[3] A countywide public transportation benefit area (PTBA) was formed in 1978 to explore a transit system for Kitsap County as a whole.

[3] A second attempt was put on the September 27, 1982 ballot, with a 0.3 percent sales tax and a limited PTBA serving Bremerton, Gorst, Port Orchard, Poulsbo and Silverdale.

[6] The service was suspended in 2007, after voters rejected a sales tax increase to fund the ferry's rising fuel costs.

[10] In 2002, Kitsap Transit purchased Horluck Transportation, the operators of a foot ferry from Bremerton to Port Orchard and Annapolis, for $1.52 million.

[11] During a period of declining sales tax revenue following the Great Recession, Kitsap Transit made major service cuts to make up for a budget shortfall.