STA Fact Sheet

Spokane Transit Service Area 143 square miles

Municipalities Served: Airway Heights, Cheney, Medical Lake, Millwood, Liberty Lake, Spokane, Spokane Valley, unincorporated areas of Spokane County.

 

Funding/Taxes

Funding for Spokane Transit's services is largely provided by a local sales tax levied within the Public Transportation Benefit Area only.  By state law, the only legal means of public funding for transit agencies in Washington is through local sales and use tax of no more than 0.9%. Spokane Transit currently levies 0.6%. Voter approval is required before a tax can be levied.

 

Employees

Around 500. Employment information.

 

Union Representation at STA

• Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 1015
• AFSCME, Local 3939
• Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 1598

 

Modes of Transit

• Buses
• Paratransit Vans
• Vanpool Vans

 

Vehicles in Fleet*

• Buses: 152
• Paratransit Vans: 67
• Vanpool Vans: 94

*Quantity of vehicles fluctuates as older vehicles are retired and replaced. More details of our fixed route fleet.

 

Bus Routes

40 different routes. View routes and schedules.

 

Park and Ride Lots

Spokane Transit has 12 park and ride lots throughout the region. Tell Me More.

 

Shuttle Service for Major Events*

• Bloomsday
• Hoopfest
• Artfest
• First Night
• Valleyfest

*STA provides shuttle service for many local events, for more information about obtaining service for your event, please call Molly Myers at 325-6000.