Oct 26, 2020 | Access + Affordability, Fair Fares
Following years of local advocacy, as well as heightened scrutiny around enforcement practices by the movement for black lives, Sound Transit has announced a new approach to fare enforcement on public transit: the fare ambassador pilot program. The program will start...
Aug 13, 2020 | Access + Affordability
Transportation Choices Coalition believes that building an equitable transit system centered on riders must begin with understanding the needs of current and prospective riders. Too often, planning for transit focuses on total ridership and commute times to the...
Mar 16, 2020 | Advocacy, Dispatch From Olympia
Legislators found creative ways to keep transit funding whole for next year, and we started a big discussion about how to better achieve Transportation for All The 2020 legislative session closed Thursday, March 12, ending a 60-day sprint to pass a...
Mar 9, 2020 | Advocacy, Dispatch From Olympia
The short 2020 legislative session ends this Thursday, March 12. With Sine Die only days away, we are thrilled that Don’t Block the Box is on its way to the Governor’s desk and closely following final budget negotiations. Here is the latest as we push...
Mar 2, 2020 | Advocacy, Dispatch From Olympia
With less than two weeks left of the short 2020 session, we’re focused on passing the Block the Box bill, monitoring the transportation budget, and continuing to protect Sound Transit projects. What happened last week: Block the Box — After passing through the...
