Pierce Transit To Remove Hundreds Of Stops Later this Month
PIERCE COUNTY, WA — After a year of study and revisions, Pierce Transit will be removing 214 of its bus stops on March 20. The move comes as part of a "rebalancing" effort to cut down on little-used stops that clog up commutes.
The plan, the "Bus Stop Balancing Project", was first pitched by Pierce Transit last March. In their initial proposal, Transit suggested eliminating 407 bus stops — roughly 19 percent of their total stops. However, after months of deliberation and public input, that number was whittled down to 214 stops, just over 10 percent of Transit's 2,100 current stops.
In an effort to continue providing service to Pierce County residents equally, none of the stops are clustered in the same area: removals range from Lakewood, to Tacoma, Puyallup, Federal Way and Gig Harbor.
According to Pierce Transit, one of their most common customer complaints is that it takes too long for buses to reach their destination. They say this reduction in stops will free up buses which are slowed down pulling in and out of traffic, picking up passengers and collecting fare at these lesser-used stops.
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