Pierce Transit route 1 '6th Avenue - Pacific Avenue'
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| Service Area | Tacoma Community College, Downtown Tacoma, South Tacoma, East Tacoma, Parkland, Spanaway | |
| Termini | Tacoma Community College Transit Center Spanaway (SR 7 & 8th Avenue) | |
| Vehicles | Gillig Low Floor HEV  Gillig Low Floor CNG NFI C40LFR
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| Branches | 1 Mountain Highway - SR 7 1 TCC TC | |
1 6th Avenue - Pacific Avenue is a bus route operated by Pierce Transit in Pierce County, Washington State.
Route Details
This north-south bus route runs between Tacoma Community College Transit Center, downtown Tacoma and Spanaway. [1]. Weekday service runs from 4:15 AM to 11 PM, Saturday service from 5 AM to 12 AM and Sunday service from 6:30 AM to 8:30 PM.
Southbound trips depart Tacoma Community College Transit Center north on S Mildred Street, east on 6th Avenue, south on Tacoma Avenue S, east on S 9th Street and south on Pacific Avenue to Roy Y Park & Ride. Departing the Park & Ride, the route east on Mountain Highway E, north on 8th Avenue E, east on 200th Street E, south on 10th Avenue E, west on 204th Street E and north on Mountain Highway E to the Walmart.
Northbound trips depart the Mountain Highway Walmart north on Mountain Highway E to Roy Y Park & Ride. Departing the Park & Ride, the route continues north on Pacific Avenue, west on S 9th Street, north on Tacoma Avenue S, west on 6th Avenue and south on S Mildred Street to Tacoma Community College Transit Center.
Two Saturday early morning trips begin at Pacific & 121st instead of Spanaway, and one Saturday early morning and one Saturday late evening trip end at Pacific & 121st instead of Spanaway.
Frequency
| Branch | Weekdays | Saturday | Sunday | |||||||||||||
| Early AM | AM Peak | Midday | PM Peak | Early PM | Late PM | Early AM | Morning | Afternoon | Early PM | Late PM | Early AM | Morning | Afternoon | Early PM | Late PM | |
| 1 Northbound |
30 | 15-20 | 30 | 15 | 30-60 | 60 | 30 | 20-30 | 20-30 | 30-60 | 60 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | N/A |
| 1 Southbound |
30 | 15 | 30 | 15 | 30-60 | N/A | 30 | 20-30 | 20-30 | 30-60 | 60 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | N/A |
Points of Interest
- Tacoma Community College
- Tacoma Community College Transit Center (Zone E)
- Jefferson Park
- Tacoma General Hospital
- Downtown Tacoma
- 10th & Commerce Transit Center
- Tacoma Link Light Rail
- Hillsdale
- South End
- Fern Hill
- Parkland
- Parkland Transit Center
- Pacific Lutheran University
- Lake Spanaway Golf Course
- Spanaway
- Roy Y Park & Ride
- Walmart Spanaway
History
- June 9, 2013 - Multiple trips eliminated or shortened throughout the week
- September 29, 2013 - Service added to bring weekday peak frequency to every 15 minutes
- February 16, 2014 - Route moved from Commerce Street to Pacific Avenue
- June 7, 2015 - Route modified to remain on Pacific Avenue instead of stopping inside Parkland Transit Center
- March 27, 2016 - Two new weekday evening trips added
- September 11, 2016 - 13 new weekday trips added
- March 11, 2018 - Additional weekday trip added
- November 7, 2021 - Weekday and Saturday service reduced to every half hour (from every 15 and every 20 minutes, respectively) due to driver shortage
- March 19, 2023 - Additional Saturday service span added, and Saturday midday frequency restored to 20 minutes
- March 31, 2024 - Weekday peak frequency restored to 15 minutes
References
- ↑ Route 1 Schedule, piercetransit.org, retrieved 04-21-2021
