October 2022.
  6. ^ "Sound Transit Motion No. M99-64" (PDF). Sound Transit. October 14, 1999.
  7. ^ https://www.soundtransit.org/st_sharepoint/download/sites/PRDA/FinalRecords/2016/Motion%20M2016-33.pdf
  8. ^ https://www.soundtransit.org/st_sharepoint/download/sites/PRDA/FinalRecords/2025/Motion%20M2025-65.pdf
  9. ^ "Seattle, WA – Sound Transit: Technical Data" (PDF). Kinkisharyo International, LLC. August 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 11, 2024.
  10. ^ HDR, Inc. (August 5, 2011). "Tacoma Link Extension: Engineering Considerations" (PDF). Sound Transit. p. 4.
  11. ^ "Low-Floor Trams" (PDF). Škoda Transportation. September 2012. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 6, 2019.
  12. ^ "Final new light rail vehicle arrives for Hilltop Tacoma link" (Press release). Sound Transit. November 10, 2022.
  13. ^ "Liberty Modern Streetcars" (PDF). Brookville Equipment. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 4, 2022.
  14. ^ https://www.brookvillecorp.com/brookville-delivers-first-of-three-liberty-nxt-streetcars-to-portland-streetcar/
  15. ^ Gallagher, John (May 14, 2021). "New Link light rail trains rolling into service!". The Platform. Sound Transit.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h "2015 Service Implementation Plan" (PDF). Sound Transit. February 2015. pp. 111–112.
  17. ^ a b c d e f g "Rolling stock inventory and verification of continued use form" (Document). Sound Transit. 2025.
  18. ^ https://www.soundtransit.org/sites/default/files/documents/pdf/newsroom/2013_tdp_2012_annualrpt.pdf
  19. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20110228234910/http://www.soundtransit.org/x15192.xml
  20. ^ a b c d e f g https://www.soundtransit.org/st_sharepoint/download/sites/PRDA/FinalRecords/2008/Motion%20M2008-36.pdf
  21. ^ a b https://www.soundtransit.org/sites/default/files/documents/pdf/newsroom/2012_tdp_2011annualrpt.pdf
  22. ^ a b https://web.archive.org/web/20060924010327/http://www.soundtransit.org/documents/pdf/newsroom/SIP/2006SIP_final.pdf
  23. ^ https://www.soundtransit.org/blog/platform/supercharged-battery-electric-buses-will-power-stride-program
  24. ^ "Stride: Accessible BRT connecting communities". The Platform. Sound Transit. August 26, 2025.
  25. ^ "Sound Transit Motion No. M2023-66 Staff Report" (PDF). Sound Transit. August 2023. pp. 1–3.
  26. ^ "Sound Transit Motion No. M2023-65 Staff Report" (PDF). Sound Transit. August 2023. pp. 1–3.

Sound Transit public art

Based on Toronto subway public art
  • STart program
    • Evolved to "bolder, better integrated into station architecture, less plop-arty"[1]
  • Tables by system

References

ORCA card

ORCA
LocationPuget Sound region
LaunchedApril 20, 2009 (2009-04-20)
Technology
OperatorVix Technology
ManagerCentral Puget Sound Regional Fare Coordination Project
CurrencyUnited States dollar ($300 maximum load)
Stored-valueE-purse
Credit expiryNone
Auto rechargeAutoload
Validity
Retailed
  • Online
Variants
  • Reduced Regional Fare Permit (RRFP)
Websiteorcacard.com

The ORCA card, also known as One Regional Card for All, is a stored-value smart card system used for public transit fares in the Puget Sound region of Washington. The card is used by Sound Transit, local bus agencies, and Washington State Ferries.

History

Background and early systems

The Puget Sound region's public transit agencies have operated with separate fare systems since their inception in the 20th century. Although paper transfers were accepted between some systems, there was no regional fare payment system in place until the 1990s.

The University of Washington adopted plans for a monthly transit pass program, named "U-PASS", in March 1991, allowing unlimited rides on Metro Transit (now King County Metro) and Community Transit for a flat fee. The program was introduced to mitigate increased traffic congestion on the university's campus in Seattle and reduce demand at its parking lots, where fees were raised to fund the pass's subsidy.[1] The program was rolled out to all students and faculty on September 30, 1991, and by the following year transit ridership on the campus increased from 21 percent to 33 percent.[2][3]

PugetPass and ORCA

The Regional Transit Authority (later renamed Sound Transit) was established in 1993 to produce a regional transit plan for a future ballot measure in King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties. The agency propose an integrated, unified fare system as part of its 1995 and 1996 plans,[4][5] the latter of which was approved by voters alongside regional rail and bus services.[6] Sound Transit formed a regional fare coordination forum with King County Metro, Community Transit, Pierce Transit, and Everett Transit in 1998 to create a regional fare pass system that would eventually be replaced by a contactless smart card with passes and a stored-value purse.[7]

The PugetPass, accepted by five agencies and sold in three versions based on subarea zones, replaced several monthly pass systems on September 1, 1999.[8] The pass system debuted ahead of the rollout of Sound Transit Express later that month.[9] Intercity Transit's express buses and Washington State Ferries were added later that month.[10]

  • September 16, 2000: Transfers between CT, ET, Metro, PT, and ST become compatible with eachother[11]
Planning
  • 2003-04-29: Central Puget Sound Regional Fare Coordination Project established, agreement signed by seven agencies (ST, KC Metro, CT, ET, PT, KT, WSF)
    • Metro is lead agency[12]
  • 2003: Everett Transit rejoins systems after seven-month leave; Pierce Transit also pulled out due to finances[13]
  • 2003: $43 million contract signed to ERG Transit Systems as vendor, anticipated to be operational in 2006[14]
  • 2006-08: ORCA branding announced, tests scheduled on select Sounder, bus and ferry routes[15]
  • 2006-12-22: Public beta test of ORCA begins
    • Test routes include several ST Express routes, Sounder South Line (Tacoma Dome, Kent, and Seattle only), Seattle-Bremerton ferry[16]
  • 2007-01-31: ORCA public testing ends
Rollout
  • 2009-04-20: Limited rollout of ORCA begins
    • Cost $43 million to develop the system and 11 years[17]
  • 2009-06: Sounder TVMs begin distributing ORCA cards
  • 2009-06: Extensive rollout begins, including public outreach campaign
  • 2009-07-18: Central Link service begins, with heavy ORCA integration
  • 2010-01-01: ORCA replaces most paper transfers
  • 2010-03-01: ORCA free period ends (after one-month extension), $5 fee charged for new cards

ORCA 2

NextGen
Features
  • Mobile app (myORCA) and better website for managing account
  • Mobile payment and contactless credit card compatibility
  • Instant reloading
  • More retail locations
  • No fare capping
Later developments
  • June 2024: Google Wallet[19]
  • February 2026: Tap-to-pay for contactless cards and phones with mobile wallets[20]

