{{Short description|Local transit system in Lewis County, Washington, U.S.}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2021}} {{Infobox Bus transit | name = Lewis County Transit | logo = | logo_size = | image = Twin Transit bus at Mellen Street e-Transit Center.jpg | image_caption = A Twin Transit bus at the Mellen Street e-Transit Station in Centralia | parent = | founded = {{start date|1976}} (as Twin Transit) | headquarters = 212 E. Locust Street, Centralia, Washington | locale = Lewis County, Washington | service_area = Centralia, Chehalis | service_type = bus service, paratransit, Demand responsive transport | alliance = | routes = 7 | destinations = | stops = | hubs = 4 | stations = | lounge = | fleet = | ridership = | fuel_type = | leader_type = Executive Director | leader = Robert "Josh" Nylander<ref>{{cite news |last1=Moore |first1=Jacob |title=Robert "Josh" Nylander named executive director of Lewis County Transit |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/robert-josh-nylander-named-executive-director-of-lewis-county-transit,385438 |access-date=August 19, 2025 |work=The Chronicle |date=August 14, 2025}}</ref> | website = {{URL|https://lewiscountytransit.org/|lewiscountytransit.org}} }}
'''Lewis County Transit''', formerly '''Twin Transit''', is a public transit system serving the cities of Centralia and Chehalis in Lewis County, Washington. It operates four local transit bus routes and two cross-county bus routes, along with options for Dial-A-Ride and paratransit.<ref name="NRS">{{cite web |title=New Routes Starting May 3, 2021 |date=April 13, 2021 |url=https://twintransit.org/2021/04/13/new-routes-starting-may-3-2021/ |publisher=Twin Transit |access-date=May 1, 2021}}</ref><ref name="TTR">{{cite web |date=April 14, 2021 |title=Twin Transit Rolls Out New Routes |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/twin-transit-rolls-out-new-routes,262583? |work=The Daily Chronicle |access-date=May 1, 2021}}</ref>
The agency was founded in 1976 and began operating on November 1, 1977. It was named Twin Transit until rebranding to Lewis County Transit in 2024.
==History==
Public transportation service in Lewis County was originally operated by private companies under city-granted franchises.<ref>{{cite news |date=July 3, 1976 |title=Many transit systems operated in Twin Cities, rural regions |page=E2 |work=The Daily Chronicle |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77613040/many-transit-systems-operated-in-twin/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=May 13, 2021}}</ref> The operating franchise for Centralia and Chehalis was held by the Tri-City Transit Company of Aberdeen until 1953, when it was acquired by the Twin City Transit Company.<ref>{{cite news |date=May 1, 1953 |title=Transit Firm Is Purchased |page=1 |work=The Daily Chronicle |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77612875/transit-firm-is-purchased/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=May 13, 2021}}</ref> The company operated an hourly bus between Centralia and Chehalis, but had financial difficulties and proposed ceasing operations several times in the 1950s and 1960s.<ref>{{cite news |date=May 13, 1959 |title=Transit Firm To Shut Down: Bus System Offered City |page=1 |work=The Daily Chronicle |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77612924/transit-firm-to-shut-down-bus-system/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=May 13, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=November 29, 1968 |title=Twin Cities: Bus Service May End |page=1 |work=The Daily Chronicle |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77612803/twin-cities-bus-service-may-end/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=May 13, 2021}}</ref> In January 1972, the Twin Transit Company planned to shut down but was ordered by the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission to continue for 30-days per its franchise agreement while the local government searched for an alternative.<ref>{{cite news |last=Atkins |first=John |date=December 28, 1971 |title=State Orders 30-Day Extension Of Twin City Bus Service |page=1 |work=The Daily Chronicle |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77612976/state-orders-30-day-extension-of-twin/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=May 13, 2021}}</ref> The company debuted a short-lived dial-a-ride service in April 1972 to save costs, but it was shut down three months later due to operating losses.<ref>{{cite news |date=April 21, 1972 |title='Dial-A-Bus' Plan Generates Wide Interest In Twin Cities |page=1 |work=The Daily Chronicle |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77612982/dial-a-bus-plan-generates-wide/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=May 13, 2021}}</ref><ref name="Chronicle-Revival">{{cite news |last=Atkins |first=John |date=August 19, 1972 |title=Subsidy? Revival of bus service possible |page=1 |work=The Daily Chronicle |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77612994/subsidy-revival-of-bus-service-possible/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=May 13, 2021}}</ref>
