July brought some great news for Pierce Transit’s riders. The agency announced on Thursday, July 25, that better-than-expected growth in sales tax revenue was leading the PT Board of Commissioners to reconsider the service cuts planned for September. After many...

Books on the Bus is excited to announce the selection for summer/fall 2013: Unaccustomed Earth, by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri.  Lahiri is the author of a number of acclaimed books, including Interpreter of Maladies, The Namesake, and the soon-to-be...

The Call for Projects for PSRC’s 2013 Transportation Alternatives Program is now open.  Applications are due to PSRC by August 26, 2013.  Please refer to the attached memo for more information.  All materials in the Call for Projects are posted on PSRC’s website...

Legislative session ended last month without a transportation package, and without a local funding option that would have given local transit agencies the ability to ask the public for money. Money that might have mitigated the drastic funding shortfall that Metro is...

For 5 consecutive Legislative Sessions now, Transportation Choices has been advocating in Olympia for long term funding to keep our buses on the streets. And here we are on July 2nd with bad news again. The legislature adjourned without taking action to prevent bus...

This week, city planners, elected officials, representatives from Pierce Transit and Sound Transit met with residents of the Tacoma Hilltop Neighborhood to talk about what transit means for the future of the neighborhood. Partnering with Tacoma Urban League,...

Last month, we unveiled the Transportation Choices Hall of Fame at our 20th anniversary celebration, and we thought it was about time to share it with all of you. We hope you enjoy learning about, remembering, and celebrating the accomplishments of these committed,...

  In October 2012, the King County Council voted to establish the Low-Income Fare Options Advisory Committee, a group of diverse stakeholders that was charged with reviewing Metro’s current low-income fare options, and developing recommendations for a new low-income...

Towns across Washington State are looking for ways to balance their budgets and implementing smarter development strategies could help them do that. A new report released today by the national non-profit Smart Growth America reveals how much municipalities can save,...