17,000 employees commute to this part of Pierce County. There's no public transit
Thousands of employees in Sumner’s manufacturing and industrial center might get another option for commuting to and from work.
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The manufacturing and industrial center houses a total of about 17,000 employees. Manufacturers such as REI, Amazon and Costco can be found in the area. The area currently does not have a transit line running through it.
Pierce Transit used to have buses running to and from the city but that ended in 2012, The News Tribune reported. The city has been considering the possibility of expanding transit service not only there but to other East Pierce County jurisdictions.
The proposed shuttle would run Monday through Friday and hold about 12 or more passengers per vehicle, Windish said during the July 25 meeting. The shuttle would run in the morning and afternoon, looping to and from the Sumner Sounder Station.
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Sound Transit runs the bus route 578 and nine Sounder Trains each way daily. However when I look at Pierce County Transit's website Sumner does not appear to be part of their serving area.
