Design Your Dream Bus

Create a bus with no limits. Are your seats inflatable like a pool floatie, the same material as your favorite blanket, or somewhere in between? Are there no windows at all, or only windows and no walls? What kind of fuel does it use? Is it big enough for you and your family, or you and your town? Think of your ideal journey, the bus you’d want to take you there, and let your art do the rest of the talking.

As you design your Dream Bus, remember that Pierce Transit’s goal is to provide reliable, safe, and equitable means of transportation to our diverse communities. We also have a commitment to reducing our environmental impact. We have buses that run on compressed natural gas as well as electric buses. In a few years, we will also have articulated buses (two coaches long) providing quick service along main routes as part of our Bus Rapid Transit lines. Which type of Pierce Transit bus will you choose when designing your Dream Bus? Or will your bus be the first of its kind?

Awards

The grand prize winner will have their artwork displayed on a Pierce Transit bus and featured in the September/October 2022 edition of South Sound Magazine. The runner ups will have their artwork displayed on bus shelters throughout Pierce County. The first 25 participants will receive a Summer Youth Pass, which provides unlimited free bus rides on Pierce Transit from June 1 through August 31, 2022. All participants will receive a Pierce Transit goodie bag as an appreciation for their creative efforts.

Requirements

Open to all K-12 students in Pierce County. All submissions must be originally produced by the student and must adhere to Pierce Transit's Advertising Policy. Literary art in the form of a poem or prose must not exceed 150 words. Photography submissions are prohibited.

Judging

Each submission will be judged on creativity, technique, and clarity of theme by Pierce Transit staff and the Pierce Transit Community Transportation Advisory Group. Winners will be announced by mid-June.

Submissions closed. Winners to be announced soon!

Trip Planner Help

Trip Planner Tips - Entering Locations

To create a trip plan you need to enter both a starting location (origin) and an ending location (destination). For information about stops, schedules, or service at a specific location, you only need to enter one location.

The Trip Planner recognizes most street intersections and addresses as well as many landmarks in Pierce, King, and Snohomish Counties. If what you entered is not immediately recognized, the Trip Planner will offer you a list of options. You can choose one of the options, but if your intended location is not there, select the "Revise Original Entries" link to return to the entry page and change the entries you have already made.

Addresses

You don't need to type in the city along with the address. The Trip Planner shows the possible city names as options if needed. City names are based on zip codes.
You don't need to type in St., Street, Ave., or Avenue, or similar street types. The Trip Planner shows the possible alternatives as options if needed. (Example: type 110 Jones instead of 110 Jones Boulevard.)
You don't need to type in the directional designations for streets, but if a direction name is part of a street name, you should include it. (Example: type 1000 Main instead of 1000 S Main. But type 1000 West Viewmont for 1000 West Viewmont Way W.)
Some streets and addresses are unknown to the Trip Planner. You may need to enter another nearby location, such as an intersection or a landmark.
You should not enter the suite number or apartment number. Just the house number and street name (Example: type in 401 Broadway instead of 401 Broadway Avenue Suite 800).

Intersections

The "&" symbol is the only character used between two street names to show an intersection. (Examples: 1st & B, James & Madison)
You don't need to type in the city. The Trip Planner shows the possible city names as options if needed. City names are based on zip codes.
You don't need to type in St., Street, Ave., or Avenue, or similar street types. The Trip Planner shows the possible alternatives as options if needed. (Example: type Conifer & Jones instead of Conifer Circle & Jones Boulevard.)
You don't need to type in the directional designations for streets, but if a direction name is part of a street name, you should include it. (Example: type 3rd & Main instead of 3rd S & S Main. But type 34th & West Viewmont for 34th W & West Viewmont Way W.)
Some streets are unknown to the Trip Planner. You may need to enter another nearby intersection or a landmark.

Landmarks

Government Sites: Pierce County Health Dept, Pierce Co Sheriffs Office, Tacoma City Hall

Major Commercial Sites: Tacoma Mall, Sheraton Hotel

Transportation Facilities: Sea-Tac Airport, Greyhound Bus Depot

Schools & Colleges: Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma Community College

Sports & Leisure: Cheney Stadium, Pt Defiance Zoo

Medical Facilities: Group Health, Tacoma General Hospital