A taxi will arrive within 20 minutes after an immediate pickup request. Meet your taxi at the designated pick-up point and give the voucher to the driver. Tips are not included under the GRH program. The original purpose of the shuttle system was to allow state employees a way to conduct state business without the need to use private or state vehicles to get from office to office. Because ridership on the shuttle system had declined significantly and because not all agencies were able to use the shuttle service, the State replaced the shuttle with a bus pass system that will allow all State workers in Thurston County to ride any Intercity Transit bus, any time, any where for free .
Riders simply show their ID to the bus driver when they get on the bus.
The STAR Pass is valid until July 1, 2001. The pass can be used to ride any Intercity Transit bus, including the Olympia Express between Olympia, Lakewood and Tacoma. The pass is not good on any Pierce Transit buses. Temporary employees must fill out an application form that must be signed by their supervisor. All TESC photo IDs with STAR stickers must be turned in when an employee is no longer working at Evergreen.