Features and usage

  • Free passes to all public school students in Seattle and Tacoma[21]
  • Employer passes
  • ORCA Lift and subsidized annual pass programs
    • Enrollment moved from WA DSHS to community organizations as of July 1, 2025[22]
    • 2025 study: 53,000 enrolled out of 105,000 eligible; average income of $31,300; highest enrollment of eligible individuals (51%) among U.S. discount transit programs[23]
Statistics
  • 2019: 68 percent of transit trips used ORCA, $275 million in fare revenue[24]
    • 65.1% total in 2019, with largest market use for Kitsap Transit (81.7%) and lowest for WSF (16.5%)[25]: 9 
    • Net ORCA receipts: $251 million total in 2019: 26 
  • 2022: 6,000 readers[26]
  • 2024: ORCA used on 69.5 million trips by December; busiest month was October (7.1 million)[27]
  • June 2025: 564,000 unique cards, 8.28 million taps[28]
    • Google Wallet use by May 2025: 66,859 digital cards and 1,394,725 total boardings (180,774 boardings in May)[29]
  • 2,148 total business accounts[29]
  • August 2025: 7.07 million total taps and $16.5 million in taps[30]
  • 2025: 80,909,971 total boardings (13% over 2024) and $173,810,898 in total sales (5%)[31]
    • $0.18 spent per boarding; 8.4% cost to collect[32]

Products

Design

  • Next Generation card designed by Dennis Budell[33][34]
    • "Fin-like shape" to represent an orca, splash of colors from corner to imply different modes
  • Commemorative and special editions: University Link (March 2016), Mariners (2018), Seattle Storm (2019), Swift Green Line (March 2019), Link 10th Anniversary (July 2019), Sounder 20th Anniversary (2020)[35]
    • Special editions for ORCA2: three RapidRide cards (2023),[36] Kitsap Transit 40th Anniversary (2023), Swift Orange Line (2024), East Link Starter Line (2024), King County Water Taxi (2024), Pierce Transit Runner (2024), Lynnwood Link (2024; 5,000 sponsored by Amazon),[37] Zip Shuttle (2024), Redmond Link (2025, two sponsors)

Technology

  • Manufactured in China at a cost of $1.92 to $2.40 each[38]
    • 2019 increase due to tariffs on Chinese goods[39]

Participating systems

Operations

  • 2025 budget: $17,925,442
    • Operating share from each agency: Metro 55%, Sound Transit 32%, CT 5%, etc.[40]
  • 2026 cost to collect ORCA fares at 8.6%[41]

Criticism

References

  1. ^ Pryne, Eric (March 22, 1991). "UW plan: U-Pass or you pay". The Seattle Times. p. A1.
  2. ^ Aweeka, Charles (October 14, 1991). "U-PASS program's success overcrowds park-and-ride lots". The Seattle Times. p. E1.
  3. ^ Sharpo, Lawrence J. (December 18, 1992). "UW U-PASS: An experiment that works". The Seattle Times. p. A13.
  4. ^ "The Regional Transit System Proposal" (PDF). Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority. February 1995. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 22, 2018.
  5. ^ "Sound Move: The Ten-Year Regional Transit System Plan" (PDF). Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority. May 31, 1996. p. 24.
  6. ^ Foster, George (November 11, 1996). "RTA ready to put plan in motion". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. p. B1.
  7. ^ Foster, George (June 27, 1998). "Transit groups working out common, no-fuss fare system". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. p. B1.
  8. ^ Eckart, Kim (August 5, 1999). "In the region: Sound Transit to offer monthly passes beginning Aug. 15". The News Tribune. p. B2 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Whitely, Peyton (September 17, 1999). "Buses ready to roll". The Seattle Times. p. B1.
  10. ^ "New PugetPass goes to sea and the state capitol: new agreements with state ferries and Olympia Express" (Press release). Sound Transit. September 14, 1999.
  11. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20020610060547fw_/http://www.commtrans.org/29.main.html
  12. ^ Hadley, Jane (April 24, 2003). "Transit to decide if 1 ticket is good for all". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. p. B1.
  13. ^ Olson, David (April 22, 2003). "Everett Transit now agrees to Smart Card". The Everett Herald. p. B2 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ Pickering, Anne (March 5, 2003). "'Smart' transit might be in the cards". The Sun. p. A1.
  15. ^ "Transit Agencies Gear Up to Test "Smart Card"" (PDF) (Press release). Central Puget Sound Regional Fare Coordination Project. August 28, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 9, 2007. Retrieved February 14, 2009.
  16. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20070109150921/http://www.orcatest.com/faq.html
  17. ^ Lyons, Joseph (April 21, 2009). "A Smart Way to Travel". Kitsap Sun. pp. A1, A3 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ https://myorca.com/news/the-improved-orca-project-timeline/
  19. ^ https://www.geekwire.com/2024/seattle-area-transit-riders-can-now-add-orca-payment-cards-to-google-wallet/
  20. ^ https://www.geekwire.com/2026/seattles-orca-transit-system-gets-major-tech-upgrade-with-new-tap-to-pay-feature/
  21. ^ https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/matt-driscoll/article237753989.html
  22. ^ "ORCA LIFT and subsidized annual pass update" (Press release). Community Transit. June 26, 2025.
  23. ^ Pernanand, Ravena; Barrios, Vanessa; Weinberger, Rachel (September 2025). Reduced Fares: Lessons from Across the Country (Report). New York: Regional Plan Association.
  24. ^ https://www.soundtransit.org/blog/platform/next-generation-orca-way
  25. ^ https://info.myorca.com/wp-content/uploads/2019-ORCA-Financial-Statements-Audit-Report.pdf
  26. ^ https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/faq-what-you-need-to-do-now-to-keep-your-orca-farecard-working/
  27. ^ McCullough, Sarah-Mae (December 27, 2024). "New ORCA Wrapped feature lets riders see their transit habits". The Seattle Times.
  28. ^ "ROOT Operations Dashboard, June 2025" (PDF). ORCA Joint Board. July 2025.
  29. ^ a b McKnight, Chris (July 8, 2025). "Product Update: ORCA in Google Wallet" (PDF). ORCA Joint Board.
  30. ^ https://info.myorca.com/wp-content/uploads/2025-09-09-Joint-Board-Overview.pdf
  31. ^ "Joing Board Overview – January 2026" (PDF). ORCA Joint Board. January 2026.
  32. ^ https://info.myorca.com/wp-content/uploads/2026-01-21-2025-Year-End-Preliminary-Financial-Review.pdf
  33. ^ "Interview With the ORCA Card Designer". Tapping In: ORCA Monthly News. ORCA. January 30, 2025.
  34. ^ https://www.dennisbudell.com/orca/
  35. ^ https://www.soundtransit.org/blog/platform/celebrating-20-years-sounder-south
  36. ^ https://kingcountymetro.blog/2023/03/16/rapidride-h-line-public-artwork-reflects-community-relationship-to-nature/
  37. ^ https://info.myorca.com/wp-content/uploads/ORCA-Joint-Board-Minutes-6-11-24.pdf
  38. ^ https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/trump-tariffs-hit-orca-cards-from-china-puget-sound-transit-agencies-dip-into-contingency-fund/
  39. ^ https://www.seattlepi.com/seattlenews/article/ORCA-Cards-trump-tariff-transit-Seattle-washington-13841359.php
  40. ^ https://info.myorca.com/wp-content/uploads/2025-06-10-Approve-2026-Regional-ORCA-Operating-Budget.pdf
  41. ^ https://info.myorca.com/wp-content/uploads/2025-05-13-Draft-2026-Regional-ORCA-Operating-Budget-Presentation.pdf

