Welcome to Pierce Transportation Alternatives, your local adaptability coalition for promoting alternatives to reduce congestion and improve access to transit mobility. Explore how we can help eachother navigate Pierce County with ease and intention.
Sourcing alternatives to shortfalls in our current transportation system. We welcome one and all for helping build solutions to reduce congestion, enhance mobility, reclaim our wasted energy, and grow resilience in our communities.
We advocate for transportation alternatives to meet the diverse needs of our county residents and visitors. Our approach is focused on understanding and responding to the challenges of our current transportation blocks. We present strategies and concerns to city councils, transit authorities, and representatives to keep ease of transport a high priority for a growing population. Please make a suggestion or share your interest!
Pierce Transportation Alternatives was founded to address the growing need for updating transportation solutions in Pierce County. We are dedicated to making our county more accessible, affordable and available. We believe that everyone should have access to reliable and supple transportation options.
Pierce County is one of the densest in our state with a number of bottlenecks and shortfalls in transportation management. Join our group to relieve these pressures and build our network of interdependence with our neighbors. Help us soft-launch our transport representative service to:
Our collaboration with the Highway 162 Community Group brought the opportunity to participate in an event at McMillin Grange concerning our county's involvement with future developments in the Orting valley corridor. Extensive plans for the highway were met with both friction and resolve as groups joined to share updates on development and resilience. WSDOT has the reins on most of the highway's projects, but we spoke with others to reduce traffic congestion and explored alternatives with Sound Transit. There is a LONG way to go. But the ball is rolling! Friction invites the opportunity for exploring which paths have least resistance. When we hit walls, we find detours around them. But we cannot do it alone! Join us and give your suggestions to find solutions together!
Our first public soft launch was an appearance at the Orting City Council, sharing concerns of failed accommodations and implications of unmet goals. To refer to the recorded presentation, you can explore the video archives on the City of Orting's website under "government">>"city council">> "video archives">>"4/16/25" and timestamp at 1:04:25, or click the link. Here, we advocate for expanding Orting's access to Sound Transit to reach broader transit in Sumner, Puyallup and Bonney Lake. The average single-use worker commute out of Orting is 40 minutes and does not account for average distance, which may not even leave the valley at peak congestion. One in five Orting commuters have a commute of 60-90 minutes or more. Orting's steady growth meets an unprecedented projection for the school district's enrollment capacity, which will put more strain on commutes endangering pedestrians and students alike. Meanwhile, Orting is taxed by the Regional Transit Authority at $3 million/year, with no adjustments to growth. Join us in solidarity to curb our misuse of tax allocation and rally for Sound Transit service extensions.
Luke Smith
Co-Founder, Transport Representative (Steilacoom)
Melody Koenig
Co-founder
Grace Blanco
Co-founder
**THIS COULD BE YOU!!** (Unlimited openings)
Transport Representative, (your city/district)
We currently have representation in Orting and Steilacoom, but we are not shy to ask for more help. Share your concerns, build your strategies, bridge our connections, and help us act on our solutions.
Contact Luke Smith for more information: luke.ptalternatives@gmail.com
Stop neglecting, keep connecting.
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