Kitsap Transit

Kitsap Transit

Kitsap Transit Bus 757 at the Washington State Ferry Terminal in Bremerton, Washington
Parent	Kitsap County, Washington
Founded	1982
Headquarters	Bremerton, Washington
Locale	Puget Sound region
Service area	Bremerton, Port Orchard, Poulsbo, Silverdale, Bainbridge Island, Kingston
Service type	Public Transit Vanpool Worker-Driver Foot Ferry
Routes	47
Destinations	20
Hubs	8
Fleet	120 buses
Fuel type	Diesel
Operator	Kitsap County Public Transportation Benefit Area Authority
Website	Official website

Kitsap Transit is a public transportation agency serving Kitsap County, Washington, USA. The system is based in Bremerton, Washington and is overseen by a nine-member board composed of the three county commissioners, the mayors of the four incorporated cities in Kitsap County and two Bremerton City councilmembers.

Up until 2014, Kitsap Transit operated on Sundays and many major holidays, but was discontinued.

History

The agency was formed in 1982 through an acquisition of local bus systems and a sales tax vote of county residents. It began providing bus service in 1983.

Types of service

Kitsap Transit oversees the operations of these services:

Routed bus service (47 Bus routes; 120 buses)
Foot ferry service (Bremerton to Port Orchard)
ACCESS (Door-to-door/curb-to-curb service for elderly and disabled)
Worker/Driver (21 commuter routes operating to and from Puget Sound Naval Shipyard/Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton; Drivers are full-time shipyard employees who are also part-time Kitsap Transit operators)
Vanpool
TIP (Transit Incentive Program), a program for employees at federal work sites.
SCOOT (Smart Commuter Option of Today), a commuter alternative program
Flexcar

In addition, Kitsap Transit also connects its routes to Jefferson Transit, Mason Transit, Pierce Transit and the Washington State Ferries terminals in Bremerton, Bainbridge, Kingston and Southworth.

Kitsap Transit also participates in Sound Transit's ORCA Card program.

Current Fleet

Fleet Number(s)	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Notes
730-747	2003	Gillig	40' Phantom	738 is not on Kitsap Transit's inventory list ^[1]
750-751	2003	Gillig	35' Low Floor
752-761	2004	Gillig	35' Low Floor
762-766	2005	Gillig	35' Low Floor
770-774	2004	Gillig	40' Low Floor
775-779	2005	Gillig	40' Low Floor
975-978	2002	ElDorado	24' Aerotech	Some sold to Yakima Transit
979-980	2003	ElDorado	26' Aerotech
7000-7016	2010	Arboc	Spirit of Mobility SOM26D
7017-7025	2012	Arboc	Spirit of Mobility SOM26D
6000-6027	1994-1997	MCI	102D3	Worker/Driver Coaches

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References

↑ Kitsap Transit 2011-2017 Transit Development Plan. Kitsap Transit. 2012-03-20. Accessed 2013-03-05.
↑ Kitsap Transit 2011-2017 Transit Development Plan. Kitsap Transit. 2012-03-20. Accessed 2013-03-05.

External links

Official website

Mass transit in the Puget Sound region

Local and express bus	Community Transit list of routes Everett Transit Intercity Transit Island Transit King County Metro list of routes fleet Kitsap Transit Pierce Transit Skagit Transit Sound Transit Express

Light rail	Link Light Rail list of stations Central Link Tacoma Link Future Extensions: East Link Federal Way Link Lynnwood Link Northgate Link

Streetcar	Seattle Streetcar First Hill Streetcar South Lake Union Streetcar Waterfront Streetcar (discontinued)

Commuter rail	Sounder

Bus rapid transit	RapidRide A B C D E F Swift

Ferry	Guemes Island ferry King County Water Taxi Kitsap Transit Foot Ferry Steilacoom–Anderson Island Ferry Washington State Ferries

Monorail	Seattle Center Monorail

Other	Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel ORCA card Sea-Tac Airport Satellite Transit System Trolleybuses in Seattle

Italics denote lines or services which are planned, under construction, or otherwise not operating at the present time.

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