Statewide Public Transportation Facts
32 public transit agencies, serving rural, small urban, urban and regional areas
Statewide Public Transportation Facts
80 percent of the state’s population is within transit boundaries
Statewide Public Transportation Facts
Public transit agencies provided 221 million passenger trips, annually, including over 6.8 million trips by those with special transportation needs
Statewide Public Transportation Facts
Public transit includes buses, paratransit (door-to-door or shared-ride service), van pools, light rail and commuter rail
Statewide Public Transportation Facts
Public transit agencies operate more than 2,800 vanpools, the largest program in the nation
Statewide Public Transportation Facts
Transit provides congestion relief and capacity on roads, with over 40 percent of commuters into Seattle taking transit
Statewide Public Transportation Facts
Transit agencies are heavily-dependent on local sales tax, which with passenger fares total as much as 80 percent of revenue
Statewide Public Transportation Facts
Five transit agencies are at their maximum sales tax rate of 0.9 percent – with no other local funding options
Statewide Public Transportation Facts
Transit agencies are accountable to their governing bodies (elected officials), their customers, and the federal and state government
Values
Public Education and Outreach
Public Policy and Advocacy
Collaboration and Professional Development
Mission
WSTA advances the value of public transit through public education and outreach, advocacy of positive and effective public policy and fostering the collaboration and professional development of public transit employees
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