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Proposition 1 would add one-tenth of a cent to the sales tax and set an annual car-tab fee of $60 to maintain King County Metro’s service at current levels. Students who commute to University of Washington and other area schools will be particularly hard-hit if the measure is rejected.
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The association’s latest report, "Impacts of the Recession on Public Transportation Agencies", shows that since Jan. 1, 2009, 84 percent of public transit systems have raised fares, cut service or are considering either of those actions. Fifty-nine percent of public transit systems reported that they have already cut service or raised fares.
Read More →New connecting tunnels could be part of the Sound Transit 3 ballot measure before voters in November 2016, according to the report.
Read More →What I found in my public sector roles was that often private sector vendors did not understand how we operated nor how to interface effectively with us as the public agency.
Read More →Since the ADA’s signing in 1990, AC Transit and BART have worked to ensure disabled residents are able to enjoy the many benefits of public transportation. The two agencies joined together in 1994 to form the East Bay Paratransit Consortium.
Read More →Jackson speaks about the success of LTD’s BRT system and the changing face of the public transit industry as it increasingly looks to a “complete trips” mobility model.
Read More →LTD is hoping to get the money in the form of Oregon Lottery-backed bonds, to use as matching funds for a federal grant it plans to apply for.
Read More →Additional "Strategic Goals" include cutting 25% off the overall time for customers’ trips and increasing service levels 50% by restoring some bus service.
Read More →In the coming months, the agency will continue intensive work to advance its federal grant application.
Read More →Will also invest $310 million into the $2.3 billion Red Line extension project extending line by 5.3 miles, with four new stations.
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