A citizens group was formed in 1972 to advocate for a permanent public transit system in Lewis County, while a charity service provided free buses in lieu of the Twin City Transit Company.<ref>{{cite news |date=September 28, 1972 |title=Twin Cities: Bus system plan abandoned |page=1 |work=The Daily Chronicle |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77612777/twin-cities-bus-system-plan-abandoned/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=May 13, 2021}}</ref> The Centralia city government established its own single-route bus service in December 1973, using two used coaches purchased from the Bellingham Transit Company,<ref>{{cite news |date=November 8, 1973 |title=Centralia plans bus service |page=1 |work=The Daily Chronicle |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77613053/centralia-plans-bus-service/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=May 13, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=November 10, 1973 |title=New Centralia bus system may start rolling by Dec. 1 |page=1 |work=The Daily Chronicle |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77613105/new-centralia-bus-system-may-start/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=May 13, 2021}}</ref> but it attracted few riders.<ref>{{cite news |date=December 18, 1974 |title=Centralia transit future looks dim |page=1 |work=The Daily Chronicle |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77613112/centralia-transit-future-looks-dim/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=May 13, 2021}}</ref> The city government had also planned to recoup some operating costs by selling advertisements, but found few businesses willing to pay.<ref>{{cite news |date=June 11, 1975 |title=Centralia bus: Fares cut for youngsters |page=12 |work=The Daily Chronicle |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77669248/centralia-bus-fares-cut-for-youngsters/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=May 13, 2021}}</ref> A household utility tax of under $1 per month was proposed to fund an expanded public transit system and an advisory vote was placed on the November 1975 ballot in Chehalis and Centralia.<ref>{{cite news |last=Auvil |first=Dennis |date=July 23, 1975 |title=Centralians may vote on household bus tax |page=15 |work=The Daily Chronicle |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77669340/centralians-may-vote-on-household-bus/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=May 13, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Jones |first=Evan |date=October 28, 1975 |title=Bus advisory ballot before voters |page=1 |work=The Daily Chronicle |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77669350/bus-advisory-ballot-before-voters/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=May 13, 2021}}</ref> The non-binding endorsement of a household utility tax passed by 51.4 percent in Chehalis and 53.6 percent in Centralia.<ref>{{cite news |date=November 22, 1975 |title=Final tally: Twin Cities voters support bus system |page=1 |work=The Daily Chronicle |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77669309/final-tally-twin-cities-voters-support/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=May 13, 2021}}</ref>
The Lewis County government organized a public transportation benefit area and held several meetings to determine its boundaries, which initially included the Twin Cities and surrounding unincorporated areas.<ref>{{cite news |last=Jones |first=Evan |date=June 3, 1976 |title=Twin Cities transit boundary favored |page=1 |work=The Daily Chronicle |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77669460/twin-cities-transit-boundary-favored/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=May 14, 2021}}</ref> A binding measure to establish a household utility tax was placed on the November 2, 1976, ballot and was passed by 53.5 percent of voters.