Events 2013

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85. Transportation Choices discusses a special fare for low income riders 7/12 in Seattle

WHEN
Friday July 12, 2013, 12-1:00 PM
WHERE
Room 121
King County Chinook Building
401 5th Ave., Seattle

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This year while all the focus has been on Olympia, a group of King County stakeholders has been working to assess the feasibility of a low-income transit fare. Get the first peek at their recommendations at our July Friday Forum.

In 2012, the King County Council voted to establish the Low-Income Fare Options Advisory Committee, a group of diverse stakeholders charged with reviewing Metro's current reduced fare options, and developing recommendations for a new low-income fare program.

Guided by the principle that a low-income fare is critical to providing all people and communities with dignified and affordable transportation options, the advisory committee discussed and developed recommendations on the definition of "low-income," options for verifying eligibility, fare price points, and how, even in the face of looming bus cuts, Metro might fund the implementation of a low-income fare.

Join our panel - with representatives from both the advisory committee and King County Metro - to discuss the committee process and perspectives, as well as the real-world potential for a low-income fare.

Doug Hodson, King County Metro
Alison Eisinger, Executive Director, Seattle/King County Coalition on Homelessness
Kate Joncas, President and CEO, Downtown Seattle Association

See you this Friday!

Shefali Ranganathan
Director of Programs
Transportation Choices