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Sound Transit[edit]

History[edit]

Timeline

  • 1987: Washington State Rail Development Commission formed by the Washington State Legislature
  • 1990-04: High Capacity Transit Act passes state legislature, providing local-option taxing authority for public transit
  • 1990-08: Joint Regional Policy Committee (JPRC) formed by King, Pierce and Snohomish counties to coordinate regional transit planning
  • 1993-06-22: Pierce County votes to join RTA
  • 1993-07-06: King County Council votes to join RTA, by one vote[1][2]
  • 1993-07-08: Snohomish County votes to join RTA
  • 1993-09-17: RTA Board holds first meeting at the former WSDOT District 7 offices in Bellevue, King County Councilmember Bruce Laing elected as first chairman[3][4][5]
  • 1994-09: Original proposed date for RTA election, later delayed to March 1995
  • 1995: TRY Rail demonstration
  • 1995-03-14: RTA plan fails[6][7][8]
  • 1996-05-31: RTA Board approves finalized Sound Move plan, vote scheduled for November 5
  • 1996-11-05: Sound Move passes[9][10][11]
  • 1997-08-15: CPSRTA Board adopts "Sound Transit" as its official name for services, along with "Link" for light rail, "Sounder" for commuter rail and "Regional Express" for buses; "Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority" retained as business name;[12][13]
  • 1997-09-25: Sound Transit logo and color scheme adopted
  • 1999-09-19: ST Express begins service on nine routes[14]
  • 1999-10-16: Union Station rededicated as ST headquarters[15]
  • 2000-09-18: Sounder South begins service, from Tacoma to Seattle via Sumner and Auburn;[16] Puyallup, Kent and Tukwila stations open in 2001
  • 2003-08-03: Tacoma Link begins service[17]
  • 2003-11-08: Groundbreaking for Central Link held in SODO[18]
  • 2003-12-23: Sounder North begins service, from Everett to Seattle via Edmonds;[19][20] Mukilteo Station opens in 2008
  • 2007-11-06: Roads and Transit vote fails
  • 2008-11-04: ST2 vote passes
  • 2009-07-18: Central Link (Westlake to Tukwila) begins service[21]
  • 2009-12-19: Airport Link (Tukwila to SeaTac) begins service[22][23]
  • 2012-10-08: Sounder South extended to South Tacoma and Lakewood via the newly-built Point Defiance Bypass[24]
  • 2016-03-19: University Link (Westlake to UW) begins service
  • 2016-09-24: S 200th Link Extension (SeaTac/Airport to Angle Lake) begins service
  • 2016-11: ST3 passed
Future
  • 2021: Northgate Link (UW to Northgate) begins service
  • 2023: Lynnwood Link (Northgate to Lynnwood) begins service
  • 2023: East Link (ID/C to Overlake) begins service

Organization[edit]

Board of Directors[edit]

  • 18-member Board of Directors
    • Elected officials from Snohomish (3), King (10) and Pierce (4); and Secretary of Transportation
    • Monthly meetings for Board, plus committees
  • 2017: Legislature proposes 11 districts and elected, non-partisan board members (no other offices allowed)[25]

Management[edit]

  • Current CEO: Peter Rogoff (former FTA head)
  • Former CEOs: Bob White (until 2001); Joni Earl (2001 to 2015); Mike Harbor (acting, 2015 to 2016)
  • CEO duties?
  • Other high-level managers (light rail director during 2000s?)

Regional coordination[edit]

  • ORCA
  • ST Express

Policing[edit]

Accountability[edit]

  • Audits from FTA and State Auditor
  • Citizen Oversight Panel, and other advisory committees

Sustainability[edit]

  • Light rail power: mostly sustainable until 2023 (Seattle City Light vs. PSE)
  • ISO 14001 environmental and sustainability management system

Programs[edit]

  • STart: Percent for Art since 1998[27]
  • Seattle Sounders (USL) sponsorship in 2008

Facilities[edit]

Administrative buildings[edit]

  • Headquarters: Union Station, 401 South Jackson Street, Seattle (adjacent to King Street Station, International District/Chinatown Station and First Hill Streetcar)
  • Bus bases owned and operated by partner agencies
  • Light rail base in SODO
  • Amtrak-Sounder facility on Holgate

Park and rides[edit]

Future expansion[edit]

Long Range Plan updates
  • 1996-05-31: Sound Move 10-Year Plan adopted by ST Board
  • 2005-07-07: Long Range Plan adopted
  • 2014-12-18: LRP Update adopted

Fleet[edit]

Main article: Sound Transit fleet
  • 2009 fleet overview with detail pages for Link Series 1, Tacoma Link, Sounder, Gillig, MCI, New Flyer, etc.