OneBusAway

Example: MTA Bus Time

OneBusAway is a passenger information system platform for public transit agencies with automatic vehicle location and tracking. The app was created in 2011 by University of Washington students Brian Ferris and Kari Watkins and was later acquired by Sound Transit in 2013.[1][2]

References

Everett Transit

Everett Transit
A battery electric bus on Wetmore Avenue in Downtown Everett
ParentCity of Everett
Founded1893 (1893) (as Everett City Lines)
HeadquartersEverett Station
3201 Smith Avenue
Everett, Washington
LocaleEverett, Washington, U.S.
Service typeBus service, paratransit
Routes10
Hubs
Fleet46 transit buses, 25 paratransit buses[1]
Annual ridership
1,751,902 (2024)[1]
Fuel typeElectric battery, diesel–electric hybrid
Director
Mike Schmieder
Websiteeveretttransit.org

Everett Transit is a public transit system that serves the city of Everett, Washington, United States, part of the Seattle metropolitan area. It is a city department that operates local bus and paratransit service primarily within Everett. The rest of Snohomish County is served by Community Transit and Sound Transit, which both connect to Everett Transit at several hubs and shared facilities. The bus fleet is primarily battery electric buses and diesel–electric hybrids.

The transit system was formed in 1893 as a private streetcar operator that was later owned by the Puget Sound International Railway and Power Company. The streetcar system was replaced by a bus system in 1923 and renamed to Everett City Lines in 1939. The company was bought out by the city government in 1969 after a ballot measure to save the system, which became Everett Transit. The agency was supplemented by the creation of Community Transit in 1976; the two discussed a merger or consolidation at several points in the 20th and 21st centuries.

History

The first transit service in Everett was a streetcar system that was conceived in 1892, prior to the city's incorporation. The Everett Land Company received several proposals for streetcar systems and awarded a construction contract to A. R. Whitney Jr. in December 1892 for a 7-mile (11 km) network.[2] Delivery of the streetcars began the following month and construction commenced in March, traveling south from a smelter on Monte Cristo Avenue. The final rails were laid in late June, with the system reaching Lowell.[3]

The streetcar system opened on July 3, 1893, with an inaugural ride from the city's elected leaders and prominent citizens. Following the financial panic, the Everett Land Company unsuccessfully attempted to sell the streetcar system to the city government in 1894, instead retaining ownership of the Everett Railway and Light Company.[3]

  • 1905: Acquired by Stone and Webster, operated by Puget Sound International Railway & Power (later Puget Sound Power & Light and later Puget Sound Energy)
  • December 1910: Major strike[4]
  • 1910: Interurban to Seattle begins[5]
  • 1923: Buses replace streetcars[6][7]
  • 1939: SOld to Everett City Lines, subsidiary of National City Lines
  • 1961: Everett Bus System takes over routes
Everett Transit
  • November 4, 1969: Everett voters approve tax and fare increase to fund public bus service, allowing Everett to take over the Everett Bus System[8]
  • December 1, 1969: City of Everett officially takes over Everett Transit System; Everett City Council purchases 16 used buses[9]
  • April 16, 1971: Transit Director Tom Evans resigns over City Council rejection of fare-free bus system[10]
  • 1974: SNOTRAN countywide bus system rejected by Everett voters twice
  • 1976: Snohomish County PTBA approved, excluding Everett; SCPTBA Public Transit (later renamed to Community Transit in 1979) begins operations
  • 1979: 0.3 percent sales tax approved by voters; previous funded by a $1 per household monthly tax
  • 1985 to 1989: Motorized trolleys used but scrapped over lack of increased ridership[11]
  • 1990s: Development of Downtown Everett Transit Center at Hewitt & Hoyt
  • 1990: Naval Station Everett opens; new route to base and proposals for out-of-city service to connect[12]
    • Marysville (Route 79)?
  • 1996: Sound Transit established, formed from partnership between King County Metro, Community Transit, Pierce Transit, and Everett Transit
  • 1998: Referendum 49 approved, giving ET $4.5 million in new annual funding[13]
  • 1999: ET joins PugetPass
    • 2002: ET withdraws from smart card system; reinstated in 2003[14]
  • 2000: ET receives first articulated buses[15]
  • 2002: Everett Station opens
  • 2004: Sales tax increase[16]
  • 2007: Streetcar revival proposed for new waterfront and riverfront development
  • 2008: Mattel Matchbox bus[17]
  • 2018: First electric bus; planned to go half-fleet by 2022[18]
CT merger
  • Proposed since formation of SNOTRAN and PTBA
  • 1988-11: CT Board votes to study a merger with ET and SNOTRAN[19]
  • 1990: SNOTRAN plan to merge CT & ET to save $350,000 per year in deadheading rejected by Everett City Council, called unnecessary by consultant[20]
  • 1994: Washington State House Rules Committee halts bill that passed House Transportation Committee allowing for a CT/ET merger, successful lobbying from Everett helped prevent merger[21][22]
  • 1996: CT reaffirms belief that they should absorb ET to ease transfers in Everett, resisted by Everett because of a fear of them subsidizing the rest of the county[23]
  • 2001: New logo and bus livery[24]
  • July 2002: CT reduces Everett service,[25] considered canceling all service within Everett and forcing transfer at city limits[26]
  • January 2003: CT service change to reduce overlap in Everett service[27]
  • December 5, 2007: CT and ET agree to Swift partnership[28]
  • 2025: Route 12 made fare-free for 6 months in response to Fred Meyer closure (Evergreen & Casino)[29]
  • December 21, 2025: Mall Station relocated and reopened[30]
Other resources

Administration

  • Operated by City of Everett Transportation Services
  • Budget (2014): $22.6 million
  • Employees: 150[32]
  • Former HQ: 3225 Cedar Street (now operations center on city campus)[1]
  • HQ: Everett Station[1]

Services

Fares

Fare Type Adult Youth Reduced
Local $1.00 $0.75 $0.25
Commuter $2.00 $1.50 $1.00
As of January 1, 2013[33][34]
Does not include Sound Transit fares or Community Transit fares
  • January 1, 2013: Fares increase for all riders, ending free service for seniors/reduced[34][35]

