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Karl Otterstrom smiles in front of a blurred STA bus marked "BLOOMSDAY" and a newspaper clipping with the headline "Buses big winners on Bloomsday".

CEO Corner: Bloomsday’s Biggest Winner

By Karl Otterstrom, Interim Co-CEO and Chief Planning and Development Officer In 1987, Spokane Transit Authority (STA) achieved something monumental. It won Bloomsday! At least, that’s what the newspaper proclaimed with the jubilant headline: “Buses big winners on Bloomsday.” The article began in this way, “One of the biggest winners this Bloomsday was not a […]

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Spokane Transit Authority Announces Interim Leadership Upon CEO Retirement

Spokane, WA – After nearly two decades of visionary leadership, Spokane Transit Authority (STA) Chief Executive Officer, E. Susan Meyer will retire at the end of the year.  During her tenure, Meyer transformed STA into a leader in public transit, demonstrated by two successful sales-tax funding ballot measures to improve transit service in the region,

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A bus driver wearing a blue shirt and glasses focuses on the road while driving. The bus interior is visible with a steering wheel, dashboard, and controls. Outside the window, a rainy day scene with a "one way" sign, trees, and buildings in the background.

STA Job Fair

Spokane Transit is hosting an exclusive hiring event to recruit for March 2024’s cohort of Coach Operators. Spokane Transit Coach Operator Job Fair Thursday, January 11, 2024 10:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M. STA Plaza, Second Floor Rotunda The process is simple: Submit an application early and ahead of the in-person job fair Prepare for an on-site

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