Supporters of a plan to raise sales tax revenue for Pierce Transit gathered outside of the Pierce Transit Training Center before a board meeting to express their hope that members would send the measure to the ballot.
The Pierce Transit Board voted Monday to send a measure to the November ballot that would increase the amount people pay in sales tax for transit funding.
If voters approve the measure, the transit agency plans to use the funding to operate buses for longer hours, add special event service and make bus service more frequent, among other expanded offerings and improvements. New routes would be added to downtown, Northeast and East Tacoma, and a seasonal route would serve Ruston…