Spokane Transit Authority
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| Slogan | How a great city moves. |
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| Founded | 1980 as the "Spokane Public Transportation Benefit Area Authority" |
| Headquarters | 1230 W. Boone Ave. Spokane, WA 99201 |
| Locale | Spokane County, Washington (service will be extended to the Coeur d'Alene Metropolitan area, in 2025) |
| Service area | 248 square miles (642 km2) |
| Routes | 34 |
| Destinations | Airway Heights, Cheney, Medical Lake, Millwood, Liberty Lake, Spokane, Spokane Valley, unincorporated areas of Spokane County |
| Fleet | Buses: 148, Paratransit Vans: 118, Vanpool Vans: 111 |
| Daily ridership | 41,000 (weekday for all modes, 2014) |
| Annual ridership | 11.5 million (all modes, 2015) |
| Chief executive | E. Susan Meyer |
| Website | http://www.spokanetransit.com/ |
Spokane Transit Authority, more commonly Spokane Transit or STA, is the public transit authority serving Spokane, Washington and its surrounding areas. STA was founded in 1980 as a municipal corporation but has roots to private transit operators extending back to 1888. Its serves a population of approximately 409,000 across 248 square miles (640 km2) of the Spokane County Public Transportation Benefit Area (PTBA), which includes the cities of Spokane, Spokane Valley, Cheney, Liberty Lake, Airway Heights, Medical Lake, the Town of Millwood, and unincorporated areas in and around those cities.
STA is currently planning the Central City Line, the region's first bus rapid transit corridor.
Spokane Transit provides multiple services:
Spokane Transit has 34 fixed routes operating year-round on published schedules. Routes are numbered to reflect geographic or service attributes. Most routes operate 365 days a year with the exception of the commuter express routes and the "1 Plaza/Arena Shuttle." Routes have distinct weekday, Saturday and Sunday schedule patterns. Major holidays operate on a Sunday schedule.
As of February 2011, single ride regular fares cost $1.50, and VIP fares cost $0.75. Day passes for adults and VIPs are $3.50 and are good for unlimited rides for the remainder of the day that the pass was issued. Adult 31-day passes are $45.00, and VIP 31-day passes are $22.50. Paper transfers were discontinued in December 2006. In its place is a Two-Hour Pass that works as a transfer on any route for two-hours from the time it is issued on the bus.
Spokane Transit provides multiple fare instruments, including employee, youth, and college passes. Additionally, organizations may participate in the Universal Transit Access Pass (UTAP) program with a "utility charge" for each ride taken by eligible participants. Spokane Transit currently maintains UTAP contracts with Eastern Washington University for students, faculty and staff; WSU Spokane for students, faculty and staff; City of Spokane for employees and elected officials; and, Spokane County for employees and elected officials. A grant will fund the introduction of the UTAP program for students at the Community Colleges of Spokane in January 2014.
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