Funding[edit]

  • 1.9 percent sales and use tax
  • Motor vehicle excise tax (MVET; colloquially "car tabs")
    • 2017 controversy over ST3 increase
  • Property tax (introduced in ST3)
  • Rental car sales tax (unused)[28]
  • 2015: Two-thirds to capital consrtuction[29]

Subarea equity[edit]

Subareas[30][31]
  • North King County (730,600): Seattle, Shoreline and Lake Forest Park
  • East King County (530,500): Eastside, including Bellevue, Mercer Island, Redmond, Kirkland, Issaquah, Bothell, Woodinville, Sammamish and Renton
  • South King County (518,200): South of Seattle, including SeaTac, Tukwila, Federal Way, Kent and Auburn
  • Pierce County (694,600): Northern Pierce County, including Tacoma, Lakewood and Puyallup
  • Snohomish County (445,400): Southwestern Snohomish County, including Everett, Lynnwood, Edmonds, Mountlake Terrace, Mill Creek and Mukilteo[32]: 5 

Fare enforcement[edit]

  • Link and Sounder: POP with changes in 2022[33]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Schaefer, David (July 7, 1993). "Regional Transit Unit Gets Go-Ahead -- King County Vote Clears Way". The Seattle Times.
  2. ^ Quinones, Sam (July 7, 1993). "By a single vote, King council OKs transit authority". The News Tribune. p. A1.
  3. ^ "Regional Transit Authority Board of Directors Meeting Minutes, September 17, 1993" (PDF). Regional Transit Authority. September 17, 1993.
  4. ^ Lane, Bob (September 18, 1993). "RTA Elects Bruce Laing as Chairman". The Seattle Times.
  5. ^ http://historylink.org/File/20188
  6. ^ "The Regional Transit System Proposal" (PDF). Regional Transit Authority. February 1995. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
  7. ^ Crowley, Walt (September 24, 2000). "Voters in King, Snohomish, and Pierce counties reject regional transit plan on March 14, 1995". HistoryLink. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
  8. ^ Schaefer, David (March 16, 1995). "Voters Weren't Ready For Tax On Transit Plan -- Especially Since U. S. Helping Less". The Seattle Times.
  9. ^ "Sound Move: Launching a Rapid Transit System for the Puget Sound Region" (PDF). Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority. May 31, 1996.
  10. ^ Schaefer, David (November 6, 1996). "Voters Back Transit Plan On Fourth Try". The Seattle Times.
  11. ^ Fleenor, Denny (November 6, 1996). "Puget Sound Voters Overwhelmingly Approve Regional Transit Plan" (Press release). Seattle, Washington: Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority. Archived from the original on May 3, 1997.
  12. ^ ""Sound Transit" to be the Name for Regional Transit Authority Services" (Press release). Seattle, Washington: Sound Transit. August 15, 1997.
  13. ^ "Transit System Gets Official Name". The Seattle Times. August 15, 1997.
  14. ^ "Nine new ways to get around Puget Sound: Sound Transit to launch its first nine new ST Express regional bus routes" (Press release). Seattle, Washington: Sound Transit. September 8, 1999.
  15. ^ Crowley, Walt (May 4, 2006). "Seattle's Union Station re-opens as Sound Transit headquarters on October 16, 1999". HistoryLink.
  16. ^ "Quick facts on Sounder commuter rail service" (Press release). Seattle, Washington: Sound Transit. September 14, 2000.
  17. ^ "Sound Transit launches Tacoma Link Light Rail" (Press release). Seattle, Washington: Sound Transit. August 23, 2003.
  18. ^ Lindblom, Mike (November 8, 2003). "Groundbreaking today for light rail". The Seattle Times.
  19. ^ "Sound Transit launches Sounder service between Everett and Seattle; first train filled to capacity" (Press release). Seattle, Washington: Sound Transit. December 21, 2003.
  20. ^ Tuinstra, Rachel (December 22, 2003). "Sounder train opens Everett-Seattle route". The Seattle Times. p. B1.
  21. ^ "Link light rail launches new era of mobility for central Puget Sound" (Press release). Seattle, Washington: Sound Transit. July 18, 2009.
  22. ^ "Sound Transit opens Link light rail service to SeaTac" (Press release). Seattle, Washington: Sound Transit. December 19, 2009.
  23. ^ Lindblom, Mike (December 19, 2009). "Sound Transit opens new light-rail link with Sea-Tac Airport". The Seattle Times.
  24. ^ "Sound Transit to hold ribbon-cutting Saturday to celebrate start of Sounder service to Lakewood and South Tacoma on Monday" (Press release). Seattle, Washington: Sound Transit. October 3, 2012.
  25. ^ Gutman, David (March 4, 2017). "Sound Transit board ouster unlikely, but car-tax change has support". The Seattle Times.
  26. ^ "Commuting in Seattle". Securitas USA.
  27. ^ https://www.soundtransit.org/st_sharepoint/download/sites/PRDA/ActiveDocuments/Resolution%20R2019-02.pdf
  28. ^ "Our taxing district". Sound Transit.
  29. ^ https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/sound-transit-boosts-light-rail-expansion-plans/
  30. ^ "Sound Transit District and Subarea Map (2012)" (Map). Sound Transit Board Discussion Items, December 20, 2012 (PDF). Sound Transit. November 2012. p. 15.
  31. ^ KPMG (June 2010). Report on Subarea Equity for the Year Ended December 31, 2009 (PDF) (Report). Sound Transit.
  32. ^ Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority: Summary of Sources and Uses of Funds by Subarea for the 15-Year Period January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2023 (PDF) (Report). Sound Transit. December 31, 2015.
  33. ^ https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/sound-transit-goes-all-in-on-a-gentler-kind-of-fare-enforcement/

External links[edit]

Sound Transit fleet[edit]

Alternate title: Sound Transit rolling stock

Sound Transit is a regional public transit system that serves portions of the Seattle metropolitan area, providing light rail, commuter rail, and express bus service. The system has a fleet of over 450 vehicles, including 132 railcars and 307 buses.

