Bus Route Changes

What’s going to happen to the bus you ride?

In some cases your bus route has been eliminated altogether. In others, it has a new route number.

The STA has unveiled a new numbering system that corresponds with the geographical area or type of service of a route.

For example:

All routes in the 20s serve the North Side.

Routes in the 30s run east-west and connect with other routes to make city loops.

Routes in the 40s serve the South Side.

Routes in the 60s serve the West Plains.

Routes in the 70s are freeway express services to Spokane Valley Park and Ride lots.

Routes in the 80s have fixed routes with “flex” or special deviation route options.

Routes in the 90s are Valley routes.

Here’s a listing of the new STA routes:

Route 1 (Plaza/Area Shuttle): This offers 15-minute service on weekdays traveling from the STA Plaza to the Spokane County Courthouse, the Spokane Arena, the Flour Mill, downtown shopping and the Spokane City Hall. It provides 15-minute service on Saturdays.

Route 20/30/27 (North Loop): This provides 30-minute service both eastbound and westbound from the Plaza. It serves Spokane Falls Community College, Browne’s Addition, Five Mile Park and Ride, Spokane North Community Service Office, Veterans Arena, and the Opera House and Convention Center. Service runs every 30 minutes during weekdays, weekday evenings and Saturdays. Hourly service begins after 9 p.m. on weeknights and after 5:30 on Saturdays and all day Sunday.

Route 21 (West Broadway): This provides 15-minute weekday service to Spokane County Courthouse, Spokane County Health District, Ogden Hall, West Central Community Center and Salvation Army. During the evening it provides 30-minute service from 6 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. On weekends, it provides 30-minute all day service.

Route 22/33/44 (City Loop): This provides service to Spokane County Courthouse, Spokane County Health District, Veterans Medical Center, Spokane Community College, STA, Sacred Heart Medical Center and Manito Park. This provides 15-minute service weekdays and Saturday. Service runs from the Plaza along Northwest Boulevard, to the Veteran’s Medical Center. It reaches south via Freya to Regal and 29th Avenue area then back downtown. On Sundays service runs every hour.

Route 23 (Maple/Ash): This provides service to Fairwood, Five Mile and Hastings Park and Ride lots, Mead High School and Wandermere Center. It has 15-minute peak service during the weekdays and 30-minute midday service from downtown running along the Maple/Ash corridor. During weekday peak hours, buses will travel every 30 minutes to Indian Trail area and the Hastings Park and Ride lot. Route 24 (Monroe): This provides service to Salk Middle School, Sinto Senior Center, Extended Learning Center and Holy Cross Cemetery. It has hourly service from Wellesley Avenue to “G” Street on weekday nights and Saturdays during daytime, and evenings and Sundays. Hourly service is provided from Wellesley to Lindwood Street daytime on Saturdays.

Route 25 (Division): This serves NorthTown Mall, Franklin Park Mall, Whitworth College and Mead High School. It has 15-minute service from the Plaza downtown weekdays and during Saturday daytime. During weekday evenings, Saturday evenings and on Sundays, it provides 30-minute service.

Route 26 (Hamilton): It provides service to Holy Family Hospital, Whitworth College, Gonzaga University and Northpointe Center. It has 15-minute service weekdays, 30-minute service on Saturdays and hourly service from the Plaza north on Hamilton/Nevada to Bridgeport.

Route 28 (Upriver): This provides service to Washington Water Power, Riverview Terrace and Riverpoint Higher Education Park from downtown. It has hourly service weekdays and Saturdays.

Route 29 (Spokane Community College): This provides service to Riverpoint Higher Education Park, St. Vincent de Paul and Spokane Community College from downtown. Service runs every 30 minutes weekdays and hourly on Saturdays and Sundays.

Route 40 (Clarke): This serves Peaceful Valley, High Bridge Park, the Federal Courthouse and the Post Office from downtown. Service runs hourly every weekday. Route 41 (Browne’s Addition): This serves Cascade Mobile Home Park, Finch Arboretum and Cheney Cowles Museum from downtown. Service runs every 30-minutes weekdays and hourly on Saturdays, including evenings and Sundays.

Route 42 (South Maple): This serves Jefferson Park and Ride, Spokane Women’s Club and the Cannon neighborhood from downtown. Service runs every 30-minutes during the weekdays and hourly on Saturdays and Sundays.

Route 43 (Lincoln/37th): This serves Deaconess Medical Center, Shriner’s Hospital and Comstock Park from downtown. Service runs every 30-minutes on weekdays and hourly on weekday evenings and nights, Saturdays, Saturday evenings and Sundays.

