Congratulations to the Best Commuter Businesses of 2025!

Each year, Ride Together Pierce recognizes Pierce County employers who are putting in effort to increase sustainable commutes taken to their worksites through the annual Best Commuter Business program.

Congratulations to the 36 Pierce County worksites that supported their employees’ commutes and earned this designation in 2025!

Ride Together Pierce and our partners at Tacoma On the Go recently hand-delivered the Best Commuter Business awards to many of these designees. We are proud to work with so many ambitious employers who care about their staff and our environment.

Learn More About Best Commuter Business

See You at Bike Swap on April 25

The Pierce County Bike Swap will take place on Saturday, Apr. 25 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at Tacoma Community College, Lot A. This is a FREE family-friendly community event where anyone can sell or buy bicycles, bicycle parts, and so much more.

Check out the initial list of organizations attending:

Bespoke BikeWorks
Bicycle Rescue for Youth
Bikes For Kids
City of Tacoma - Tacoma Mobility
For Bike’s Sake
Goldspoke Cycle Repair
Major Taylor Project
Opalescent Cyclery

Outdoors for All Foundation
Pierce Transit
PJs Pedalworks
Second Cycle
Tacoma Bike
Tacoma On the Go
Tacoma WA Bicycle Club
Toros Cycling Club
Wily Cycleworks

Travelin' Tom's Coffee Truck, El Koreano and Bun & Press will be serving up food and beverages.

Volunteer at the Bike Swap

Scope out bike inventory and be a part of a large community event by joining as a volunteer! Shifts are 1-3 hours, every volunteer gets a $15 food voucher to use at the food trucks, and the first 20 to sign up receive a swag item of their choice.

Volunteer at the Swap

Volunteer at the Emerald City Ride

Not coming to the Bike Swap and/or located in Seattle? Volunteer for Cascade Bicycle Club's Emerald City Ride across the West Seattle Bridge on April 25! Volunteers are needed to support the start line, monitor the bridge and provide mechanic services.

Volunteer at the Ride

Log Your Sustainable Trips and Enter to Win a Monthly $150 Prize

Each month, Ride Together Pierce's “Rider Rewards” campaign awards one lucky sustainable traveler with $150 for taking 10 sustainable trips (or five roundtrips) and logging those trips on the trip calendar.

Log your sustainable trips by the end of Friday, April 4 to enter the March prize drawing.

There will be no Rider Rewards in May as we will be hosting the Bike Everywhere Challenge instead.

Learn About Rider Rewards

Congratulations to Tania Y. @ Virginia Mason Franciscan Health who won the February prize drawing!

Bike Month is Around the Corner

May is Bike Month and Ride Together Pierce is offering $20-$50 prize drawings for those who ride their bike during the Bike Everywhere Challenge in May.

All you have to do is ride your bike to a destination 10 times (or five roundtrips) in May, log those trips on the trip calendar and you will be automatically entered to win.

You can participate individually or join a team for some friendly competition! Keep an eye on the leaderboard–the top performing bike teams win a pizza party!

Check RideTogetherPierce.com/Bike for tips and tricks on traveling by bike, local bike groups and the Pierce County Bike Map.

Gear Up for Bike Month

New to biking? The “First Time Riders Guide” will get you started! Is your destination far away? Consider bringing your bike on the bus or train.

Transit Updates

Recent Pierce Transit Service Adjustments

Pierce Transit implemented the following service changes on Sunday, March 29:

Extended Stream Community Line from Spanaway to Commerce Street Station in downtown Tacoma (the route currently ends at Tacoma Dome Station),
Added more than 15 trips each to Routes 1 and 3,
Improved morning connections for Route 4 at the South Hill Mall Transit Center,
Adjusted Route 11 timetables to better align with school start and end times.

Read the Full Announcement

Three students walking, in the background there is a Pierce Transit bus.

Events

Tacoma On the Go Events

Tacoma On the Go is gearing up for spring! Be sure to join them for their educational events:

Friday Forum: What’s Next for Tacoma & Pierce County featuring Tacoma Mayor Anders Ibsen and Pierce County Executive Ryan Mello at University of Washington - Tacoma on Friday, April 3.
Walk Tacoma Kick Off featuring a 1–2-mile educational walk highlighting the importance of tree canopies starting from Irving Park in Tacoma on Wednesday, April 15.
"Future of Light Rail in Pierce County" Town Hall featuring Pierce County Executive Ryan Mello, Tacoma City Councilmember Kristina Walker and Sound Transit staff at University of Washington - Tacoma on Monday, April 27.

Photo from a Tacoma On the Go walk with dozens of walkers circled around a speaker talking about the walk.

Photo credit: Tacoma On the Go

Sound Transit Special Event Service

Catch the Sounder train on these special event days:

Sunday, April 12: Mariners vs. Houston Astros
Sunday. April 19: Mariners vs. Texas Rangers

Sound Transit Sounder train at a station.

Tips for riding the Sounder train or Link for the first time.

News From Around Pierce County

New Steilacoom-Dupont Road Overpass Opened March 22

Washington State Department of Transportation opened the new Steilacoom-DuPont Road diverging diamond interchange overpass with new sidewalk connections, which helps relieve chronic traffic congestion and improves mobility along I-5 near Joint Base Lewis-McChord.

Overnight April 3-4, both directions of I-5 will detour through exit 119 at Steilacoom-DuPont Road to demolish the recently retired overpass.

Learn More About the Project

Overhead visualization of what the new and improved off-ramp at the I-5 Steilacoom-DuPont Road exit will look like, featuring a diverging diamond interchange.

Image credit: Washington State Department of Transportation

Now Accepting Applications for the Summer Planning Academy

Puget Sound Regional Council is accepting applications for their annual Summer Planning Academy now through May 18. This two-week program is open to high school students curious about how cities grow and evolve and is a great way to explore urban planning.

Students who complete the program are eligible for a $500 scholarship.

Know Someone Interested?

Students posing with their certificates for completing the Puget Sound Regional Council's Summer Planning Academy.

Image credit: Puget Sound Regional Council

E-Bike Rebate Program Open Through 2027

Applications are now open for e-bike rebates through Washington’s statewide e-bike rebate program WE-Bike. Washingtonians ages 16+ can apply for a $300 or $1,200 rebate to help reduce the upfront cost of an e-bike any time before March 29, 2027.

Apply for an E-Bike Rebate Here

How Do You Ride?

Carolyn is a Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department employee who works from home some days. Working from home saves her 70 minutes of driving time a day, and $100 a month.

"When I telework, I enjoy spending the time I would have been in traffic with my family. I use that time to walk to the playground with my two sons after work." - Carolyn O.

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