Link light rail[edit]

  • Central: 101 to 162 Kinkisharyo, 201 to 352 Siemens[1]: 221 
  • Tacoma: 1001 to 1003 Skoda, 1004 to 1008 Brookeville

Sounder commuter rail[edit]

  • Bombardier cars and cabs; GM/Motive locomotives

Sound Transit Express[edit]

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

  • Double-deckers introduced in 2015

Facilities[edit]

Central OMF[edit]

Sounder base[edit]

Tacoma OMF[edit]

East OMF[edit]

Future facilities[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ https://www.soundtransit.org/sites/default/files/documents/2019-sip-final_compressed.pdf

Sound Transit public art[edit]

Based on Toronto subway public art
  • STart program
  • Tables by system

References[edit]

ORCA card[edit]

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[edit]

Background and early systems[edit]

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[edit]

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, was introduced on September 1, 1999.[8] The pass system debuted ahead of the rollout of Sound Transit Express later that month.[9]

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[10]
  • 2003: $43 million contract signed to ERG Transit Systems as vendor, anticipated to be operational in 2006[11]
  • 2006-08: ORCA branding announced, tests scheduled on select Sounder, bus and ferry routes[12]
  • 2006-12-22: Public beta test of ORCA begins
  • 2007-01-31: ORCA public testing ends
Rollout
  • 2009-04-20: Limited rollout of ORCA begins
  • 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, $5 fee charged for new cards

ORCA 2[edit]

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

Features and usage[edit]

  • Free passes to all public school students in Seattle and Tacoma[14]
  • Employer passes
  • ORCA Lift program
Statistics
  • 2019: 68 percent of transit trips used ORCA, $275 million in fare revenue[15]
    • 65.1% total in 2019, with largest market use for Kitsap Transit (81.7%) and lowest for WSF (16.5%)[16]: 9 
    • Net ORCA receipts: $251 million total in 2019: 26 

Products[edit]

Design[edit]

  • 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)
    • Special editions for ORCA2: three RapidRide cards (2023),[17] Kitsap Transit 40th Anniversary (2023), Swift Orange Line (2024), East Link Starter Line (2024)

Technology[edit]

  • Manufactured in China at a cost of $1.92 to $2.40 each[18]

Participating systems[edit]

Criticism[edit]

References[edit]

  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.
  9. ^ Whitely, Peyton (September 17, 1999). "Buses ready to roll". The Seattle Times. p. B1.
  10. ^ Hadley, Jane (April 24, 2003). "Transit to decide if 1 ticket is good for all". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. p. B1.
  11. ^ Pickering, Anne (March 5, 2003). "'Smart' transit might be in the cards". The Sun. p. A1.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ https://myorca.com/news/the-improved-orca-project-timeline/
  14. ^ https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/matt-driscoll/article237753989.html
  15. ^ https://www.soundtransit.org/blog/platform/next-generation-orca-way
  16. ^ https://info.myorca.com/wp-content/uploads/2019-ORCA-Financial-Statements-Audit-Report.pdf
  17. ^ https://kingcountymetro.blog/2023/03/16/rapidride-h-line-public-artwork-reflects-community-relationship-to-nature/
  18. ^ https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/trump-tariffs-hit-orca-cards-from-china-puget-sound-transit-agencies-dip-into-contingency-fund/

External links[edit]

OneBusAway[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/one-bus-away-popular-app-gets-a-boost/
  2. ^ https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/seattle-area-traffic-apps-hungry-for-your-data-to-make-commute-easier/

Everett Transit[edit]

Everett Transit
ParentCity of Everett
Founded1893 (1893) (as Everett City Lines)
Headquarters3225 Cedar Street
Everett, Washington
LocaleEverett, Washington, U.S.
Service typeBus service, paratransit
Routes10
Fleet42 buses[1]: 15–16 
Annual ridership2,104,980 (2013)[2]
Fuel typeDiesel, Electric battery
DirectorTom Hingson
Websiteeveretttransit.org

Everett Transit is the public transit agency of Everett, a city within the Seattle metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Washington. It operates local bus and paratransit service within the city and to neighboring Mukilteo, connecting with the rest of Snohomish County via Community Transit and Sound Transit.

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 converted into 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.

History[edit]

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.[3] 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.[4]

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.[4]

  • 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[5]
  • 1910: Interurban to Seattle begins[6]
  • 1923: Buses replace streetcars[7][8]
  • 1939: SOld to Everett City Lines, subsidiary of National City Lines
  • 1961: Everett Bus System takes over routes
Everett Transit
  • 1969-11-04: Everett voters approve tax and fare increase to fund public bus service, allowing Everett to take over the Everett Bus System[9]
  • 1969-12-01: City of Everett officially takes over Everett Transit System; Everett City Council purchases 16 used buses[10]
  • 1971-04-16: Transit Director Tom Evans resigns over City Council rejection of fare-free bus system[11]
  • 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[12]
  • 1990s: Development of Downtown Everett Transit Center at Hewitt & Hoyt
  • 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: Everett Station opens
  • 2004: Sales tax increase[14]
  • 2007: Streetcar revival proposed for new waterfront and riverfront development
  • 2018: First electric bus; planned to go half-fleet by 2022[15]
CT merger
  • Proposed since formation of SNOTRAN and PTBA
  • 1988-11: CT Board votes to study a merger with ET and SNOTRAN[16]
  • 1990: SNOTRAN plan to merge CT & ET to save $350,000 per year in deadheading rejected by Everett City Council, called unnecessary by consultant[17]
  • 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[18][19]
  • 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[20]
  • 2001: New logo and bus livery[21]
  • 2002-07: CT reduces Everett service,[22] considered canceling all service within Everett and forcing transfer at city limits[23]
  • 2007-12-05: CT and ET agree to Swift partnership[24]
Other resources

