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.

Weigh in on our siting study process and four possible locations for a new bus driver training facility.

In our first newsletter of the year, we explain why we’re pausing Sunday bus service expansion, congratulate our Drivers of the Year and lay out service changes that will go into effect on March 3.

We couldn’t do it without you.

Kitsap Transit’s new virtual bus simulator will help bridge the gap between the classroom and the open road for operator trainees.

KT operators and mechanics put up a great showing at the 2023 Washington State Transit Association Roadeo last month.

Our ongoing operator recruitment has been successful thanks in part to a $7,000 hiring incentive for new drivers. We’ve extended the incentive for another year.

Read on for service change details!

We’re adding trips and making small timepoint adjustments on a few routes. Read on for details!

Laura Moniz and Andrea Hillman are our Routed and ACCESS Drivers of the Year for 2022.

Take a behind-the-scenes tour of Kitsap Transit’s history, services, operations and facilities in our new video!

Kitsap Transit’s Board of Commissioners approved our Long-Range Transit Plan on Dec. 6. The new plan outlines a menu of transit projects and improvements over the next 20 years.

Jeanette Zaleski was one of the first operators hired when Kitsap Transit was formed in the 1980s. Her daughter and grandson have followed in her footsteps, helping transport riders across Kitsap County for the last 40 years.

Kitsap Transit is suspending four routes starting August 22 due to a shortage of bus drivers.

Starting in July, Kitsap Transit Routed and ACCESS operators will receive higher wages, plus progressive increases over the next three years and a retention bonus.

After a series of unsatisfying jobs, Josh Dubel applied to drive for Kitsap Transit. Five years later, his son Cameron joined him.

Val Quill, Kitsap Transit’s longest-serving bus operator, has been selected as the 2022 Joseph M. Kaplan Safe Driver of the Year for the Pacific Region.

ACCESS Operator Gary Young was driving his regular route on Christmas Eve when he noticed a man who appeared to be in distress.

For the last 23 years, ACCESS Operator Tammy Lambert has made a living helping her neighbors get where they need to go. Learn more about how she built her career at Kitsap Transit.

Celebrating the drivers who exemplify Kitsap Transit’s mission to provide safe and courteous service to the residents of Kitsap County.