Story of the Month
We’ve Released Our Annual Seattle Transit Measure Performance Report!
The Seattle Transit Measure (STM), approved by voters in November 2020, generates roughly $39 million annually over 6 years to fund transit service, capital projects, and the Transportation Access Programs (yours truly!). We’re excited to announce that the STM performance report for 2022 has been released. Highlights from 2022 include funding COVID Recovery Bus Lane projects and expanding who we serve under TAP.
Read the full report by clicking here, or check out the coverage by the SDOT blog.
A rider boards King County Metro’s RapidRide C bus to West Seattle.
We’ve Revamped Our Senior Programming!
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TAP’s Senior Programming has returned after undergoing an overhaul! Previously, our Senior Programming worked with four Seattle senior centers to help sign seniors up to King County Metro’s Regional Reduced Fare Permit (RRFP) discounted ORCA card and offer transit centered education. In the interest of serving a broader audience, we are pivoting to working with our non-profit partner Hopelink and a different community or senior center every other month to offer transit education field trips.
This month, TAP partnered with the United Indians of All Tribes Foundations to bring 9 of their senior community members from Northgate to SeaTac airport via light rail. Most of these seniors had never ridden the light rail before and were delighted to find how easy it was to access the airport by transit! Seniors were also happy to learn about the free shuttle from the SeaTac light rail station to the doors of the airport. TAP is excited to continue engaging and educating seniors throughout the rest of the year!
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Free Youth Transit Pass Distribution
As of October 2022, transit is FREE for all youth ages 18 and younger in Washington, thanks to Move Ahead Washington, a state transportation package passed by the state legislature.
SDOT will be attending the OL Reign Kids Day Fair this Sunday, August 6 in partnership with King County Metro and Sound Transit to distribute Youth ORCA cards.
We’d love for you to join us there to hear about other great resources for youth and pick up your free ORCA card!
REMEMBER: All youth cards need to be registered before January 31, 2024. It’s SO easy to register your card. Visit FreeYouthTransitPass.com to register your card in 3 easy steps.
SHA Will Be Joining the City of Seattle’s Affordability Portal!
The Seattle Housing Authority (SHA) Transit Pass is a partnership between SHA and the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT). SHA residents who live in an SHA owned and managed property are eligible to receive an unlimited-use ORCA card to take transit at no cost. The program will run through December 31, 2026.
Starting next week, new applicants will be able to apply for our SHA Transit Pass Program through Civiform, the City of Seattle’s Affordability Portal. Civiform streamlines application processes and helps applicants understand what other city programs they may be eligible for based on information they’ve already provided. Keep an eye out on our SHA website next week when our Civiform application goes live!
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