Daeveene May

The Pierce County Coordinated Transportation Coalition (PCCTC) is a group of people representing human services agencies, private and nonprofit transportation providers, the Medicaid transportation broker, local public transportation agencies, and people who use transportation services.

The PCCTC works to make it easier for seniors, individuals with disabilities and people with low incomes to get to work or school, medical or social service appointments, shopping, recreation and social activities. The PCCTC develops the local Coordinated Transit-Human Services Transportation Plan outlining strategies to meet the ever-increasing transportation needs in Pierce County, including rural areas such as Buckley, Bonney Lake, Carbonado, Eatonville, Graham, McKenna, Orting, Roy, Sumner and Wilkerson.

Within the PCCTC, Beyond the Borders transportation service helps eligible riders in east and south Pierce County, who are outside of the Pierce Transit service area, access public transit, medical services, employment and shopping. The service is free for eligible riders including people with disabilities, seniors 65+, veterans, youth aged 12-17, and those who identify as low income.

All riders must be approved for Beyond the Borders before accessing transportation. Apply online or by calling 2-1-1.

Beyond the Borders has two shuttles that run on a 45 minute schedule Monday through Friday. The Sumner/Bonney Lake route has connections to Sound Transit while the Spanaway/South Hill route has connections to Pierce Transit. And a special shuttle route for the veteran’s in Orting at the Tiny Home Village that runs Tuesday’s, Thursday’s and Saturday’s.

Demand response transportation, available for riders who do not live near a connector route, are available Monday-Saturday for dialysis appointments, work and other essential trips.

Weds, April 17 @ 11:00 AM