Intercity Transit is a municipal corporation that provides public transportation for people who live and work in Olympia, Lacey, Tumwater, and Yelm, an area of approximately 94 square miles. We operate 22 bus routes, a door-to-door service for people with disabilities, a vanpool program, specialized van programs, and are active in community partnerships.
Mission and Vision
Intercity Transit's mission is to provide and promote transportation choices that support an accessible, sustainable, livable, healthy, and prosperous community.
Our vision is to be a leading transit system in the country, recognized for our well-trained, highly motivated, customer-focused, community-minded employees committed to enhancing the quality of life for all citizens of Thurston County.
Benefits
Public transportation is part of our transportation network and plays an important role in the county's economic health by:
- Providing transportation to jobs, schools, and community activities;
- Reducing congestion on local roads allowing private automobiles and freight to travel more
efficiently;
- Helping seniors and people with disabilities remain independent;
- Providing both commuter and lifeline services for citizens; and
- Protecting the environment by reducing the number of vehicles on the road.
Ridership
Demand for public transportation services is strong. We provide an average of 14,336 rides each weekday on fixed-route service in 2008. Inlcuding our vanpool and Dial-A-Lift programs, we provided more than 5.1 million rides in 2008. Ridership has grown by more than 50 percent in the past three years as service frequency and transit enhancements have been implemented.
22 Bus Routes
Fixed-route bus service is available weekdays on 22 routes, 17 routes on Saturdays, and 14 routes on Sundays. Bus service includes:
- 20 routes serving the greater Olympia/Lacey/Tumwater/Yelm area;
- 2 routes providing express service to Tacoma/Lakewood (Pierce County), including connection to the Sound Transit Seattle Express service and Sounder rail; and
- Connections to neighboring transit systems including Pierce, Grays Harbor, and Mason.
Dial-A-Lift Service
Mandated by the Americans with Disabilities Act, Dial-A-Lift service provides door-to-door transportation for customers with disabilities that prevent them from using Intercity Transit’s regular fixed-route service. Demand for this service is high. Dial-A-Lift is also the most costly of transit services to operate. In addition to Dial-A-Lift service, we are committed that our services be easily accessible. This means all our buses are lift-equipped and accommodate wheelchairs and our service materials can be made available in large print, audio or Braille format.