Solid Ground - Downtown Circulator Bus: "Starting 10/1/12, Solid Ground began providing FREE rides on our Downtown Circulator Bus for people living on low incomes and those who access health and human services in the downtown area."
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Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Chris B. Leyerle: Making Public Transit Harder to Take
Chris B. Leyerle: Making Public Transit Harder to Take: "I have never seen the tunnel so jammed with buses. As people patiently filed through the front doors to pay their fares, more rush hour commuters kept streaming down the stairs. The drivers would shut their doors, but the buses in front didn't move, and they'd end up opening the doors again to let more people on. The 218 was already standing-room-only at Westlake, and by the Pioneer Square Station, there was no more room for anyone else to get on.
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Making Public Transit Harder to Take
The End of the Ride Free Area
~ "Back door!"
So shouted the tired office worker in the direction of the Metro Transit bus driver down the Westlake Station platform of the Seattle Transit Tunnel.
The driver didn't respond. The commuter, wearily, headed toward the front door of the bus, annoyance clearly visible on her face. Boarding through all doors was already a dim memory.
It was just past 5:30 on the first weekday following the elimination of Seattle's downtown ride free area and clearly not everyone was with the new program. Metro did away with the downtown Ride Free Area in an attempt to save the $2.2M of evaded fares in their operating budget of $549M. Those relatively meager (and theoretical) savings are changing the ease, appeal and convenience of taking public transit.
So shouted the tired office worker in the direction of the Metro Transit bus driver down the Westlake Station platform of the Seattle Transit Tunnel.
The driver didn't respond. The commuter, wearily, headed toward the front door of the bus, annoyance clearly visible on her face. Boarding through all doors was already a dim memory.
It was just past 5:30 on the first weekday following the elimination of Seattle's downtown ride free area and clearly not everyone was with the new program. Metro did away with the downtown Ride Free Area in an attempt to save the $2.2M of evaded fares in their operating budget of $549M. Those relatively meager (and theoretical) savings are changing the ease, appeal and convenience of taking public transit.
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Bus riders plan 'funeral march' to mourn Ride Free Area's demise - seattlepi.com
Bus riders plan 'funeral march' to mourn Ride Free Area's demise - seattlepi.com: "More than 100 bus riders will participate in a "funeral march" along Third Avenue to protest the death of free bus rides in downtown Seattle.
The Transit Riders Union plans the march and rally on Friday, Sept. 28, the day before King County Metro Transit ends the downtown "Ride Free Area." (An earlier version of this story had the incorrect date). It will start with a 3 p.m. rally at Westlake Park, followed by a march down the sidewalks of Third Avenue -- a main transit corridor -- to the King County Courthouse."
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The Transit Riders Union plans the march and rally on Friday, Sept. 28, the day before King County Metro Transit ends the downtown "Ride Free Area." (An earlier version of this story had the incorrect date). It will start with a 3 p.m. rally at Westlake Park, followed by a march down the sidewalks of Third Avenue -- a main transit corridor -- to the King County Courthouse."
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Friday, September 7, 2012
How shall we move forward? Does Salem have the vision to spend money to make money – in transportation? | Willamette Live
How shall we move forward? Does Salem have the vision to spend money to make money – in transportation? | Willamette Live: "As our city debates building a new bridge to carry autos across the Willamette at a price tag of up to $700 million, we thought we’d ask Allan Pollock, General Manager of Salem-Keizer Transit, how that same $700 million investment would transform the work his agency does.
“If the transit district had access to $700 million you would see a community that allows for full mobility for everyone,” he said."
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“If the transit district had access to $700 million you would see a community that allows for full mobility for everyone,” he said."
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Thursday, September 6, 2012
Local News | Walkability helps older adults stay healthy, studies say | Seattle Times Newspaper
Local News | Walkability helps older adults stay healthy, studies say | Seattle Times Newspaper: "Priority will be placed on connecting streets to each other so people can actually walk, rather than drive, to destinations such as the grocery store.
The city has installed new highway signs that read "Bainbridge Shares the Road," with illustrations that encourage drivers to watch out for pedestrians, cyclists, equestrians and people using wheelchairs.
"If you design things for people with difficulties, you're actually making them work for everybody," said Bainbridge activist Don Willott, a member of the non-motorized transportation advisory committee. "A runner benefits from a sidewalk that doesn't dip down at driveways, the same as someone using a walker.""
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The city has installed new highway signs that read "Bainbridge Shares the Road," with illustrations that encourage drivers to watch out for pedestrians, cyclists, equestrians and people using wheelchairs.
"If you design things for people with difficulties, you're actually making them work for everybody," said Bainbridge activist Don Willott, a member of the non-motorized transportation advisory committee. "A runner benefits from a sidewalk that doesn't dip down at driveways, the same as someone using a walker.""
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Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Olympic Transport
Tubing in London
~ Olympians can be role models for more than their athletic prowess. Check out the gold medal means of getting around:
The US men's gold medal-winning basketball team weren't the only Olympians skipping the limo and the various other chauffeured options, either. Also seen on the Tube were medalists from Venezuela, the UK (of course) and Rwanda, as well as other Americans.
Public transit, offering "cachet as well as convenience" is, as Chris Paul tweeted, a #fasterwaybacktothehotel.
Cross-posted to Chris B. Leyerle blog.
~ Olympians can be role models for more than their athletic prowess. Check out the gold medal means of getting around:
The US men's gold medal-winning basketball team weren't the only Olympians skipping the limo and the various other chauffeured options, either. Also seen on the Tube were medalists from Venezuela, the UK (of course) and Rwanda, as well as other Americans.
Public transit, offering "cachet as well as convenience" is, as Chris Paul tweeted, a #fasterwaybacktothehotel.
Cross-posted to Chris B. Leyerle blog.
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