Pierce Transit Cuts Service by 28 Percent; How Will It Affect Your Commute?

Lakewood residents will see reduced bus and shuttle services by Pierce Transit starting September.

The Pierce Transit Board of Commissioners unanimously voted to cut 28 percent of Pierce Transit's service at their monthly meeting on Monday, The News Tribune reported.

According to the Pierce Transit website, the agency currently operates at 417,000 annual service hours. 

Starting Sept. 29, 2013, it will operate approximately 300,000 annual hours, which is a 28 percent cut.

How will the cuts impact your daily commute? Tell us in the comments below.

Pierce Transit said the proposed Service Reduction Plan is based on an extensive system redesign project, robust public outreach since 2009, public communication associated with Proposition 1 and Board direction. 

In the November general elections in 2012, more than 100,000 Pierce County voters rejected Pierce Transit's Proposition 1, which would have increased local sales taxes by 0.3 percent in Pierce County. 

Click here for the full list of routes affected by the Service Reduction Plan. (Service plans are subject to change.)

Here are some of the routes in Lakewood that will be impacted due to the service reduction.

Route 3 (Lakewood – Tacoma)

• Weekday - Peak frequency will increase from 30 minute to 20 minute. Midday service frequency will remain unchanged (30 min.).
• Revised. Service will end at approx. 10:30 p.m. (Original plan 9:30 PM) (currently 10:15 p.m.).
• Saturday – Span of service 7 a.m. – 6:45 p.m. Service will operate every 60 min. in both directions.
• Sunday - Span of service 9:15 a.m. – 6 p.m. Service will operate every 60 min. in both directions.

• Weekday – Revised. Span of service will remain increase. Service will end at approx. 8:15 p.m. (original plan 7:45 p.m.) (currently 7:30 p.m.)
• Peak service frequency will remain unchanged (60 min.); midday service will be every 120 min. (currently 60 min.)
• Saturday – No Service.
• Sunday – No Service.

• Weekday - Span of service will be modified, start at 5:15 a.m. (currently 6:15 a.m.) and end at 9 p.m. (currently 9 p.m.).
• Frequency will remain unchanged (30 min. all day).
• Saturday – Span of service 8 a.m. - 6:45 p.m. Service will operate every 60 min. in both directions.
• Sunday - Span of service 9:15 a.m. – 5 p.m. Service will operate every 60 min. in both directions.

• Weekday – Revised. Span of service will be modified, start at 5:15 a.m. (currently 5:30 a.m.) and end at approx. 8:30 p.m. (Original plan 7 p.m.) (currently 8:30 p.m.). 5 trips to operate to SteilacoomPeak frequency of service will remain unchanged (30 min.); midday service will operate every 60 min. (currently 30 min.)
• Saturday – Span of service 8:45 a.m. – 6:15 p.m. Service will operate every 60 min. in both directions. 2 trips will operate to Steilacoom.
• Sunday - Span of service 9:15 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Service will operate every 60 min. in both directions. No trips to Steilacoom.

• Weekday – Revised. Span of service will be modified, start at 5:45 a.m. (currently 6:15 a.m.) and end at approx. 8:30 p.m. (Original plan 7:15 PM) (currently 8:15 p.m.).
• Peak frequency of service will remain unchanged (30 min.); midday service will operate every 75 min. (currently 30 min.) Not all trips operate to the V.A Hospital.
• Saturday – Span of service 9 a.m. – 6:45 p.m. Service will operate every 60 min. in both directions.
• Sunday - No Service.