Pierce Transit considers eliminating hundreds of bus stops in hopes of faster service

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Pierce Transit is considering the elimination of 407 bus stops — nearly 20% — across Pierce County in an effort to make bus travel more efficient. First, it wants to hear from riders.

The transit agency pitched the plan, called Bus Stop Balancing, to the Tacoma City Council on Tuesday. Some 212 of the proposed retired stops would be within the city’s boundaries. The agency currently serves 2,114 stops.

The goal is to speed up bus service and produce cost savings that could lead to more service, said Pierce Transit spokeswoman Rebecca Japhet.

Slow service is one of the main reasons people cite when asked why they don’t use public transit, Japhet said.

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[msongs]

1. to increase service we have ordered all busses to never stop to pick up ppl nt

[CrispyQ]

3. LOL. It sure seems like that's the goal here. -nt

[CrispyQ]

2. "Slow service is one of the main reasons people cite when asked why they don't use public transit."

Having bus stops that are too far away will also detract riders.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

4. How widely separated the bus stops are really matters.

Here in Santa Fe I'm often amazed at how widely spaced out some of the stops are. And how some of them are a good mile from any residential area.