<ref>{{cite news |date=October 29, 1976 |title=City transit up to voters |page=1 |work=The Daily Chronicle |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77134243/city-transit-up-to-voters/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=May 14, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=November 3, 1976 |title=Ely, Twin Transit favored by voters |page=1 |work=The Daily Chronicle |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77669515/ely-twin-transit-favored-by-voters/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=May 14, 2021}}</ref> The Lewis Public Transportation Benefit Area Authority, branded as Twin Transit, was created by the ballot measure and began collecting household utility taxes ahead of a launch scheduled for 1977.<ref>{{cite news |date=November 4, 1976 |title=Bus service won't begin until 1977 |page=1 |work=The Daily Chronicle |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77669541/bus-service-wont-begin-until-1977/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=May 14, 2021}}</ref> Twin Transit began operating on November 1, 1977, with two routes and used coaches acquired from the Centralia bus system.<ref name="New-1977">{{cite news |last=Blomdahl |first=George H. |date=December 31, 1977 |title=Twin Transit is new bus system in Twin Cities |page=A1 |work=The Daily Chronicle |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77612692/twin-transit-is-new-bus-system-in-twin/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=May 13, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Dickason |first=Glen |date=October 13, 1977 |title=Nov. 1 startup expected for Twin Cities transit |page=1 |work=The Daily Chronicle |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77613140/nov-1-startup-expected-for-twin-cities/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=May 13, 2021}}</ref> In its first month of free service, the system carried 9,000 passengers but suffered from maintenance issues that affected its older coaches.<ref name="New-1977"/> The household tax was replaced by a 0.1 percent sales tax in 1985.<ref name="ARTDP">{{cite web |title=2019 Annual Report & Transit Development Plan 2020-2025 |page=4|url=https://twintransit.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2019-Annual-Report-and-2020-2025-TDP-Draft.pdf |publisher=Twin Transit |access-date=May 2, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Haines |first=Amanda |date=October 25, 2007 |title=30 Years: Twin Transit to Celebrate Landmark Birthday |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/30-years-twin-transit-to-celebrate-landmark-birthday,207055 |work=The Daily Chronicle |access-date=May 2, 2021}}</ref>
In the early 2000s, Twin Transit collaborated with several local transit agencies to operate experimental inter-city services to Longview (connecting onward to Vancouver) and Olympia with funding from the Lower Columbia Community Action Council.<ref>{{cite news |last=Mittge |first=Brian |date=June 27, 2003 |title=Local bus riders win, and lose |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/local-bus-riders-win-and-lose,250651? |work=The Daily Chronicle |accessdate=May 13, 2021}}</ref> The agency consolidated several routes and eliminated most weekend service in 2013, but debuted a commuter route to Olympia.<ref>{{cite news |last=Broadt |first=Lisa |date=August 16, 2013 |title=Twin Transit Board Approves Bus Route Changes |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/updated-twin-transit-board-approves-bus-route-changes,95602? |work=The Daily Chronicle |accessdate=May 13, 2021}}</ref>
In 2023, the transit organization reported a 35% increase over the prior year, with over 720,000 miles driven, more than 26,000 stops, and 13,000 routes taken for free by students.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Roland |first1=Mitchell |title=Lewis County Transit sees 35% increase in fixed route ridership |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/lewis-county-transit-sees-35-increase-in-fixed-route-ridership,335683 |access-date=April 15, 2024 |work=The Chronicle |date=March 1, 2024}}</ref> Later in the year, the county was announced as part of the Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Hub (PNW H2) initiative through the U.S. Department of Energy; Lewis County Transit became the first transit agency in the county to receive a grant from the program.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Roland |first1=Mitchell |title='It's hitting on all cylinders': Inslee sees Lewis County's push for green energy first hand |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/its-hitting-on-all-cylinders-inslee-sees-lewis-countys-push-for-green-energy-first,333054 |access-date=April 17, 2024 |work=The Chronicle |date=January 22, 2024}}</ref>