Bus routes

  • 12 routes[36]
  • 4 circulator routes: 2 (South Everett), 4/5 (North Everett pair), 12 (Mall)
  • Former service to Marysville on route 79
Route Inbound terminus Outbound terminus Via Weekend service Notes
2 Mall Station Mall Station Southwest Everett, Mariner P&R No Unidirectional circulator
3 Everett Station Casino Road & Airport Road View Ridge, Casino Road Yes Peak-hour trips serve Boeing Everett Factory
4 College Station College Station Walnut Street, Everett Station, Downtown Everett, Colby Avenue No Circulator route running opposite direction of Route 5
5 Everett Station Everett Station Walnut Street, College Station, Colby Avenue, Downtown Everett Yes Circulator route running opposite direction of Route 4
6 Everett Station Everett Marina Marine View Drive, Naval Station Everett No
7 College Station Mall Station Broadway, Everett Station, Evergreen Way, Everett Mall Way Yes Final southbound weekday trip serves West Casino Road
8 Everett Station Airport Road & Evergreen Way Broadway, Madison Street, Hardeson Road, Evergreen Way Yes Weekday trips serve Seaway Boulevard
12 Mall Station Mall Station Everett Mall Way, 100th Street SW, Casino Road Yes Unidirectional circulator; select weekday trips serve Boeing Everett Factory
17 Everett Station Mall Station Colby Avenue, Beverly Boulevard Saturday only Select trips serve Mobile Country Club via 84th Street
18 Everett Station Mukilteo Ferry Terminal Colby Avenue, Mukilteo Boulevard No
29 College Station Mall Station Walnut Street, Everett Station, Broadway, South Everett Freeway Station Yes Select trips serve Valley View, Eastmont P&R and Silver Lake
70 Mukilteo Ferry Terminal Boeing Everett Factory No Commuter express route

Ridership

Facilities

  • 3225 Cedar Street: Operations Center, Maintenance Center, Bus Lot
  • 2911 California Avenue: North Operations Base (shared with Everett School District)
Bus stations
  • Everett Station (opened on February 2, 2002)
  • College Station (also called North Everett TC, opened in March 2008) - six bus bays, bus layover space, bicycle storage[39]
    • Budget: $1.7 million
    • Funding partners: Sound Transit, Everett Transit
  • Mall Station
    • Planned with Everett Mall expansion in 1998[40]
    • Replacement opening on December 12, 2025, to make way for Topgolf at the mall
Former facilities
  • Hewitt & Hoyt/Everett Transit Center: Primary bus hub prior to the opening of Everett Station in 2002, also served by CT; now home to Everpark Garage

Fleet

  • 46 buses (plan for all-electric) and 25 paratransit vans[41]
    • Battery electric: 10 Gillig buses, 9 Proterra buses (planned to be retired)
    • Hybrid: 10 Gillig buses
    • Diesel: 17 Gillig buses
  • 2025: Proterra replacement requires acquisition of 7 used Gillig buses from other agencies, which are refurbished and use R99 renewable diesel[42]

Current Bus Fleet

As of December 31, 2013
Year Manufacturer Model Fleet Numbers Capacity Fuel Type Notes Image
1994 Orion Orion V B0106–B0107 43 Diesel
1996 Orion Orion V B0108–B0111 43 Diesel
2001 Orion Orion V B0112–B0118 43 Diesel
2002 Orion Orion V B0119–B0122 43 Diesel
2006 Gillig Low Floor B0300–B0308 32 Diesel
2007 Gillig Low Floor B0200–B0203 38 Diesel
2009 Gillig Low Floor B0500–B0501 36 Diesel-electric hybrid
2012 Gillig Low Floor B0204–B0205 38 Diesel
2013 Gillig Low Floor B0503–B0509 36 Diesel-electric hybrid
2018 Proterra Catalyst E2 Extended Range B0700 31 Electric battery

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Transit Development Plan 2025–2030 and 2024 Annual Report". Everett Transit. August 2025. pp. 5–7, 11–12, 17–20, 28–33.
  2. ^ Whitfield, William M. (1926). History of Snohomish County, Washington. Chicago: Pioneer Historical Publishing Company. p. 346. OCLC 8437390 – via HathiTrust.
  3. ^ https://www.historylink.org/File/20727
  4. ^ https://www.heraldnet.com/news/interurban-trolley-helped-shape-snohomish-county/
  5. ^ http://mynorthwest.com/951382/everett-was-the-first-to-bury-its-streetcars/
  6. ^ https://www.historylink.org/File/20935
  7. ^ "Everett Voters Approve City Transit Venture". The Seattle Times. November 5, 1969. p. 43.
  8. ^ "From Transit System: Everett Will Buy 16 Used Buses". The Seattle Times. November 25, 1969. p. 14.
  9. ^ "Everett transit director resigns". The Seattle Times. March 22, 1971. p. C16.
  10. ^ Bergsman, Jerry (May 12, 1989). "Trolley's future looks empty". The Seattle Times. p. B3.
  11. ^ https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-herald-going-ashore-carriers/171322637/
  12. ^ Brooks, Diane (November 10, 1998). "Ref. 49 Vote Fuels Everett's Bus System -- Approval To Bring Additional Money For City-Operated Transit". The Seattle Times.
  13. ^ https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-herald-everett-transit-now-agr/176184088/
  14. ^ Cornwall, Warren (April 14, 2000). "Everett Transit enters big-bus league". The Everett Herald. p. A1 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ Tuinstra, Rachel (July 28, 2004). "Transit agency runs short of bus money". The Seattle Times.
  16. ^ https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-herald-everett-buses-may-soon/140625141/
  17. ^ https://www.heraldnet.com/news/everett-transit-debuts-first-electric-bus/
  18. ^ Bergsman, Jerry (November 10, 1988). "CT Board Talks Of Merging Bus Systems". The Seattle Times. p. D3 – via NewsBank.
  19. ^ Bergsman, Jerry (November 2, 1990). "Bus-System Merger Discounted -- Consultant Can See No Savings". The Seattle Times.
  20. ^ Brooks, Diane; Johnston, Shannon (February 2, 1994). "Everett Transit, CT Merger Meets Resistance -- Momentum To Join Bus Systems Coming Out Of Olympia". The Seattle Times.
  21. ^ Brooks, Diane (March 7, 1994). "Transit Merger Likely To Resurface -- Key Legislator May Introduce New Bill". The Seattle Times.
  22. ^ Brooks, Diane (April 2, 1996). "Everett Transit Still Resisting CT Merger Idea". The Seattle Times.
  23. ^ Reardon, Kate (November 13, 2001). "Rolling out a new look". The Everett Herald.
  24. ^ Ray, Susanna (July 20, 2002). "Community Transit touts savings in trimming Everett routes". The Everett Herald. The Washington Post Company. p. A1 – via ProQuest.
  25. ^ Ray, Susanna (July 19, 2002). "CT limits service in Everett". The Everett Herald. The Washington Post Company. p. A1 – via ProQuest.
  26. ^ https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-herald-bus-service-to-change/158897623/
  27. ^ "Community Transit, Everett Transit Become Partners" (Press release). Everett, Washington: Community Transit. December 5, 2007.
  28. ^ https://www.heraldnet.com/news/everett-mayor-makes-bus-route-free-following-fred-meyer-closure/
  29. ^ https://www.heraldnet.com/news/everett-opens-rebuilt-relocated-mall-station/
  30. ^ Public Transportation Office (October 1984). "Local Transit Statewide: Everett Transit System". Public Transportation in Washington State (PDF) (Report). Washington State Department of Transportation. pp. 57–62. OCLC 13007541 – via National Transportation Library.
  31. ^ Haglund, Noah (April 30, 2014). "Everett looks at restructuring city government". The Everett Herald. The Washington Post Company.
  32. ^ "Everett Transit Fixed-Route Bus Fare". Everett Transit.
  33. ^ a b Everett City Council (October 31, 2012). "City of Everett Resolution No. 6555". Office of the City Clerk.
  34. ^ Sheets, Bill (April 25, 2012). "Everett Transit plans cuts; routes, fares may change". The Everett Herald.
  35. ^ "Everett Transit Bus Schedule & Service Guide". Everett Transit. August 23, 2015.
  36. ^ Charnews, Mark (May 2014). "Regional Transit Ridership" (PDF). Puget Sound Trends. Puget Sound Regional Council.
  37. ^ https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/seattle-area-transit-ridership-keeps-climbing-in-one-city-especially/
  38. ^ "North Everett Transit Center/College Station" (PDF). Sound Transit.
  39. ^ "Everett Mall May Undergo Expansion". The Seattle Times. September 18, 1998.
  40. ^ "The Fleet". Everett Transit.
  41. ^ "Fleet News". Everett Transit. March 17, 2025.

