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Winter transit tools: Tips for riding Kitsap Transit during snowy weather
Learn how Kitsap Transit will communicate with the public during snow and other severe weather events.
Kitsap Transit adds new route, park & ride serving West Bremerton
The new route connects directly from the West Bremerton Transit Center to several shipyard gates and the Bremerton Transportation Center.
Winter service change begins December 7
Starting Dec. 7, Kitsap Transit will make changes to Routes 93, 105, 184, 185, 186, 212, 215, 217, 331, 332, 333 and 390.
How Kitsap Transit’s VanLink program is helping homeless veterans
Kitsap Transit’s VanLink program provided the Port Orchard Transitional Housing Program with a new 10-person van to help transport veterans to important appointments.
Headways Newsletter: October 2025
This month, we’ve got news about a new partnership that is providing life-saving medication at transit centers, a temporary policy change that allows federal employees to ride transit for free, and an update on our fast ferry service for the month of November.
Kitsap Transit partners with Salish Behavioral Health to place naloxone cabinets at transit hubs
The overdose-reversing medication naloxone is now available for free at the Bremerton Transportation Center and Port Orchard Ferry Dock.
How to ride transit safely during the darker winter months
As it gets darker out, your bus driver may have difficulty seeing you alongside the road. Here are some helpful tips to stay safe while boarding your bus!
Potential service disruptions on all Kitsap Fast Ferries routes
Due to a shortage of spare vessels, Kitsap Transit fast ferry riders may experience more trip cancellations in October and November on all three of its cross-sound routes.
Federal employees can ride free on Kitsap Transit, Pierce Transit and Mason Transit Authority during federal government shutdown
Starting on Friday, Oct. 24, federal employees who present their ID can ride fare-free on all Kitsap Transit, Pierce Transit, and Mason Transit services.
Get around easier with Kitsap Transit’s new informational tools
Learn more about our live bus tracker, interactive system map, text for arrivals, and more.
Take the Week Without Driving challenge
Week Without Driving encourages people who drive and community leaders to put themselves in the shoes of their neighbors who can’t.
Headways Newsletter: August 2025
Labor Day transit tips, an update on the extended Bremerton fast ferry sailing schedule, notes on our Sept. 14 service change, and how KT’s mechanics are learning to safely repair our growing fleet of electric buses.
Labor Day 2025: Use public transit to get to weekend events in Kitsap and beyond
Taking transit is a great way to save money and avoid parking on your way to weekend fun. We’ve put together a guide with all the information on events, fares, and tools to help you get where you need to go.
Fall service change begins September 14
Changes include new trips, adjustments to timepoints to improve connections, and adding or removing stops. Additionally, Kingston Ride will continue to operate on Saturdays after the Kingston Fast Ferry switches to its winter schedule.
KT partners with Olympic College on electrical theory training program for mechanics
Kitsap Transit is partnering with Olympic College to train our mechanics in the foundations of electrical theory—knowledge they’ll need to safely diagnose and repair KT’s growing electric fleet.
Extra weekday Bremerton Fast Ferry service extended through August 2026
Kitsap Transit will receive $2.9 million from the state to continue extra passenger-only ferry service on the Bremerton-Seattle route through the end of August 2026. Kitsap Transit’s Bremerton Fast Ferry will operate the extra sailings on weekdays, but not on Saturdays from October through April.
Help shape the future of fast ferry travel—join a public meeting on the Seattle Terminal Project
The Seattle Fast Ferry Terminal Project would create a dedicated terminal in downtown Seattle to expand passenger-only ferry capacity and enhance cross-sound operations.
Headways Newsletter: June 2025
Watch the Silverdale Transit Center get built from the ground up, learn more about coming fare and transfer changes, and tell us which new intracounty ferry routes you’d like to see!
Construction time-lapse: Watch the making of the Silverdale Transit Center
Watch the Silverdale Transit Center take shape over 18 months of construction!
Kitsap Transit senior operator wins national bus-driving competition
Val Quill, Kitsap Transit’s senior operator, is the first woman to win CTAA’s 35-foot bus national competition since the organization launched the category last year.
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