Twin Transit was renamed to Lewis County Transit on January 1, 2024, to reflect recent changes to services and infrastructure.<ref>{{cite news |date=December 29, 2023 |title=Twin Transit to rebrand to 'Lewis County Transit' in new year |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/twin-transit-to-rebrand-to-lewis-county-transit-in-new-year,331828 |work=The Chronicle |accessdate=January 5, 2024}}</ref> The same year, Lewis County Transit, via the PNW H2, partnered with the Centralia School District on a pilot plan, known as the Renewable Energy Vehicle and Infrastructure Technician (REVIT) training program, to encourage local students to enter in the educational and professional fields associated with green energy. With grants from the Washington State Department of Ecology, the program is planned to expand into other school districts in the county and eventually throughout the state.<ref>{{cite press release |last1=Licata |first1=Eleanor |title=With grants, Lewis County Transit, schools develop renewable energy vehicle and infrastructure technician curriculum |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/with-grants-lewis-county-transit-schools-develop-renewable-energy-vehicle-and-infrastructure,336252 |access-date=April 15, 2024 |work=The Chronicle |publisher=Washington State Department of Ecology |date=March 11, 2024}}</ref>
==Routes==
Lewis County Transit offers five local and county fixed-route lines and two inter-county commuter services.<ref name="busroutes">{{cite web | title=Twin Transit Bus Routes | date=April 29, 2021| url=https://twintransit.org/routes/| publisher=Twin Transit | accessdate=October 24, 2022}}</ref> The routes are color coded to match local school colors.<ref name="TTR"/>
The agency previously operated the Capital Commuter, a route to the Washington State Capitol in Olympia, that debuted in November 2013, but the route was eliminated in September 2014 as part of a service reduction that also included all Sunday service.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Broadt |first1=Lisa |title=UPDATED: Twin Transit Board Approves Bus Route Changes |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/updated-twin-transit-board-approves-bus-route-changes,95614? |access-date=November 1, 2021 |work=The Chronicle |date=August 16, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Spurr |first1=Kyle |title=Twin Transit Cuts Commuter Route and All Sunday Service |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/twin-transit-cuts-commuter-route-and-all-sunday-service,81850? |access-date=November 1, 2021 |work=The Chronicle |date=July 25, 2014}}</ref> A replacement route, the Green Line, began in 2021, operating directly from the Mellen Street e-Transit Station in Centralia to the Tumwater Transit Hub, with onward connections to Intercity Transit.<ref name="TTR"/><ref name="busroutes"/> Additionally in 2021, the linked transit programs began to offer connecting options to Seattle–Tacoma International Airport.<ref name="FBEBT"/> In August 2022, Twin Transit introduced a fixed-route line to Castle Rock.<ref>{{cite news | date=August 2022|title=NEW: Twin Transit's Purple line to Castle Rock! | url=https://twintransit.org/coming-soon-twin-transits-purple-line-to-castle-rock/| publisher=Twin Transit | access-date=October 24, 2022 }}</ref> In March 2023, direct routes to Morton<ref name="TTBWS">{{cite news |author1=The Chronicle staff |title=Twin Transit Begins Weekday Service Between Centralia and Morton |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/twin-transit-begins-weekday-service-between-centralia-and-morton,315072 |access-date=August 15, 2023 |work=The Chronicle |date=March 6, 2023}}</ref> and Kelso were created. The Kelso line ended a joint partnership with RiverCities Transit.<ref name="TTEBR">{{cite news |last1=Kauffman |first1=Brennen |title=Twin Transit Expands Bus Route Into Kelso |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/twin-transit-expands-bus-route-into-kelso,315405 |access-date=August 15, 2023 |work=The Chronicle |publisher=The Daily News |date=March 13, 2023}}</ref>
