Intercity Transit
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Olympia, Washington
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| Headquarters | 510 Pattison St. SE Olympia, Washington |
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| Service area | Thurston County, Washington |
| Service type | Bus, paratransit |
| Routes | 21 |
| Daily ridership | 11,688 |
| Annual ridership | 4,242,904 (2024) |
| Fuel type | B20 Diesel (Biodiesel) |
| General Manager | Emily Bergkamp[1] |
| Website | www |
Intercity Transit is a public transportation agency organized as a municipal corporation in Thurston County, Washington, United States. It serves Lacey, Olympia, Tumwater, and Yelm with services to Lakewood.
In 2009, the American Public Transportation Association gave Intercity Transit the America's Best Public Transportation System award for the mid-size category.[2]
All of Intercity Transit's fixed route services were suspended on April 13, 2020, and replaced temporarily by an on-demand system with advance reservations limited to only passengers with "essential business" as part of the local response to the Covid-19 pandemic.[3] Limited fixed route service resumed in June alongside the advance reservation system but ridership remained 70 percent below its 2019 levels.[4][5] Intercounty service to Lakewood resumed in June 2021.[6]
In FY 2024 the system had an annual ridership of 4,242,904, or about 11,688 daily boardings.[citation needed]
Routes and services
Intercity Transit operates 21 bus routes,[7] the Dial-A-Lift door-to-door service, a vanpool program, and specialized van programs. The service area encompasses approximately 94 square miles (240 km2).[citation needed]
Intercity Transit previously maintained a free shuttle route called Dash, which provided service between the Capitol Campus and downtown Olympia via Capitol Way.[8] Dash ran every fifteen minutes on weekdays, every ten minutes on weekends, and was close to several public parking lots. This service was retired during the COVID-19 pandemic.[citation needed]