Public transportation in Seattle

Public transportation in Seattle is composed of a network of light rail lines, commuter rail services, streetcars, buses and ferries, provided by several different agencies overseen by Sound Transit.

  • Statistics (2021): 5th most transit travel per capita; largest commuter bus agency (Sound Transit); three large vanpool fleets[1]

Current services

Light rail

Main article: Link light rail

Streetcar

Main article: Seattle Streetcar Network

Commuter rail

Main article: Sounder commuter rail

Bus routes

Main articles: King County Metro, Sound Transit Express, Community Transit, and Pierce Transit

Bus rapid transit

  • By 2003, many elements of BRT were present in the transit system (low-floor/high-capacity buses, transit signal preemption/priority, exclusive ROW in tunnel)[2][3]
    • Other BRT coverage from Times in 2003: Vancouver 99 B-Line[4] and Eugene[5]

Ferries

Main articles: Washington State Ferries and King County Water Taxi

Monorail

Main article: Seattle Center Monorail

Vanpool

History

  • 1991: Commute Trip Reduction law passed by state legislature, amended/expanded in 2006[6]
    • 1,000 worksites in Seattle take part[7]
  • 1990s: Transition to more parking garages at park and ride lots[8]
Resources

Proposed services

Private transportation

References

  1. ^ "2023 Public Transportation Fact Book" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 2024.
  2. ^ Pryne, Eirc (August 3, 2003). "When is a bus more like a train?". The Seattle Times. p. A1. Archived from the original on December 7, 2003.
  3. ^ "Bits and pieces of BRT in Seattle". The Seattle Times. August 3, 2003. Archived from the original on December 9, 2003.
  4. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20031211015140/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2001368081_vancouverbrt03m.html
  5. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20031208033338/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2001368046_eugenebrt03m.html
  6. ^ https://kingcounty.gov/en/dept/metro/employer-programs/commute-trip-reduction/ctr-law
  7. ^ https://www.seattle.gov/transportation/projects-and-programs/programs/transportation-options-program/commute-trip-reduction-program
  8. ^ Foster, George (July 24, 1999). "New I-5 park-ride lot may be the last". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. p. B1.
  9. ^ Microsoft Real Estate and Facilities (July 13, 2010). "Microsoft Connector Commute Fact Sheet" (PDF). Washington State Transportation Commission.
  10. ^ Long, Katherine (April 12, 2009). "Microsoft Connector: 19 routes, 53 buses later". The Seattle Times.

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Link Transit

History

Timeline[1][2]
  • 1988-10: Wenatchee Downtown Association brings together political and business leaders to discuss a possible public transit service for the area
  • 1989-03-14: Special Transit Conference held; elected officials passed a resolution in support of a two-county transit system
  • 1989-11-21: PTBA forms, under RCW Chapter 36.57A, encompassing the entirety of Chelan County, as well as the Eastmont and Waterville school districts in Douglas County
  • 1990-09-18: PTBA sales tax approved by 54 percent of voters, funding the "Chelan Douglas Public Transportation System"; 0.4% local sales tax, 63% match from MVET
  • 1991-06: "LINK" name and logo approved
  • 1991-12-16: First day of service; ridership at 1,700[3]
  • 1992-12: First year of service ends with over 1 million rides in first year, carrying over 3,600 people daily on 19 routes[4]
  • 1995-03: Orondo SD annexed into PTBA
  • 2000-02: Free fares end because of the loss of MVET revenue after I-595; initial fare is 50 cents[5][6]
  • 2000-05: Board of Directors update branding to "Link Transit"

Administration

  • Administered by Chelan Douglas Public Transportation Benefit Area
    • Area: 3,500 square miles (9,100 km2)[1] (largest in Washington state)[7]
    • Population (2013): 107,501[8]
    • Sales tax rate: 0.004%
  • Budget (2014): $10.7 million[1]
  • Employees: 119[7]
Board of Directors (13 members)[2]: 2 
  • Two Chelan County commissioners
  • Two Douglas County commissioners
  • One city council member or mayor from member cities (Cashmere, Chelan, East Wenatchee, Entiat, Leavenworth, Rock Island, Watervilla and Wenatchee)
  • One representative from Teamsters Local #760

Other services

  • Vanpool
    • Restored in 2005
  • LinkPlus: paratransit service[9]
    • $1.50 one-zone, $3.00 two-zone; $15 punchcards[10]

Fares and passes

Fare Type Regular Reduced
Fixed Route (1 Zone) $1.00 $0.50
Fixed Route (2 Zone) $2.50 $1.20
Trolley Free
As of July 1, 2013[11]
  • Reduced fare available for seniors above age 65[10]
  • Ages 12 and under are free when accompanied by fare-paying adult (up to 4 per adult)[12]
  • Rolls of bus fare tokens available for purchase[13]
  • Wenatchee Valley College students can ride for no charge with valid student ID and Link Transit sticker for the quarter[14]
Zones[15]
  • Zone A: Wenatchee, East Wenatchee, Olds Station, Cashmere, Monitor, Malaga, Rock Island, Entiat[12]
Passes[16]
  • Day Pass: $2 one-zone / $5 two-zone; replaced paper transfers
  • Monthly Pass (Adult): $30 one-zone / $70 two-zone
  • Monthly Pass (Reduced): $22.50 / $52.50[10]
  • Monthly Pass (Student, ages 12 to 21): $15 with proof of enrollment[14]
  • Student Freedom Pass (ages 12 to 21, unlimited use for one year): $120 (decreases further in the year), partially refunded to school; available at select high schools[14]
  • Purchasable at Columbia Station and select grocery stores[17]