Administration[edit]

  • Operated by City of Everett Transportation Services
  • Budget (2014): $22.6 million
  • Employees: 150[26]

Services[edit]

Fares[edit]

Fare Type Adult Youth Reduced
Local $1.00 $0.75 $0.25
Commuter $2.00 $1.50 $1.00
As of January 1, 2013[27][28]
Does not include Sound Transit fares or Community Transit fares
  • 2013-01-01: Fares increase for all riders, ending free service for seniors/reduced[28][29]

Bus routes[edit]

  • 12 routes[30]
  • 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

Facilities[edit]

  • 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[31]
    • Budget: $1.7 million
    • Funding partners: Sound Transit, Everett Transit
  • Mall Station
    • Planned with Everett Mall expansion in 1998[32]
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[edit]

  • 42 buses (plan for all-electric)[33]

Current Bus Fleet[edit]

As of December 31, 2013[1]: 15–16 
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[edit]

  1. ^ a b Transit Development Plan 2015 – 2020 and 2014 Annual Report (PDF) (Report). Everett Transit. August 26, 2015.
  2. ^ Charnews, Mark (May 2014). "Regional Transit Ridership" (PDF). Puget Sound Trends. Puget Sound Regional Council.
  3. ^ Whitfield, William M. (1926). History of Snohomish County, Washington. Chicago: Pioneer Historical Publishing Company. p. 346. OCLC 8437390 – via HathiTrust.
  4. ^ https://www.historylink.org/File/20727
  5. ^ https://www.heraldnet.com/news/interurban-trolley-helped-shape-snohomish-county/
  6. ^ http://mynorthwest.com/951382/everett-was-the-first-to-bury-its-streetcars/
  7. ^ https://www.historylink.org/File/20935
  8. ^ "Everett Voters Approve City Transit Venture". The Seattle Times. November 5, 1969. p. 43.
  9. ^ "From Transit System: Everett Will Buy 16 Used Buses". The Seattle Times. November 25, 1969. p. 14.
  10. ^ "Everett transit director resigns". The Seattle Times. March 22, 1971. p. C16.
  11. ^ Bergsman, Jerry (May 12, 1989). "Trolley's future looks empty". The Seattle Times. p. B3.
  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. ^ Tuinstra, Rachel (July 28, 2004). "Transit agency runs short of bus money". The Seattle Times.
  14. ^ https://www.heraldnet.com/news/everett-transit-debuts-first-electric-bus/
  15. ^ Bergsman, Jerry (November 10, 1988). "CT Board Talks Of Merging Bus Systems". The Seattle Times. p. D3 – via NewsBank. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)
  16. ^ Bergsman, Jerry (November 2, 1990). "Bus-System Merger Discounted -- Consultant Can See No Savings". The Seattle Times.
  17. ^ 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.
  18. ^ Brooks, Diane (March 7, 1994). "Transit Merger Likely To Resurface -- Key Legislator May Introduce New Bill". The Seattle Times.
  19. ^ Brooks, Diane (April 2, 1996). "Everett Transit Still Resisting CT Merger Idea". The Seattle Times.
  20. ^ Reardon, Kate (November 13, 2001). "Rolling out a new look". The Everett Herald.
  21. ^ Ray, Susanna (July 20, 2002). "Community Transit touts savings in trimming Everett routes". The Everett Herald. The Washington Post Company. p. A1 – via ProQuest. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)
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  23. ^ "Community Transit, Everett Transit Become Partners" (Press release). Everett, Washington: Community Transit. December 5, 2007.
  24. ^ 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.
  25. ^ Haglund, Noah (April 30, 2014). "Everett looks at restructuring city government". The Everett Herald. The Washington Post Company.
  26. ^ "Everett Transit Fixed-Route Bus Fare". Everett Transit.
  27. ^ a b Everett City Council (October 31, 2012). "City of Everett Resolution No. 6555" (PDF). Office of the City Clerk.
  28. ^ Sheets, Bill (April 25, 2012). "Everett Transit plans cuts; routes, fares may change". The Everett Herald.
  29. ^ "Everett Transit Bus Schedule & Service Guide" (PDF). Everett Transit. August 23, 2015.
  30. ^ "North Everett Transit Center/College Station" (PDF). Sound Transit.
  31. ^ "Everett Mall May Undergo Expansion". The Seattle Times. September 18, 1998.
  32. ^ http://everetttransit.org/308/The-Fleet

External links[edit]

Public transportation in Seattle[edit]

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.