Lewis County Transit coordinates with a Thurston County commuter program, Rural Transit, that allows riders in more rural areas of Lewis County to have access to the intercounty bus system. {{As of|2022}}, Rural Transit links with Lewis County Transit at Centralia's Amtrak station; there are future plans to connect the program at the Mellen Street Station. The free-to-ride service is weekday only.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Warn |first1=Daniel |title=Rural Transit Connects Those With Limited Public Transportation to Population Hubs Around Region |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/rural-transit-connects-those-with-limited-public-transportation-to-population-hubs-around-region,285467 |access-date=July 27, 2022 |work=The Chronicle |date=March 2, 2022}}</ref>
===Other services===
The local Dial-A-Ride service, named DARTT, works in conjunction with Lewis County Transit's fixed routes and provides riders a weekday service beyond Chehalis and Centralia, including most of western Lewis County and Olympia.<ref>{{cite web |title=DARTT |date=November 4, 2020 |url=https://twintransit.org/dartt/ |publisher=Twin Transit |access-date=May 1, 2021}}</ref><ref name="TTR"/> The program expanded in 2021 to include travel to eastern destinations in the county. DARTT is funded directly through Twin Transit and fees, and received additional financing in 2021 from a grant by the National Center for Mobility Management and Community Transportation Association of America. As of a 2021 report, disabled people accounted for approximately 27% of its ridership.<ref name="TTSLM">{{cite news |last1=Rosane |first1=Eric |title=Twin Transit Sees Large Month-Over-Month Growth in Dial-a-Ride Ridership as Program Expands |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/twin-transit-sees-large-month-over-month-growth-in-dial-a-ride-ridership-as-program-expands,269220 |access-date=August 15, 2023 |work=The Chronicle |date=July 16, 2021}}</ref>
The paratransit system, named LIFTT, is used for any rider medically unable to use the fixed route system.<ref>{{cite web |title=LIFTT |date=September 21, 2019 |url=https://twintransit.org/liftt/ |publisher=Twin Transit |access-date=May 1, 2021}}</ref>
==Stations and facilities== thumb|Lewis County Transit, main office, 2026 The central hub for Lewis County Transit is the Mellen Street e-Transit Station located next to I-5 in Centralia. The station covers {{convert|2.5|acre|ha}} and hosts an induction charging station for the electric bus fleet, and includes EV charging stations for passenger vehicles. The area is also used for carpool parking. The Mellen Street station was built based on a 2020 fund of $3.4 million from a combination of a Green Transportation Grant from the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act, and a settlement from the Volkswagen emissions scandal.<ref name="FBEBT"/> A grant of $37,000 from the TransAlta Coal Transition Board in 2017 helped to fund the transit system's first electric bus charging station.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chronicle Staff |title=Twin Transit Thanks TransAlta Board With New Bus Wrap |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/twin-transit-thanks-transalta-board-with-new-bus-wrap,290150? |access-date=July 27, 2022 |work=The Chronicle |date=April 27, 2022}}</ref>
Additional hubs are planned within Chehalis near the Port of Chehalis and at an existing park-and-ride lot adjacent to the State Route 6 interchange.<ref name="FBEBT"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Sexton |first1=Owen |title=Twin Transit Enters Lease With City of Chehalis for Land Off Interstate 5 to Develop New Transit Station |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/twin-transit-enters-lease-with-city-of-chehalis-for-land-off-interstate-5-to-develop-new-transit,321617 |access-date=August 15, 2023 |work=The Chronicle |date=June 30, 2023}}</ref>
Lewis County Transit planned to open the first hydrogen fueling station in Washington on Port of Chehalis property. Originally scheduled to open in 2023<ref>{{cite news |last=Warn |first=Daniel |date=February 25, 2022 |title=Plans for State's First Hydrogen Fueling Station Move Forward in Chehalis |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/plans-for-states-first-hydrogen-fueling-station-move-forward-in-chehalis,285150 |work=The Chronicle |accessdate=July 26, 2022}}</ref> and rescheduled to late 2025,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Moore |first1=Jacob |title=Lewis County hydrogen buses set to fuel up this fall with help from the state |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/lewis-county-hydrogen-buses-set-to-fuel-up-this-fall-with-help-from-the-state,380424 |access-date=May 29, 2025 |work=The Chronicle |date=May 7, 2025}}</ref> the opening of the Port of Chehalis Hydrogen Production & Fueling Station was again shifted into spring 2026. A groundbreaking ceremony for the $9.7 million project was held in August 2025.<ref>{{cite news |author1=The Chronicle staff |title=Officials break ground on hydrogen facility in Chehalis |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/officials-break-ground-on-hydrogen-facility-in-chehalis,386265 |access-date=September 2, 2025 |work=The Chronicle |date=August 29, 2025}}</ref>