Facilities

  • Columbia Station (Amtrak; 67 spaces)
  • Olds Station Park & Ride (200 spaces)
  • Leavenworth Park & Ride (42 spaces)
  • Biy Y Park & Ride (32 spaces)
  • Entiat Park & Ride (21 spaces)
  • Lake Chelan Park & Ride (29 spaces)[18]
  • Wenatchee Valley Mall Transit Center
  • Valley North Transit Center
  • Maintenance & Operations Base: 36,700 sq ft base in the Olds Station industrial park of Wenatchee[2]: 31–32 

References

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference LT-About was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c Transit Development Plan 2015—2020 And 2014 Annual Report (PDF) (Report). Link Transit. August 18, 2015.
  3. ^ Cameron, Mindy (April 9, 1995). "Making the Bus Convenient, Reliable, Free - Everywhere". The Seattle Times. p. B6 – via NewsBank.
  4. ^ "Transit subsidy for Stevens County?". The Seattle Times. December 6, 1992. p. B6 – via NewsBank.
  5. ^ Whitely, Peyton (January 29, 2001). "Free rides: one way to curb traffic". The Seattle Times.
  6. ^ "Transit: Wenatchee system expects fewer riders with new fares". Whidbey News-Times. Oak Harbor, Washington: Sound Publishing. January 20, 2001.
  7. ^ a b "Frequently Asked Questions". Link Transit.
  8. ^ Kimpel, Thomas (September 27, 2013). "2013 Public Transportation Benefit Area Population Estimates" (PDF). Washington State Office of Financial Management.
  9. ^ "LinkPlus". Link Transit.
  10. ^ a b c "Reduced Fares". Link Transit.
  11. ^ "Fares & Passes". Link Transit.
  12. ^ a b "Cash Fares". Link Transit.
  13. ^ "Tokens". Link Transit.
  14. ^ a b c "Youth and Student Fares". Link Transit.
  15. ^ Entire System Map (Map). Link Transit.
  16. ^ "Monthly Passes". Link Transit.
  17. ^ "Sales Outlets". Link Transit.
  18. ^ "Park & Rides". Link Transit.

Seattle Transit System

Seattle Transit System
Commenced operation
1939 (1939)
Ceased operation
January 1, 1973 (1973-01-01)
Replaced by Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle
LocaleSeattle, Washington

The Seattle Transit System was a public transit system in Seattle, Washington that operated from 1939 to 1973. The bus system replaced an earlier streetcar network and was operated by the Seattle Transit Commission until 1970, when it was reorganized into a city department. Effective January 1, 1973, it was absorbed by King County Metro, a former waste treatment agency that was given authorization to operate transit service.

History

Resources

Origins

Main article: Seattle Municipal Street Railway
  • 1937: Streetcar referendum rejects Beeler Plan
  • 1939-05: Seattle Transportation Commission created to operate municipal transit; $10 million loan from RFC for streetcar debt and conversion to trackless trolleys
  • 1939-08: STC takes over municipal transit
  • 1940: Cable cars and streetcars shut down
  • 1941: Final streetcar

Beginnings and expansion

  • 1939-12: "Seattle Transit System" adopted as new name, Madison cable car to be first converted to trackless trolley[1]
  • 5-cent fare requested[2]
  • Trackless trolleys proposed to Mercer Island on new floating toll bridge[3]
  • 1944: Peak of 130 million passengers during war-time gas/tire rationing
  • 1951: STC reorganized as Seattle Transit Commission
  • August 1, 1959: Bus service begins north of 85th Street (areas recently or not yet annexed)[4]

Conversion to diesel buses

  • 1963: Some trolley routes converted
  • 1967: State legislature considers repeal of state permission requirement for out-of-city service[5]

Forward Thrust

Decline

  • 1970: Reorganization into city department
  • 1970: Blue Streak (Northgate 41) launched

Merger and replacement with Metro

  • 1956: Metro fails to gain transit/planning authority
  • 1972: Metro authorized to run transit service by referendum, using county-wide sales tax
    • COMET vote
  • 1973-01-01: Metro takes over Seattle Transit and Metropolitan Transit System routes
  • 1978: Trolley system refresh
  • 1990s: Reorganized into King County government, ST formed

Legacy

  • Preserved fleet

Administration

Services

List of routes

See also: Trolleybuses in Seattle
  • Chicago list
  • Trolleybus routes
  • Blue Streak
  • Flyer Routes
  • Snohomish County services transferred to Metro

Ridership

Fares

Facilities

See also: List of King County Metro facilities
  • Garages

Historic fleet

See also: King County Metro fleet

Incidents

Union actions

  • January 1946
  • November 1956: 2-week strike from ATU

References

  1. ^ "Madison To Get New Line First". The Seattle Times. December 12, 1939. p. 18.
  2. ^ "5-Cent Fare Is Transit's Goal". The Seattle Times. December 29, 1939. p. 2.
  3. ^ "City To Ask Line On Lake Bridge". The Seattle Times. March 7, 1940. p. 8.
  4. ^ "Transit North of 85th to Begin Aug. 1". The Seattle Times. July 12, 1959. p. 1.
  5. ^ "Outdated Transit Law Should Be Repealed". The Seattle Times. August 18, 1966. p. 12.

Metropolitan Transit Corporation

Metropolitan Transit Corporation
Commenced operation
1927 (1927)
Ceased operation
January 1, 1973 (1973-01-01)
Replaced by Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle
LocaleKing County, Washington

The Metropolitan Transit Corporation, also known as the Overlake Transit System, was a commuter bus operator in the Seattle metropolitan area from 1927 to 1973.

History

  • 1927: Overlake founded by Charles Claringbould
  • 1927: Roanoke–Beaux Arts buses begin operating
  • 1928: Suburban Transit System created[1]
  • 1936: Overlake extends service to Medina, Bellevue, Issaquah
  • 1940: Overlake awarded unlimited franchise for Eastside access to new floating bridge[2]
  • 1962: Overlake acquires Suburban and Lake Shore Lines[3]
  • 1964-02: 33-day strike of 100 drivers and mechanics shuts down service[4]
  • 1964-04-01: Overlake consolidates four operators into Metropolitan Transit
  • 1964: Overlake acquires Everett, Tacoma, Auburn and Kent routes from Greyhound[5][6]
  • Low ridership and possible bankruptcy
Merger into Metro
  • 1970: Merger with Seattle Transit proposed as part of Forward Thrust[7]
  • 1973-01-01: Metro Transit takes over service
    • Metro purchases company for $1.2 million
  • MEHVA preservation of 1959 GM bus

References

  1. ^ http://metro.kingcounty.gov/am/history/history-1920.html
  2. ^ "Four Bus Lines Will Use Floating Bridge". The Seattle Times. June 30, 1940. p. 2.
  3. ^ http://metro.kingcounty.gov/am/history/history-1960.html
  4. ^ "75 Per Cent Of Overlake Transit's Riders Back". The Seattle Times. March 17, 1964. p. 7.
  5. ^ "Overlake Line To Expand Bus Service". The Seattle Times. April 22, 1964. p. 11.
  6. ^ "Commuter-Bus Canceling O.K'd". The Seattle Times. February 5, 1965. p. 40.
  7. ^ Lane, Bob (April 30, 1970). "Buses Would Fill Time Gap of Rapid Transit". The Seattle Times. p. A5.

