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Kitsap Transit studying locations for new bus driver training facility
Weigh in on our siting study process and four possible locations for a new bus driver training facility.
Headways Newsletter: February 2024
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.
New bus simulator will help KT operator trainees in and out of the classroom
Kitsap Transit’s new virtual bus simulator will help bridge the gap between the classroom and the open road for operator trainees.
Kitsap Transit operator and maintenance team bring home awards at state Roadeo
KT operators and mechanics put up a great showing at the 2023 Washington State Transit Association Roadeo last month.
Kitsap Transit extends $7,000 hiring bonus for another year
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.
Route name and timepoint changes coming in June 12 service change
Read on for service change details!
Spring service change begins March 6
We’re adding trips and making small timepoint adjustments on a few routes. Read on for details!
Congratulations to Kitsap Transit’s 2022 Drivers of the Year!
Laura Moniz and Andrea Hillman are our Routed and ACCESS Drivers of the Year for 2022.
KT 101: Introduction to Kitsap Transit
Take a behind-the-scenes tour of Kitsap Transit’s history, services, operations and facilities in our new video!
Looking to the future: Kitsap Transit’s Long-Range Transit Plan
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.
“Following in my footsteps”: Three generations of operators drive for Kitsap Transit
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.
Service change: Four routes suspended starting August 22
Kitsap Transit is suspending four routes starting August 22 due to a shortage of bus drivers.
Kitsap Transit to offer retention bonus, raise wages for bus operators
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.
Meet the father and son duo driving for Kitsap Transit
After a series of unsatisfying jobs, Josh Dubel applied to drive for Kitsap Transit. Five years later, his son Cameron joined him.
Bus operator wins Safe Driver of the Year Award for Pacific Region
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 honored for helping man reported missing on Christmas Eve
ACCESS Operator Gary Young was driving his regular route on Christmas Eve when he noticed a man who appeared to be in distress.
‘Safe and Secure’: Behind the scenes with ACCESS operator Tammy Lambert
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.
Kitsap Transit’s 2021 Drivers of the Year
Celebrating the drivers who exemplify Kitsap Transit’s mission to provide safe and courteous service to the residents of Kitsap County.
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