I ❤ TRANSIT 

Virtual Fest 2020

As you probably know, June is usually Ride Transit Month, a month where we get to celebrate our love of transit together and pledge to ride more transit. We all want to support transit agencies, riders, and drivers, but right now the best way we can do that is by staying home when possible and using transit for essential trips only. But we can still find joy by getting together in virtual spaces and connecting with the community of people that love transit.

TCC has shifted our usual Ride Transit Month to the I ❤ Transit Virtual Fest. This virtual fest will be held throughout June and beyond and will include a series of events designed to highlight why we love transit and how we can support each other through difficult times.

We have several events planned and will be sending out weekly emails during the I ❤ Transit Virtual Fest. If you would want to be added to this list, enter your information in the box below. 

And remember, we’re all in this together.

How Can I Participate?

Sign up for weekly email updates on events, programs, and fun ways to participate and win I ❤ Transit Fest prizes! →

Check out our events below to find all of the virtual events you can join!

Follow us on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram. Use the hashtag #ilovetransit and tell us why you love transit and be entered for prizes!

Are you an employer/agency that would like to participate? Email jaclyn@transportationchoices.org for more info!

Upcoming Events

Transit Chat: Tribal Transportation

July 15  |  2:00 – 2:45 PM PST

Join us for a discussion about tribal transportation structure and funding in Washington State, transportation safety and access on tribal land, COVID-19’s impacts, and ways to support tribal transportation work.

Transit Trivia

July 29th |  3:30pm PDT

Can you name all the transit agencies in Washington? Do you know a bus route number by it’s start and end location? Do you like prizes, fun, and meeting fellow transit nerds? If you answered yes to these questions, then Transit Trivia is for you!

Transit Chat: Washington’s Rural Transit Systems

This event has passed! Check out the recording here. 

Transit Chat: Multimodal Meet Up

​This event has passed! Check out the recording here. 

Transit (Not-Car)dio Dance Party

This event has passed. Check out Metropolis Dance Studio’s Transit (Not Car)dio playlist on Spotify or listen to all of the songs YOU suggested on this YouTube playlist. 

Mobility Justice Power Hour

This event has passed. Check out a Google Form list of mobility justice resources here. 

Why do you love riding transit?

“My favorite part about riding transit is the relationships I have made with my daily commuters.  We have been riding together for 10+ years and now have dinner together once a month to celebrate all the birthdays in the month.  Some have changed where they work and live, however, they still come to the monthly dinner.  We would have not connected if not for taking the bus together!”

Transit Rider Dawna  G.

I Ride: Community Transit

“Last winter, I had a bank deposit in an envelope inside my book. Somehow the envelope dropped to the floor of the bus and I didn’t notice it. When I got to work and figured out that I didn’t have the envelope I was a little worried- for no reason apparently…..my driver not only turned the envelope in someone in the lost and found walked the deposit over to my bank and completed the transaction for me.”

Transit Rider Katherine K.

I Ride: Spokane Transit

“I am low vision, and using King County Metro to get around town has made me more productive and comfortable working at Microsoft. Having every bus work with my Orca card, is great because I am confident wherever I am going, I can easily get on. The ability to use my phone to find bus stops and times makes me more independent. When I wanted to work at a startup in Seattle, I knew I could do it confidentially even though I lived in Bellevue because of the amazing infrastructure, service, and drivers across King County. Thank you King County Metro and Sound Transit!”

Transit Rider Jason G.

I Ride: King County Metro & Sound Transit

“Our trip inbound has become a family.  With commuters and students alike we look after each other.   There have been times someone alerts the driver that someone is running and please wait, to waking up a student so that he doesn’t miss his stop.  Some of us have started a “bus buddy” walking group.  When I first started riding a year ago, I would have never guessed that such bonds could be built riding public transit.”

Transit Rider Rebecca G.

I Ride: Spokane Transit

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