Intercity Transit is a public transportation agency organized as a municipal corporation in Thurston County, Washington, United States. It serves Lacey, Olympia, Tumwater, and Yelm and Lakewood: an area of approximately 94 square miles (240 km2). It operates 19 bus routes,[5] the Dial-A-Lift door-to-door service, a vanpool program, and specialized van programs.
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| Headquarters | 526 Pattison St. SE Olympia, Washington |
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| Service area | Thurston County, Washington |
| Service type | Bus, paratransit |
| Routes | 21[1] |
| Daily ridership | 4,100 (weekdays, Q3 2024)[2] |
| Annual ridership | 3,955,100 (2023)[3] |
| Fuel type | B20 Diesel (Biodiesel) |
| General Manager | Emily Bergkamp[4] |
| Website | www |
In 2023, the system had a ridership of 3,955,100, or about 4,100 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2024.[2][3]
Intercity Transit previously maintained a free shuttle route called Dash, which provided service between the Capitol Campus and downtown Olympia via Capitol Way.[6] Dash ran every fifteen minutes on weekdays, every ten minutes on weekends, and was close to several public parking lots. However, this service was retired during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2009, the American Public Transportation Association gave Intercity Transit the America's Best Public Transportation System award for the mid-size category.[7]
Intercity Transit began a five-year zero-fare pilot project in January 2020 as part of its service expansion approved in a 2018 ballot measure.[8][9] The agency also launched a zero-fare express bus route connecting Capital Mall to Lacey in September 2019.[10] The pilot was extended to 2028 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, which also forced the suspension of the express route and Dash.[11]
Fleet
editIntercity Transit operates 77 coaches, 33 Dial-A-Lift vans, and 221 vanpool vans.[12] Intercity Transit purchased six new hybrid electric buses in 2010,[13] and nine new hybrid electric buses in 2014. Intercity Transit is one of the first transportation systems in the country to use an all-biodiesel fleet.
All of Intercity Transit's coaches are Gillig Low Floor buses.[14] They are equipped with wheelchair accessibility, kneeling doors, automatic stop announcements, and surveillance cameras.
References
edit- ^ Routes
- ^ a b "Transit Ridership Report Third Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. November 20, 2024. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
- ^ a b "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
- ^ General Manager of Intercity Transit
- ^ "Routes". Intercity Transit. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
- ^ Dash Shuttle
- ^ "APTA Award Fact Sheet" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-09-22. Retrieved 2012-12-12.
- ^ Banse, Tom (January 2, 2020). "'Get on and go!' No bus fare needed anymore on Olympia transit system". KUOW. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- ^ Sundell, Allison (December 5, 2019). "Thurston County buses to launch zero-fare pilot in January". KING 5 News. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
- ^ Spegman, Abby (September 11, 2019). "Coming soon: A bus ride across Olympia in 10 stops — for free". The Olympian. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
- ^ Tu, Maylin (September 21, 2022). "As Fare-Free Transit Catches On, Checking In On 5 Cities With Free Public Transit". NextCity. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ Meet the Fleet
- ^ "Hybrid Fact Sheet" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2012-12-12.
- ^ "Fleet Composition" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-06-09. Retrieved 2012-12-12.