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 21, 2019 | Events, Fair Fares
Panel Discussion: Fare Enforcement, Equity, and Social Justice: A Balancing Act Tuesday, September 1010:00 am – 11:30 amRailvolution Conference Managing fare evasion, especially as features like off-board payment and all-door boarding are expanded, is a...
Nov 19, 2018 | Fair Fares, New Mobility, RapidRide/Metro Connects Plan
The King County Council made significant nods toward transportation equity and long-term growth as it passed the 2019-2020 budget this week. After closely following and testifying during multiple rounds of budget briefings and panel discussions, TCC and its partners...
Oct 4, 2018 | Advocacy, Equitable Fare Enforcement, Fair Fares, Plans + Projects, RapidRide/Metro Connects Plan
Don’t have time to read 131 wonky pages of budget talk? Here’s a cheat sheet on what King County Metro has in store for the next two years. Last week, King County Executive Constantine released a proposed 2019-2020 budget including a $2.5 billion budget...
Aug 1, 2017 | Access + Affordability, Fair Fares, Transportation Choices
The following is a guest post from our new summer intern, Dayanne: Metro Fare Simplification With the fast-paced growth of the Puget Sound region, one of the main concerns surrounding the King County Metro has become the efficiency of the fare system. Although this...
