Here’s how to get free ride to a Pierce County cooling center during this week’s heat

Pierce Transit will provide free bus rides and SHUTTLE paratransit rides to cooling centers in Pierce Transit’s service area during the heat advisory event this week.

The free rides started Monday and will continue through the end of service on Friday.

In Tacoma, temperatures are expected to reach the upper 80s on Monday, mid-90s Tuesday and Wednesday and the low 90s on Thursday and Friday before falling to the mid-80s for the weekend.

Free round-trip rides will be available throughout the day for passengers who tell the bus or SHUTTLE driver they are traveling to or from a cooling center. For paratransit rides, those who are prequalified for paratransit services should call 253-581-8000 in advance to arrange their ride.

There are multiple cooling sites available across Pierce County. For a list, visit PierceCountyWA.gov/heat.

This story was originally published July 25, 2022 at 1:04 PM.