Kitsap Transit is a public transportation agency serving Kitsap County, Washington

Kitsap County, Washington

Kitsap County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington, named after Chief Kitsap of the Suquamish tribe. As of 2011 state estimate, its population was 253,900. Its county seat is at Port Orchard, and its largest city is Bremerton....

, USA. The system is based in Bremerton, Washington

Bremerton, Washington

Bremerton is a city in Kitsap County, Washington, United States. The population was 38,790 at the 2011 State Estimate, making it the largest city on the Olympic Peninsula. Bremerton is home to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and the Bremerton Annex of Naval Base Kitsap...

 and is overseen by a nine-member board composed of the three county commissioners, the mayors of the four incorporated cities in Kitsap County and two Bremerton City councilmembers.

History

The agency was formed in 1982 through an acquisition of local bus systems and a sales tax vote of county residents. It began providing bus service in 1983.

Types of service

Kitsap Transit oversees the operations of these services:

• Routed bus service (47 Bus routes; 120 buses)
• Foot ferry service (Bremerton
  Bremerton, Washington
  Bremerton is a city in Kitsap County, Washington, United States. The population was 38,790 at the 2011 State Estimate, making it the largest city on the Olympic Peninsula. Bremerton is home to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and the Bremerton Annex of Naval Base Kitsap...
  
   to Port Orchard
  Port Orchard, Washington
  Port Orchard is a city in and the county seat of Kitsap County, Washington, United States. It is located 13 miles due west of West Seattle and connected to Seattle and Vashon Island via the Washington State Ferries run to Southworth...
  
  )
• ACCESS (Door-to-door/curb-to-curb service for elderly and disabled)
• Worker/Driver (21 commuter routes operating to and from Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
  Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
  Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility is a United States Navy shipyard covering 179 acres on Puget Sound at Bremerton, Washington...
  
  /Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton
  Naval Base Kitsap
  Naval Base Kitsap is a U.S. Navy base located on the Kitsap Peninsula in Washington state. It was created in 2004 by merging the former Naval Station Bremerton with Naval Submarine Base Bangor...
  
  ; Drivers are full time shipyard employees who are also part time Kitsap Transit operators)
• Vanpool
• TIP (Transit Incentive Program), a program for employees at federal work sites.
• SCOOT (Smart Commuter Option of Today), a commuter alternative program
• Flexcar

In addition, Kitsap Transit also connects its routes to Jefferson Transit, Mason Transit, Pierce Transit

Pierce Transit

Pierce Transit, in full the Pierce County Public Transportation Benefit Area Corporation, is the public transit authority of Pierce County, Washington. Based in Lakewood, Washington, it was founded in 1979...

 and the Washington State Ferries

Washington State Ferries

Washington State Ferries is a passenger and automobile ferry service owned and operated by the Washington State Department of Transportation that serves communities on Puget Sound and in the San Juan Islands. It is the most used ferry system in the world and the largest passenger and automobile...

 terminals in Bremerton

Bremerton, Washington

Bremerton is a city in Kitsap County, Washington, United States. The population was 38,790 at the 2011 State Estimate, making it the largest city on the Olympic Peninsula. Bremerton is home to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and the Bremerton Annex of Naval Base Kitsap...

, Bainbridge

Bainbridge Island, Washington

Bainbridge Island is a city in Kitsap County, Washington, United States, and the name of the island in Puget Sound on which the city is situated...

, Kingston

Kingston, Washington

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 and Southworth

Southworth, Washington

Southworth is an unincorporated community on Puget Sound in Kitsap County, Washington, United States. It is best known for being the west end of the Fauntleroy-Vashon Island-Southworth Washington State Ferries run. Landmarks include Southworth Grocery, a US Post Office, ferry terminal, clay cliffs...

.

Kitsap Transit also participates in Sound Transit

Sound Transit

Sound Transit has been the popular name of Washington state's Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority since September 19, 1999. It was formed in 1996 by the Snohomish, King, and Pierce County Councils...

's PugetPass program.

Route list

• 5 Sidney
• 8 Bethel
• 9 South Park
• 11 Crosstown Limited
• 12 Silverdale West
• 13 Parkwood East Limited
• 15 McWilliams
• 17 Kitsap Mall Limited
• 19 Crossroads Shuttle
• 20 Navy Yard City
• 21 Perry Ave
• 22 Gateway Express
• 23 Kariotis/Tracyton
• 24 Olympic College
• 25 East Park
• 26 West Park
• 29 Trenton Ave
• 32 Poulsbo-Silverdale
• 33 Silverdale-Bainbridge
• 34 Bangor Shuttle
• 36 Ridgetop Shuttle
• 37 Fairgrounds Shuttle
• 41 Lincoln Drive
• 43 Viking Ave
• 81 Annapolis Commuter
• 85 Mullinex Express
• 86 Southworth Shuttle
• 90 Poulsbo-Bainbridge
• 91 Kingston-Bainbridge
• 92 Poulsbo-Kingston
• 93 Manzanita
• 94 Agate Point
• 95 Battle Point
• 96 Sunrise
• 97 Crystal Springs
• 98 Fort Ward
• 99 Bill Point
• 106 Fletcher Bay