==Fleet==
The first fleet of buses used by Twin Transit consisted of two coaches from the Centralia bus system.<ref name="New-1977"/> In 2020, Twin Transit announced plans to purchase its first battery electric buses with an order for two converted Gillig Phantom coaches;<ref>{{cite news |last=Johnson |first=Natalie |date=August 14, 2020 |title=Twin Transit Places Order for Two 'Recycled' Electric Buses |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/twin-transit-places-order-for-two-recycled-electric-buses,1908 |work=The Daily Chronicle |accessdate=May 3, 2021}}</ref> the electric buses debuted in 2021.<ref name="FBEBT">{{cite news |last1=Rosane |first1=Eric |title=Flanked by Electric Buses, Twin Transit Opens New Mellen Street e-Transit Station Thursday |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/flanked-by-electric-buses-twin-transit-opens-new-mellen-street-e-transit-station-thursday,267190 |access-date=August 15, 2023 |work=The Chronicle |date=June 4, 2021}}</ref>
The agency planned to purchase two hydrogen fuel cell buses following the completion of the first hydrogen refueling station in the state, funded by grants awarded to the Chehalis city government.<ref name="CWBH">{{cite news |last=Rosane |first=Eric |date=May 5, 2021 |title=Chehalis Will Be Home of State's First Hydrogen Refueling Station |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/chehalis-will-be-home-of-states-first-hydrogen-refueling-station,264999? |work=The Daily Chronicle |accessdate=June 2, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Banse |first=Tom |date=March 31, 2021 |title=Interest In Hydrogen Fuel Grows Across The Northwest – And Tax Dollars Follow |url=https://www.nwpb.org/2021/03/31/interest-in-hydrogen-fuel-grows-across-the-northwest-and-tax-dollars-follow/ |publisher=Northwest Public Broadcasting |accessdate=June 2, 2021}}</ref> The first bus, recognized as the first of its type in the Pacific Northwest, was delivered in March 2024. Two additional hydrogen-fueled busses are scheduled to be in operation later in the year, with a total of 5 in service planned by the end of 2025.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sexton |first1=Owen |title=Lewis County Transit gets 'first hydrogen fuel cell vehicle in the Pacific Northwest' |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/lewis-county-transit-gets-first-hydrogen-fuel-cell-vehicle-in-the-pacific-northwest,336708 |access-date=April 2, 2024 |work=The Chronicle |date=March 18, 2024}}</ref> {{As of|2024}}, the vehicles cost approximately $1.2 million and are expected to remain in service for a minimum of 12 years.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sexton |first1=Owen |title=Diesel vs. hydrogen buses: Lewis County Transit director talks cost comparison |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/diesel-vs-hydrogen-buses-lewis-county-transit-director-talks-cost-comparison,336787 |access-date=April 2, 2024 |work=The Chronicle |date=March 19, 2024}}</ref>
Lewis County Transit has five carpool vans, primarily used for the DARTT program.<ref name="TTSLM"/>
==Fares==
Beginning in October 2022, passengers under 19 years old are not charged a fare. The statewide elimination of youth transit fares was funded by the Move Ahead Washington package that was passed by the state legislature meant. Lewis County Transit requires all passengers under the age of 10 to be escorted by an older family member.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Zylstra |first1=Matthew |title=Free Bus Rides for Children Coming to Twin Cities; Some Legislators Cite Unfair Costs to Rural Families |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/free-bus-rides-for-children-coming-to-twin-cities-some-legislators-cite-unfair-costs-to-rural,299869 |access-date=August 15, 2023 |work=The Chronicle |date=September 14, 2022}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{official website|https://lewiscountytransit.org/}}
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