Current services[edit]

Light rail[edit]

Main article: Link Light Rail

Streetcar[edit]

Main article: Seattle Streetcar Network

Commuter rail[edit]

Main article: Sounder commuter rail

Bus routes[edit]

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

Ferries[edit]

Main articles: Washington State Ferries and King County Water Taxi

Monorail[edit]

Main article: Seattle Center Monorail

Vanpool[edit]

History[edit]

Proposed services[edit]

Private transportation[edit]

History[edit]

Resources

References[edit]

  1. ^ Microsoft Real Estate and Facilities (July 13, 2010). "Microsoft Connector Commute Fact Sheet" (PDF). Washington State Transportation Commission.
  2. ^ Long, Katherine (April 12, 2009). "Microsoft Connector: 19 routes, 53 buses later". The Seattle Times.

Template:Public transportation in Seattle[edit]

Replaces Template:Puget Sound Transit

Washington State Ferries[edit]

Washington State Ferries
LocaleWestern Washington
WaterwayPuget Sound, Salish Sea
Transit typeFerry
OwnerWashington State Department of Transportation
OperatorWashington State Department of Transportation
Began operationJune 1, 1951 (1951-06-01)
No. of lines10
No. of vessels24
No. of terminals20
Daily ridership63,544 (2014)
Websitewsdot.wa.gov/ferries

Washington State Ferries (WSF) is a government agency that operates automobile and passenger ferry service in the U.S. state of Washington as part of the Washington State Department of Transportation. It serves 20 terminals located on the Puget Sound and in the San Juan Islands, with its 10 routes designated as part of the state highway system since 1994. The agency maintains the largest fleet of ferries in the United States at 24 vessels, carrying 23 million passengers in 2014 as the fourth-largest ferry system in the world.[1]

Washington State Ferries began operating on June 1, 1951, taking over private routes and vessels owned and operated by the Puget Sound Navigation Company, nicknamed the "Black Ball Line".

History[edit]

Earlier public ferries
  • 1895: State legislature authorizes counties to build and operate ferries
  • 1900–1922: King County Port Commission operates Lake Washington ferries, later privatized
  • 1940–1950: Temporary ferry on Tacoma Narrows operated by Highways Department during construction of the second Tacoma Narrows Bridge
State-operated system
  • 1940s: Various proposals for cross-Sound bridges to replace private ferries
  • 1949-12-30: State announces their intention to purchase and operate Black Ball routes
  • 1951-06-01: State officially begins operating former Black Ball routes in the Puget Sound, under the management of the Washington Toll Bridge Authority; $5 million paid for 16 ferryboats and 20 terminals[2][3]
    • WSF flag: "The new flag is white with a green tree in the center, symbolizing the new name for the service, the Evergreen Route. Superimposed on the green tree is a white 'W,' for Washington. The flag has a narrow green border."; 600 employees transferred from Black Ball to WSF[4]
    • Fleet of 19 ferries inherited, to be rehabilitated by the state[5]
  • 1954: MV Evergreen State launches as the first ferry built for WSF
  • 1958-04-25: WSF and Toll Bridge Authority agree to continue the Black Ball tradition of naming vessels after Native American words[6]
  • 1959: Part of state gasoline tax revenue used to support ferries for the first time; ferries required to generate 60% of its operating expenses from fares
  • 1961: Colman Dock renovation completed by WSF
  • 1966-02-21: Kalakala rams Colman Dock, causing $80,000 in damage[7]
  • 1967: Super Class ferries introduced to fleet
  • 1972: Jumbo Class ferries introduced to fleet, becoming the largest ferries by capacity in the world
  • 1974: 1970s energy crisis forces ferries to run at reduced speed and power during midday operation
  • 1974-06-06: State takes over Port Townsend–Keystone run, previously a private operation
  • 1977-09-22: Toll Bridge Authority absorbed into newly-created WSDOT[8][9]
Resources

Routes[edit]

Washington State Ferries runs 450 departures per day on 10 routes that travel between 20 terminals located on the Puget Sound and in the San Juan Islands.[1] Effective June 9, 1994, these routes were included in the state highway system as extensions of existing state routes, with the exception of the newly-created State Route 339 between Vashon Island and Seattle.[10]

Terminals

Current routes[edit]

Designation Southern / western terminal Other terminal(s) Northern / eastern terminal Began operation Total ridership (2014)[11]
SR 20 Port Townsend Coupeville June 6, 1974[12][13] 723,045

SR 20 Spur 		Sidney, British Columbia Friday Harbor, Orcas Island, Shaw Island, Lopez Island Anacortes June 1, 1951 2,051,155
SR 104 Kingston Edmonds June 1, 1951 4,002,767
SR 160 Southworth Vashon Island Fauntleroy June 1, 1951 2,918,885
SR 163 Point Defiance Tahlequah June 1, 1951 704,736
SR 304 Bremerton Colman Dock, Seattle June 1, 1951 2,522,616
SR 305 Bainbridge Island Colman Dock, Seattle June 1, 1951 6,320,820
SR 525 Mukilteo Clinton June 1, 1951 3,949,636

Former routes[edit]

Southern / western terminal Other terminal(s) Northern / eastern terminal Began operation Ceased operation Notes
Vashon Island Colman Dock, Seattle June 1, 1951 2006 Passenger-only ferry, replaced by King County Water Taxi; designated as SR 339
South Point Lofall June 1, 1951 August 12, 1961[14] Replaced by Hood Canal Bridge
South Point Lofall February 5, 1963[15] Temporary ferry during Hood Canal Bridge reconstruction
South Point Lofall February 26, 1979[16] Temporary passenger-only ferry during Hood Canal Bridge reconstruction
South Point Lofall December 10, 1979[17] October 17, 1982 Temporary ferry during Hood Canal Bridge reconstruction
Squamish Indianola Colman Dock, Seattle June 1, 1951 September 28, 1951[18] Replaced by toll-free Agate Pass Bridge
Port Townsend Edmonds February 21, 1979[19][20] February 11, 1980[21] Temporary ferry during Hood Canal Bridge reconstruction
Bremerton Colman Dock, Seattle April 23, 1990[22] September 20, 2003[23][24] Passenger-only ferry, replaced by automobile ferry

