Headways Newsletter: December 2024
Kitsap Transit buses crosses the Manette Bridge in the fog.
Welcome back to Headways!
At the end of each year, we like to look back on everything we accomplished, the challenges we faced, and how we can continue to improve serving our customers. This month’s Headways newsletter includes our top five stories of this year, as well as how we’re going to make rider alerts better going into the future. We hope you enjoy it, and thanks as always for riding with us.
Have a safe and happy holiday season!
Year in Review: The top five Kitsap Transit stories of 2024
An aerial view of the new Silverdale Transit Center.
In 2024, Kitsap Transit made great strides forward, including opening a brand new transit center in Silverdale that will help us better serve our riders. We received more than $40 million in grant funding for several important projects and implemented Sunday bus service in Silverdale, Port Orchard and Poulsbo.
Of course, we also faced challenges. Read about the year that was in transit with our top five stories of the year.
3 Ways KT’s rider alerts will get better in 2025
Kitsap Transit is rolling out new software in 2025 that will empower riders to receive more personalized, timely and informative rider alerts. It's one of a slew of rider-information upgrades in the works that will improve how we engage with the community.
A Career with Purpose: Why you should drive for Kitsap Transit
Laura Moniz, Kitsap Transit’s 2022 Routed Driver of the Year.
While driving a bus can seem intimidating, it's an important job integral to many of our neighbors' daily lives. Bus operators, whether driving a fixed route or ACCESS paratransit, make it possible for other people to get to work, school, appointments, groceries or recreation. It's a career with purpose.
New hires are eligible for up to a $7,000 signing bonus!
Test your bike on KT’s prototype fast ferry bike rack before Dec. 31
A photo illustration of bicycles on a fast ferry.
We’ve installed a prototype of a newly designed bike rack at the Bremerton Ferry Dock, and we want your feedback!
Test your bike, scan the QR code, and tell us what you think. The prototype will stay at the dock until Dec. 31, 2024.
Winter service change: Here are the bus route changes that went into effect Dec. 8
A Kitsap Transit bus crosses the Manette Bridge at sunset.
Kitsap Transit’s winter service change went into effect on Sunday, Dec. 8, with changes to Routes 9, 212, 217, 223, 229, 265, 333, 344, 390 and Purdy Ride.
We also added the new Route 391, that connects the ferry terminals in Kingston and Bainbridge Island.