The year-long pilot project is partly funded by $2.7 million from the voter-approved Seattle Transportation Benefit District.
Chariot will use Ford Smart Mobility’s dynamic-routing technology to deliver service at the county's largest park-and-ride.
Thomas C. Lambert, president/CEO, of Houston Metro received the 2018 Outstanding Public Transportation Manager Award.
Research from a University of Washington study suggests that public buses are unaffected by private shuttles most of the time.
Achievements include, significantly increased ridership and launch of the nation’s leading reduced-fare program.
The investment seeks to help add 22 more weekday bus trips for a period of two years on some of the city's busiest routes, which is the equivalent of adding 1,700 more riders.
The artic is propelled by low-emission, hybrid technologies that reduce air pollution and help evolve KCM’s transit bus fleet with lower emission solutions.
Transit ridership on Sound Transit Link light rail, Metro bus service, and ST Express bus service operated by Metro fueled the growth.
The program will cost the city $3.8 million from the Transportation Benefit District, with $1 million from King County Metro. Officials plan for the program to launch in Fall 2018.
Pedestrian impairment and driver distraction are the largest contributing factors in pedestrian collisions, according to the state Traffic Safety Commission’s Pedestrian Safety Advisory Council reports.