Operation[edit]

  • 1,800 employees (as of February 2014)
  • 10 unions and 13 CBAs (2013 to 2015)[1]
  • Officially named the "WSDOT Ferries Division", authorized to operate under the name "Washington State Ferries" by RCW 47.60.015

Ridership[edit]

  • Total ridership (2014): 23,193,660[11]
    • Total passenger ridership: 12,967,117
    • Total vehicles carried: 10,226,543
  • "Most popular tourist attraction in the state"
  • Busiest route (2014): Bainbridge Island–Seattle, 6,320,820
  • Third largest transit system in the state, after KC Metro and Sound Transit[1]

Fares[edit]

See also: ORCA card

Fleet[edit]

Statistics[1]
  • 24 vessels
  • Largest: Jumbo Mark II class (Puyallup, Tacoma, Wenatchee) (2,500 passengers and 202 vehicles)
  • Smallest: MV Hiyu (200 passengers and 34 vehicles)
  • Livery: White with green trim
Naming
  • Native American names, adopted in 1958 as a continuation of Black Ball's tradition
  • Washington State Transportation Commission selects names based on set guidelines; all but two names (Rhodedendron and Evergreen State) are Native American[25]

Current vessels[edit]

As of 2011[26]
Vessel Class Year built
(Rebuilt)		 Auto capacity Passenger capacity Speed (knots) Notes
MV Cathlamet Issaquah 130 1981 (1993) 124 1200 16 Auto capacity increased in 1993.[27]

Former vessels[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "WSDOT Ferries Division – Nation's Largest Ferry System" (PDF). Washington State Department of Transportation. May 2015.
  2. ^ Stein, Alan J. (January 20, 2003). "Washington State Ferries begins operations on June 1, 1951". HistoryLink.
  3. ^ Cunningham, Ross (May 27, 1951). "State Will Take Control of Ferries Friday Morning". The Seattle Times. p. 12.
  4. ^ "Evergreen-Tree Flag Flies Over Ferries". The Seattle Times. June 6, 1951. p. 27.
  5. ^ Plumb, Harland (May 24, 1951). "Big Job Ahead For Man Who'll Operate State Ferry System". The Seattle Times. p. 2.
  6. ^ Stein, Alan J. (February 25, 2003). "State Toll Bridge Authority agrees to give ferryboats Native American names on April 25, 1958". HistoryLink.
  7. ^ Stein, Alan J. (March 4, 2001). "Ferry Kalakala rams new Seattle Ferry Terminal on February 21, 1966". HistoryLink.
  8. ^ Oldham, Kit (March 15, 2005). "Legislature creates Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) effective September 21, 1977". HistoryLink.
  9. ^ Mertena, Bill (September 19, 1977). "Want to roll dice for drinks? It's OK as of tomorrow". The Seattle Times. p. A14.
  10. ^ Cooper, Dennis W., ed. (May 21, 1994). "Chapter 209 (Substitute House Bill 2618): Ferry Routes Included in State Highway Routes". 1994 Session Laws of the State of Washington: Regular Session, Fifty-Third Legislature (PDF). Session Laws of the State of Washington (1994 ed.). Olympia, Washington: Washington State Legislature. pp. 1014–1017. OCLC 42336168.
  11. ^ a b Washington State Ferries Traffic Statistics Rider Segment Report, January 01, 2014 thru December 31, 2014 (PDF) (Report). Washington State Department of Transportation. January 22, 2015.
  12. ^ Carter, Glen (June 6, 1974). "Ferry gets brass-band send-off in news service". The Seattle Times. p. C2.
  13. ^ Carter, Glen (June 1, 1974). "State ferry service from Port Townsend to Keystone to begin". The Seattle Times. p. B15.
  14. ^ Burt, Lyle (August 12, 1961). "Captain to Retire: Canal Span Ends Ferry Run". The Seattle Times. p. 1.
  15. ^ "All in a Day: Ferries Take Bridge Crisis in Stride". The Seattle Times. February 8, 1963. p. 45.
  16. ^ Lane, Bob (February 26, 1979). "Few ride passenger ferry on first runs". The Seattle Times. p. A20.
  17. ^ "Hood Canal ferry back, but tardy". The Seattle Times. December 10, 1979. p. A14.
  18. ^ "Another Ferry To Bow to Auto". The Seattle Times. September 23, 1951. p. 40.
  19. ^ Stein, Alan J. (January 20, 2003). "Ferry service returns to Port Townsend after a 40-year absence on February 21, 1979". HistoryLink.
  20. ^ Chebuhar, Teresa (February 21, 1979). "New ferry late, passengers calm". The Seattle Times. p. G11.
  21. ^ Lane, Bob (January 31, 1980). "Hood Canal commuters to get standard ferry". The Seattle Times. p. C6.
  22. ^ Gough, William (April 22, 1990). "Afoot And Afloat -- Passenger-Only Ferries Launch Sound Service With Pomp And Fanfare". The Seattle Times.
  23. ^ Labossiere, Regine (September 20, 2003). "Send-off serenade for passenger-only ferry". The Seattle Times.
  24. ^ "Seattle-Bremerton foot-ferry service ending". USA Today. Associated Press. September 16, 2003.
  25. ^ "Ferry Naming Requirements and Process: Frequently Asked Questions" (PDF). Washington State Transportation Commission.
  26. ^ "WSDOT Ferries Division Fleet Guide" (PDF). Washington State Department of Transportation.
  27. ^ "M/V Cathlamet". Washington State Department of Transportation.