Hollywood/Vine station

Hollywood/Vine B Line
General information
Location6250 Hollywood Boulevard
Los Angeles, California, US
Owned byLos Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Line B Line
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Parking60 spaces
Accessibleyes
History
OpenedJune 12, 1999 (1999-06-12)
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
Hollywood/​Highland
toward North Hollywood
 B Line Hollywood/​Western
toward Union Station

Hollywood/Vine is a subway station in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, US, located under the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street. It is on the Red Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system and is also served by Metro's local and rapid bus services.

Location

Landmarks
  • Pantages
  • Capitol Records
  • Walk of Fame
  • CBS Columbia Square
TOD[1]
  • W Hotel
  • 1600 Vine

History

  • 1980s: Red Line corridor moved from Wilshire/Crenshaw to Hollywood and Vermont
  • 1990 schedule[2]

Hollywood/Vine opened on June 12, 1999, as the western terminus of the northern branch of the Red Line. Upon the opening of the westward extension to North Hollywood in 2000, it lost its title as the end of the line.

Station layout

G Street level Exit/Entrance
B1 Mezzanine Faregates, ticket vending machines, to Exits/Entrances
B2 Northbound ←  B Line toward North Hollywood (Hollywood/Highland)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Southbound →  B Line toward Union Station (Hollywood/Western) →

Like most stations on the Metro, Hollywood/Vine uses an island platform setup with two tracks. There is an entrance to the east of the intersection at Argyle Avenue.

Art and architecture

  • Firm: Morales Associates[3]

Local Chicano artist Gilbert "Magú" Luján was selected to design the Hollywood/Vine station. "Light" was one of the central themes of the station because of its pervasiveness in Hollywood, from stars to light that passes through projectors to show films to the sun in sunny southern California. Cultural motifs in the form of So Cal cultural icons are also prevalent throughout the myriad of ceramic tiles lining the walls of the corridors as passengers descend into the railway tunnel. Benches for waiting passengers were fashioned as classic car lowriders on pedestals.

The station has, perhaps, the most detail and decorations of any station in the entire Metro system. This station is among the most pleasant and "fun" stations and tourists may find this station the most enjoyable. Other features include two movie projectors donated by Paramount Pictures pointed towards a representation of a movie screen flanked by large curtains. The ceiling of the station is covered with empty film reels. Pillars that provide support for the station are designed to look like palm trees, and beneath the handrail of the stairs are musical notes for the famed song "Hooray for Hollywood." Passengers making their way to the street follow the "Yellow Brick Road" while passing many colored tiles that depict icons or represent southern California lifestyle.

Service

Metro buses[4]
Other buses

References

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Wilshire/Normandie station

Wilshire/Normandie
D Line
General information
Location3510 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, California, US
Owned byLos Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Line D Line
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Accessibleyes
History
OpenedJuly 13, 1996 (1996-07-13)
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
Wilshire/​Western
toward Wilshire/​La Cienega
 D Line Wilshire/​Vermont
toward Union Station

Wilshire/Normandie is a subway station in Los Angeles, California, US, located in the Mid-Wilshire/Koreatown neighborhood at Wilshire Boulevard and Normandie Avenue. It is on the Purple Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system, which runs under Wilshire Boulevard towards Downtown Los Angeles.

Location

  • Mid-Wilshire financial district
  • Metroplex complex

History

  • 1996-07-13: Opened as part of Purple Line extension from Westlake to Western[1]

Station layout

G Street level Exit/Entrance
B1 Mezzanine Faregates, ticket machines, to Exits/Entrances
B2 Westbound ←  D Linetoward Wilshire/Western (Terminus)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound →  D Linetoward Union Station (Wilshire/Vermont) →
Art[2]
  • Festival of Masks
  • Sparrow Lane

Service

Rail
  • 5 am to 12:45 am

Wilshire/Normandie is one of only two subway stations in the system not served by the Red Line.

Buses[3]

References

Sound Move (1996)

Sound Move
November 5, 1996 (1996-11-05)
Regional Transit Authority (RTA) Proposition 1: Regional Transit System[1]
Results
Choice
 Votes %
Yes 526,671 56.45%
No 406,238 43.55%
Valid votes 932,909 100.00%
Invalid or blank votes 0 0.00%
Total votes 932,909 100.00%

Sound Move, officially Regional Transit Authority (RTA) Proposition 1: Regional Transit System and retroactively known as Sound Transit 1 (ST1), was a ballot measure on the November 5, 1996 election in the Seattle metropolitan area of Washington, proposing the establishment of a regional mass transit system. The measure was proposed by the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (RTA) a year after an unsuccessful vote on a $6.9 billion plan. The ten-year Sound Move plan was a smaller, $3.9 billion proposal that would build light rail, commuter rail and express bus service across the region.[2]

The plan included 81 miles (130 km) of commuter rail on existing freight tracks from Everett to Lakewood; 25 miles (40 km) of light rail from the University District and Downtown Seattle to Seattle–Tacoma International Airport, and from the Tacoma Dome to Downtown Tacoma; and 20 express bus routes using the region's high-occupancy vehicle lane system.[2] The $3.9 billion cost was funded by a 0.4 percent local sales tax and a 0.3 percent motor vehicle excise tax.

Sound Move was approved by 56 percent of voters during the election, allowing the RTA, later renamed to Sound Transit, to begin planning and construction of a regional transit system. The last part of the Sound Move plan to be built was opened in 2016, twenty years after the vote; the light rail portion of the plan cost a total of $4.95 billion (86 percent over the 1996 budget).