Route 45 (Southeast Boulevard): This provides service to Lewis and Clark High School, Corbin Art Center, Ferris High School and the Southside Sports Complex from downtown. Service runs every 30 minutes on weekdays and hourly on weekday evenings, Saturdays, Saturday evenings and Sundays.

Route 46 (Altamont): This provides service to Fifth and Browne Medical Building, Rockwood Medical Center and the Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery from downtown. Service runs every 30 minutes on weekdays and hourly on weekday evenings and nights, Saturdays, Saturday evenings and Sundays.

Route 61 (Highway 2): This provides service to Finch Arboretum, Airway Heights, Fairchild Air Force Base and Medical Lake Transfer Center from downtown. Service runs every 30 minutes during weekday peaks to Airway Heights and every hour to Fairchild Air Force Base and Medical Lake with hourly service on weekday evenings, Saturday, Saturday evenings and Sundays.

Route 62 (Medical Lake/Airport): This serves Jefferson Park and Ride, the Spokane International Airport, Eastern State Hospital and Westlake from downtown. Service runs every hour from downtown on weekdays and three times from downtown on Saturdays and Sundays.

Route 63: (Medical Lake/Cheney): This serves Medical Lake Transfer Center, Cheney, Four Lakes and Eastern Washington University.

Service runs three trips in the mornings and afternoons between Cheney and Medical Lakes by way of Four Lakes.

Route 64: (Geiger): This serves Finch Arboretum, Spokane International Airport Business Park and Geiger Field Correctional Facility from downtown. Service runs hourly during peak periods.

Route 65: (Cheney/EWU): This serves Jefferson Park and Ride, Four Lakes, Cheney and Eastern Washington University from downtown. Service runs every 30 minutes during weekday and weekday evenings and hourly after 6 p.m. On Saturdays, Saturday evenings and Sundays it runs hourly.

Route 71: (Pines/Sullivan Express): This serves Pines Park and Ride, Sullivan Park and Ride, the Spokane Industrial Park and the Spokane Valley Mall from downtown. Service runs 30 minutes during peak weekday hours.

Route 72: (Liberty Lake Express): This serves Liberty Lake Park and Ride, HewlettPackard and connects to the North Idaho Community Express from downtown. Service runs every 30 minutes during peak weekday hours.

Route 73: (Valley Transit Center Express): This serves the Pence-Cole Valley Transit Center and the University Shopping Center from downtown. Service runs every 30 minutes during peak weekday hours.

Route 81: (Mead): This provides service to the Hillyard neighborhood, Harmon Field, Mead High School, Northwood Junior High and Hastings Park and Ride. Service runs every hour from Hastings Park and Ride on weekdays. Flex service is provided for certain areas if passengers call STA in advance.

Route 82: (Greenacres): This serves Greenacres Shopping Center, Liberty Lake Park and Ride and Hewlett-Packard. Service runs every 30 minutes each way along the main route on weekdays. Buses will pick up passengers in flex service areas if they call STA in advance.

Route 90: (Sprague): This serves Sprague from downtown to Sullivan Road then north to the Spokane Valley Mall. Service runs every 30 minutes weekdays and hourly after 9 p.m. On Saturdays and Sundays, service runs every 30 minutes during the day and hourly after 6 p.m. On weekends it only runs along Sprague with no Broadway service.

Route 91: (Mission): This serves the Spokane County Courthouse, Mission Park, the Valley Medical Center and the Sullivan Park and Ride from downtown. Service runs every hour from The Plaza every day.

Route 94: (East Fifth): This serves Goodwill Industries, Washington State Employment Security Office and Millwood from downtown. Service runs every 30 minutes weekdays and Saturdays. It runs hourly on Sundays and after 6 p.m. on weekdays and Saturdays.

Route 95/96 (Valley Loop): This serves The Spokane Valley Mall, the Argonne/Mullan corridor, Pines Park and Ride, and the Spokane Industrial Park, University High School, Argonne Shopping Center, Sullivan Park and Ride from the Valley Transit Center. Service runs every 30 minutes during weekday peak hours and hourly on Saturdays.

Route 97: (South Valley): This serves Bowdish Junior High, Evergreen Junior High, Central Valley High School and Sullivan Square Shopping Center. Service runs every hour on weekdays and Saturdays.

This sidebar appeared with the story: Any questions? For more information, call STA at 328-RIDE. STA officials will be at the STA Plaza until Sept. 11.