External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Washington State Ferries.

Link Transit[edit]

History[edit]

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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

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

Fares and passes[edit]

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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  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. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Transit subsidy for Stevens County?". The Seattle Times. December 6, 1992. p. B6 – via NewsBank. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)
  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[edit]

Seattle Transit System
Commenced operation1939 (1939)
Ceased operationJanuary 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[edit]

Resources

Origins[edit]

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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

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

Forward Thrust[edit]

Decline[edit]

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

Merger and replacement with Metro[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  • Preserved fleet

Administration[edit]

Services[edit]

List of routes[edit]

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

Ridership[edit]

Fares[edit]

Facilities[edit]

See also: List of King County Metro facilities
  • Garages

Historic fleet[edit]

See also: King County Metro fleet

Incidents[edit]

Union actions[edit]

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

References[edit]

  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[edit]

Metropolitan Transit Corporation
Commenced operation1927 (1927)
Ceased operationJanuary 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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  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[edit]

Hollywood/Vine B Line 
General information
Location6250 Hollywood Boulevard
Los Angeles, California, US
Owned byLos Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Line(s) 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[edit]

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

History[edit]

  • 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[edit]

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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

Metro buses[4]
Other buses

References[edit]

  1. ^ http://web1.ctaa.org/webmodules/webarticles/articlefiles/Metro_TOD_presentation.pdf
  2. ^ https://latimes.newspapers.com/clip/16640950/hollywood_stations_at_vine_and_highland/
  3. ^ Martin, Hugo (September 15, 1998). "Hollywood Subway Features Movie Glitz". The Los Angeles Times. p. A27 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ http://media.metro.net/riding_metro/maps/images/red_hollywood_vine.pdf

External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hollywood/Vine (Los Angeles Metro station).


Wilshire/Normandie station[edit]

Wilshire/Normandie
D Line 
General information
Location3510 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, California, US
Owned byLos Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Line(s) D Line
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJuly 13, 1996 (1996-07-13)
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
Wilshire/Western
Terminus
 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[edit]

  • Mid-Wilshire financial district
  • Metroplex complex

History[edit]

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

Station layout[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ Simon, Richard; Markman, Jon D. (July 12, 1996). "Future of Wilshire Area May Ride on Subway". The Los Angeles Times. p. A21 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ https://www.metro.net/about/art/locations/wilshirenormandie-station/
  3. ^ http://media.metro.net/riding_metro/maps/images/red_wilshire_normandie.pdf

External links[edit]

Sound Move (1996)[edit]

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 excise vehicle 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[edit]

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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

Funding[edit]

Political support[edit]

Supporters
  • Boeing and its CEO
  • Corporate leaders (credited with delivering win)
  • Seattle Chamber of Commerce
Opponents
  • Citizens Opposed to Sitting in Traffic (COST)

Results[edit]

  • Simple majority

Totals[edit]

Regional Transit Authority (RTA) Proposition 1, November 5, 1996
Choice Votes %
Referendum passed Yes 526,671 56.45
No 406,238 43.55
Total votes 932,909 100.00
Source: Secretary of State[7][8]

By area[edit]

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[9] 70,285 58,970 54.38 45.62 129,255
Total 526,671 406,238 56.45 43.55 932,909

Implementation[edit]

  • 1998: "First Moves" program funds additional trips to Tacoma and Bellevue; starts park-and-ride construction at Ash Way and Overlake[10]
  • 1999: ST Express
  • 2001 meltdown
    • State Senate attempts revote[11]
  • 2001/2003: Sounder
  • 2009: Central Link
  • 2016: University Link
  • 86 percent overbudget[12]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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. ^ "Final, official election results (Part 1 of 2)". The Seattle Times. December 6, 1996. p. A14.
  8. ^ "Sane Transit v. Sound Transit". Washington Supreme Court. March 4, 2004 – via Municipal Research and Services Center.
  9. ^ "Final Official Election Results: Snohomish County, Washington General Election – November 5, 1996". Snohomish County Auditor. November 20, 1996. p. 10.
  10. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/19971013185011/http://www.wsdot.wa.gov:80/CPSRTA/frstmove.html
  11. ^ http://apps2.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5362&Year=2001
  12. ^ Lindblom, Mike (August 20, 2016). "Sound Transit's cost overruns for first phase hit about 86 percent". The Seattle Times.