Background

The construction of a rapid transit system for Seattle has been proposed in various forms since the turn of the 20th century, during periods of rapid growth for the city and region. In 1911, civil engineer Virgil Bogue and the Seattle Planning Commission proposed a 60-mile (97 km) rail system with subways and elevated railways across the then-smaller city of Seattle. The plan was put to a public vote on March 5, 1912, where it was defeated by a 2-to-1 margin.[3] While Bogue's vision largely did not materialize, the idea of a rapid transit system influenced later plans for the city.[4]

  • Forward Thrust
  • 1988: Advisory referendum in King County
    • PSRC plan: Federal Way to Lynnwood; Redmond to Seattle
  • 1993 JRPC plan
    • $9.3 billion plan originally planned to be on November 1993 ballot,[5] later delayed to "after 1994 session"[6]
  • 1993: RTA formed
  • 1995 RTA vote

History

  • 1996-05-31: RTA Board votes 15-2 to send plan to voters (2 dissents would later try to submit a "no confidence" motion in September)
Resources

Projects

Funding

Political support

Supporters
  • Boeing and its CEO
  • Corporate leaders (credited with delivering win)
  • Seattle Chamber of Commerce
  • Contributions: $890,750, of which businesses paid the vast majority; one-third from engineering and contractors in the industry[7]
Opponents
  • Citizens Opposed to Sitting in Traffic (COST)

Results

  • Simple majority

Totals

Regional Transit Authority (RTA) Proposition 1, November 5, 1996
ChoiceVotes%
For526,67156.45
Against406,23843.55
Total932,909100.00
Total votes932,909–
Source: Secretary of State[8][9]

By area

County Yes votes No votes Yes (%) No (%) Total votes
King 364,588 255,654 58.78 41.22 620,242
Pierce 91,798 91,614 50.05 49.95 183,412
Snohomish[10] 70,285 58,970 54.38 45.62 129,255
Total 526,671 406,238 56.45 43.55 932,909

Implementation

  • 1998: "First Moves" program funds additional trips to Tacoma and Bellevue; starts park-and-ride construction at Ash Way and Overlake[11]
  • 1999: ST Express
  • 2001 meltdown
    • State Senate attempts revote[12]
  • 2001/2003: Sounder
  • 2009: Central Link
  • 2016: University Link
  • 86 percent overbudget[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Regional Transit Authority Resolution No. 75" (PDF). Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority. August 23, 1996.
  2. ^ a b Schaefer, David (November 6, 1996). "Voters back transit plan on fourth try". The Seattle Times. p. A1.
  3. ^ Anderson, Ross (July 21, 1991). "Metropolis–Corrected Vision–In hindsight, when it comes to city planning, we blew it!". The Seattle Times. p. 6.
  4. ^ Westneat, Danny (March 5, 1995). "Regional Transit Plan: Late for the train—Why Seattle has always let commuter rail pass it by". The Seattle Times. p. A1.
  5. ^ Schaefer, David (August 26, 1993). "Transit group will seek OK for sales-tax increase". The Seattle Times. p. C1.
  6. ^ Schaefer, David (May 15, 1993). "No transit vote this year". The Seattle Times. p. A10.
  7. ^ Foster, George (December 23, 1997). "RTA campaign contributors seek contracts". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. p. B1.
  8. ^ "Final, official election results (Part 1 of 2)". The Seattle Times. December 6, 1996. p. A14.
  9. ^ "Sane Transit v. Sound Transit". Washington Supreme Court. March 4, 2004 – via Municipal Research and Services Center.
  10. ^ "Final Official Election Results: Snohomish County, Washington General Election – November 5, 1996". Snohomish County Auditor. November 20, 1996. p. 10.
  11. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/19971013185011/http://www.wsdot.wa.gov:80/CPSRTA/frstmove.html
  12. ^ http://apps2.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5362&Year=2001
  13. ^ Lindblom, Mike (August 20, 2016). "Sound Transit's cost overruns for first phase hit about 86 percent". The Seattle Times.

Sound Transit 2 (2008)

Pro
  • Mass Transit Now (official campaign)
  • Transportation Choices Coalition, Sierra Club, Cascade Bicycle Club
Against
  • No to Prop 1
  • Executive Ron Sims, favoring buses over rail
  • Less spending on both sides due to 2007 effects, weak state leadership[1]

References

List of Skyline rail stations

The Honolulu Rail Transit system in Honolulu, Hawaii, US, is planned to include 21 stations on 20 miles (32 km) of track. The stations will include names in English and Hawaiian to reflect the culture and history of the Hawaiian people.[1][2]

  • Hawaiian names (Ewa side; Kalopei to Aloha Stadium)
    • Pearlridge was changed from Pu'uloa to Kalauao[3]
    • Other stations to be announced by end of 2018
  • GIS data
Style
  • MOS:HAWAII: Never replace the ʻokina with a straight apostrophe
  • Hawaiian names are primary?

Structure

  • Description
    • Location
    • Hawaiian name (if applicable)
  • History
  • Station layout/design with diagram
  • Service
    • Travel time to/from termini and airport?[4]

Stations

Park and rides

Kualaka'i, Keone'ae, Waiawa, and Hālawa (per [1])

History

  • 1973 proposal[5]

References

Hālawa station

Location

Hālawa station will be located on the east side of the Kamehameha Highway at its intersection with Salt Lake Boulevard. To the northeast of the station is Aloha Stadium.

  • "Serving the Aloha Stadium, Aiea, Salt Lake, Moanalua, and outlying residential areas."
  • Pearl Harbor memorials

History

  • 1973 H-3 plan: Halawa to Kailua to replace H-3[1]
  • 2016: Guideway construction begins
  • 2017: Named Halawa[2]

Station layout

Hālawa station will be elevated.[3]

  • 600-space park and ride[4]
  • Bus station below
  • Artwork on columns, depicting Makahiki festival[5]

References

Targhee Regional Public Transit Authority

Targhee Regional Public Transit Authority
Founded1994
Ceased operation
May 1, 2019 (2019-05-01)
HeadquartersIdaho Falls, Idaho
Service areaBonneville County, Idaho
Service typeBus service, paratransit
Websitetrpta.org

The Targhee Regional Public Transit Authority was a public transit operator in Bonneville County, Idaho, including the city of Idaho Falls, that operated bus services from 1994 to 2019.

History

  • Founded in 1994 and contracted service until July 1, 2002; inherited CART in 2006[1][2]
  • 2014: Alliance with other agencies in cross-state region for potential routes to Wyoming destinations[3]
  • Ceased service on May 1, 2019[4][5]
    • Original announcement on April 22 following FTA audit expressed concerns about accounting errors[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "About Us". Targhee Regional Public Transit Authority.
  2. ^ Kennison, Heather (September 2, 2018). "Idaho Falls seeks to expand bus routes". The Times-News. p. E3.
  3. ^ "Communities consider bus service to Wyo". Casper Star-Tribune. Associated Press. February 10, 2014. p. A3 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Kauffman, Brennen (April 29, 2019). "End of the line: TRPTA announces that Tuesday will be final day in business". Post Register.
  5. ^ https://www.eastidahonews.com/2019/04/public-transits-last-day-of-operation-will-be-tuesday/?fbclid=IwAR0323bg0iuPg1I5nuPap9KZcdXzuJNC-aFecDWSmZ6Wjn6SPvtfxE1MrwY
  6. ^ https://www.postregister.com/news/government/public-transportation-bus-service-closing-due-to-money-woes/article_a197ac66-addf-5d86-8717-5bca08c17bb1.html
  7. ^ https://www.postregister.com/news/government/trpta-audit-shows-errors-fed-overpayments/article_dbd27ac8-b7c7-5b29-867d-fe46faa6fd35.html

Idaho transit

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