Comments on Tacoma Tomorrow: Thumbs Up on Pierce Transit Service Reductions

How does completely cutting off NE Tacoma to the r...

2011-09-06T16:28:32.943-07:00

How does completely cutting off NE Tacoma to the rest of Tacoma proper benefit or help? We may be across the bay, but we ARE part of the City of Tacoma and pay taxes just like every other resident of the City of Tacoma, and there's no other public transportation options that don't take two hours to get there... Pierce Transit could at least keep a reduced ridership during the weekdays, but don't cut us off completely.

@Tacoma1 Don't despair, this is only a tempo...

2011-06-14T08:59:25.559-07:00

@Tacoma1

Don't despair, this is only a temporary situation. Painful, but temporary. The next ballot measure will likely restore late night service and deepen changes that were set forth in the October service cuts.

I think you're totally right about the need for Sound Transit to take over a lot of East Pierce service. Sounder connectors shouldn't really be Pierce Transit's deal - they should be Sound Transit's.

The lack of late night service just hit home. Doe...

2011-06-14T08:46:37.252-07:00

The lack of late night service just hit home. Doesn't look like I'll be using PT to get home after 7PM anytime soon.

Shifting the 501 service onto route 500 isnt that ...

2011-06-06T21:28:42.610-07:00

Shifting the 501 service onto route 500 isnt that bad of an idea actually. A good part of fife and milton would loose service, but i would think that Pac hwy is more productive. If you did, i'd shift the 402 onto the old 501 by turning on 360th to 28th at Enchanted Pkwy. Also, if funds permit i'd like to see the 400 extended out to atleast 136th if not 175th on meridian to double service on that busy stretch of meridian. Finally, i think some routes need to be combined and operated under one route number, even if only at the current headways to provide more "through" service. This includes the 57 & 300 (& 206 if service is ever shifted away from the mall to Lakewood Station), 204 & 410, 202 & 409, 52 & 55, and Mabye the 28 & 100 (Shorten the 100 down to Gig Harbor, have a revised 112 Peacock Hill BusPlus or an extended 113 Key Penninsula BusPlus to serve Gig Harbor-Purdy, if its even worth it. Plus you'd have some short turns on the 28 at TCC as well but you'd have an all day through route to/from the Penninsula to Downtown Tacoma). Even though you'd have a cost to change the bus stop signs, this would be good for the riders as there would be more through options and one seat rides, plus its "good" PR to show "shrinkage" even though you're still covering the same area. As for east county i can expect that Sumner and bonney lake will want ST to pick up the slack, especally if they remove themselves from the PTBA in the future. Sumner is easy with a couple of added stops on the 578, however Bonney Lake?

The changes to Route 13 were mainly to ensure that...

2011-06-06T09:29:31.090-07:00

The changes to Route 13 were mainly to ensure that the majority of the North End is still served by transit, whatever the route configurations. I believe that this route will assist in serving the 4th of July and other festivals on the waterfront - beerfest, Tall Ships, Working Waterfront, Art Walk, etc.

There are still a slew of capital improvements needed to get this system up to some kind of design standard. For instance, I was just down in Olympia an their Route 41, which is a critical route to the Evergreen State College, has bus bulbs at practically every urban stop. That really helps to speed up loading and unloading, while keeping the ride smooth. It would be great to address deficiencies like that along critical routes.

The route network in the North End looks pretty good. We could use some service hours to bolster it, especially night service, but that'll come in time.

Chris I really like the changes to route 13. Usin...

2011-06-04T09:36:29.258-07:00

Chris
I really like the changes to route 13. Using Dock st to get the TDome should speed up that route, plus make it one of the more scenic bus routes in the system.

Having the 11 part way up 6th is also great.