Sound Transit 2 (2008)[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20080923120404/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008194706_prop1overview22m.html

Honolulu rail stations[edit]

  • Hawaiian names (Ewa side; Kalopei to Aloha Stadium)
    • Pearlridge was changed from Pu'uloa to Kalauao[1]
    • 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[edit]

  • Description
    • Location
    • Hawaiian name (if applicable)
  • History
  • Station layout/design with diagram
  • Service
    • Travel time to/from termini and airport?[2]

Stations[edit]

Park and rides

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

History[edit]

  • 1973 proposal[3]

List of stations[edit]

List of Honolulu Rail Transit 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.[4][5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ http://www.kitv.com/story/37572666/first-9-stations-along-ewa-side-of-honolulu-rail-line-will-have-hawaiian-names?clienttype=generic&mobilecgbypass
  2. ^ http://hartdocs.honolulu.gov/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-17059/20110130-rail-route-map-and-travel-times.pdf
  3. ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=KqE1AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA169&lpg=PA169&dq=%22H%C4%81lawa+station%22&source=bl&ots=M9Jj7nWYPL&sig=q1zF4_nug1zNroQUjs1L4th9hsg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjE5Y-o_NHZAhUR7mMKHeyVBjsQ6AEIPzAC#v=onepage&q=%22H%C4%81lawa%20station%22&f=false
  4. ^ http://hartdocs.honolulu.gov/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-21439/20171122-hawaiian-station-naming-program.pdf
  5. ^ http://hartdocs.honolulu.gov/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-20343/20160512-resolution-2016-16-hi-sta-name-plcy.pdf

Hālawa station[edit]

Location[edit]

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[edit]

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

Station layout[edit]

Hālawa station will be elevated.[3]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ Tune, Jerry (September 11, 1973). "H-3 Abandonment Eyed; Rapid Transit Instead". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. p. A16 – via Newspapers.com.<
  2. ^ http://hartdocs.honolulu.gov/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-21609/20180215-na-inoa-hawaiian-station-names.pdf
  3. ^ http://honolulutransit.org/ride/route-map
  4. ^ http://honolulutransit.org/ride/design
  5. ^ https://www.flickr.com/photos/honolulurail/35519572080/in/album-72157664572765343/

Targhee Regional Public Transit Authority[edit]

Targhee Regional Public Transit Authority
Founded1994
Ceased operationMay 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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  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[edit]

Jarrett Walker[edit]

Jarrett Walker
Born1962 (age 61–62)
Alma materPomona College (BA)
Stanford University (Ph.D.)
Occupation(s)Transit consultant and author
Years active1991–present
OrganizationJarrett Walker + Associates
Notable workHuman Transit

Jarrett Walker (born 1962) is an American author and transit consultant. He founded his consultancy firm, Jarrett Walker + Associates, in 2011 and has worked on redesigns for transit systems in numerous cities in North America and Oceania. Walker released a book on transit design, entitled Human Transit, in 2011, and has also authored a blog of the same name since then.

Early life and education[edit]

Walker was raised in Portland, Oregon, where he became interested in transit issues while using the TriMet bus system.[1]

  • Undergraduate program with TriMet

Career[edit]

  • Nelson Nygaard, TransLink, McCormick, MRCagney[2]
  • Major redesigns: Houston, Columbus, Richmond, Salem[3]
    • Philadelphia (2017)?
    • Dublin (2018) generated controversy[4]

Walker gained a significant amount of media attention as a result of a dispute he had with Elon Musk.[5][6] In December 2017, Musk expressed his disdain for public transit and reiterated his preference for individual transportation in response to an audience question during the Neural Information Processing Systems Conference.[7] Walker criticized him on Twitter, stating that "Musk's hatred of sharing space with strangers is a luxury (or pathology) that only the rich can afford," referring to the theory that planning a city around the preferences of a minority yields an outcome that usually does not work for the majority.[7][8] Musk responded with "You're an idiot," later saying "Sorry [...] Meant to say 'sanctimonious idiot.'"[9] This dispute led to a broader debate about Musk's opinions on transit, including during a segment on Fox Business Network in which Walker spoke with Stuart Varney,[10] and prompted an outpouring of people sharing their stories of the connections and community formed on transit, using the hashtag #GreatThingsThatHappenedonTransit.[9]

Bibliography[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Green, Emily (December 6, 2011). "Hotseat: Jarrett Walker". Willamette Week.
  2. ^ http://triangle.uli.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/54/2014/03/Jarrett-Walker-Bio.pdf
  3. ^ http://jarrettwalker.com/consulting-services/planning/
  4. ^ https://www.newstalk.com/Man-behind-proposed-Dublin-Bus-revamp-defends-decision-to-keep-routes-off-M50
  5. ^ Morris, David Z. (December 16, 2017). "Elon Musk Calls Transit Expert "An Idiot," Says Public Transport "Sucks"". Fortune. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
  6. ^ Saffron, Inga (December 26, 2017). "SEPTA consultant and Elon Musk trade punches over future of mass transit". Philly.com.
  7. ^ a b Marshall, Aarian (December 14, 2017). "Elon Musk Really Doesn't Like Mass Transit Systems He's Trying to Build". Wired. Retrieved 2018-06-10.
  8. ^ Walker, Jarrett (July 31, 2017). "The Dangers of Elite Projection — Human Transit". Human Transit. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  9. ^ a b Hunt, Elle (December 21, 2017). "'I met my wife on a train platform': Twitter responds to Elon Musk with positive public transport stories". The Guardian. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
  10. ^ Tesla's Elon Musk in twitter fight over public transportation. Fox Business Network. December 21, 2017. Retrieved June 10, 2018.

External links[edit]

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