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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Passing on for your information.<o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal>Sound Transit to offer free Link light rail service for vaccination appointments<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=700 style='width:525.0pt'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=3 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><a name="gd_top"></a></td><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'></span></tr></table><p><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'>Effective Saturday, March 13, Link light rail will be free to passengers traveling to or from appointments at vaccination sites along Link routes, including newly opened sites at Lumen Field and Rainier Beach, as well as local pharmacies and medical facilities.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'>"Nothing is more important to our health and wellbeing right now than vaccinating as many of our neighbors as quickly and easily as possible. Link will be a fast and convenient way for people to get wherever they need to for their vaccinations, including two of the region’s largest vaccination sites," said Sound Transit CEO Peter Rogoff. "We want to do all we can to speed our region’s return to normal."<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'>The free round-trip will be available throughout the day of a vaccination for passengers who show proof of the appointment if requested. Free service will also be available to vaccination site volunteers who provide documentation they are working a shift that day, such as an official email verifying their shift.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'>The Lumen Field mass vaccination site, the largest of its kind in the nation, is a short walk from the Link Stadium and International District/Chinatown stations. The Rainier Beach Community Vaccination Hub is within a mile of the Rainier Beach Link station.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'>All Sound Transit passengers must wear face coverings consistent with public health directives. Riders should also </span><a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDAsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTAzMTIuMzY5MTQ0OTEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5zb3VuZHRyYW5zaXQub3JnL3JpZGUtd2l0aC11cy9zYWZldHktY292aWQtMTk_dXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPXJhLWZyZWUtbGluay12YWNjaW5hdGlvbi10cmlwcyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9Z292ZGVsaXZlcnkifQ.Nrtqg9FHDD-pxW1vBnJlgPVLaPxvGHJOqPCxB1yjTKk/s/1375766200/br/99861373943-l" target="_blank"><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'>follow social distancing and other critical health guidelines to protect the community</span><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div id="mail_footer"><p><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'><em><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Masks are required by federal law. </span></em></span><a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTAzMTIuMzY5MTQ0OTEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5zb3VuZHRyYW5zaXQub3JnL3JpZGUtd2l0aC11cy9zYWZldHktY292aWQtMTk_dXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPXJhLWZyZWUtbGluay12YWNjaW5hdGlvbi10cmlwcyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9Z292ZGVsaXZlcnkifQ.e0bg64Th07msQfJSM5W3IJJQVV5kjJBZXjpjNiw8DH4/s/1375766200/br/99861373943-l" target="_blank"><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'><i><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Learn more about riding safely</span></i></span><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'><em><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>.</span></em></span><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></div><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'></span><div id=tagline><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'></span><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="89%" style='width:89.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#757575'>Sound Transit · 401 South Jackson St · Seattle WA 98104 · 206-398-5000<br>If you have any questions about this service, contact </span></span><a href="subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com" title="Subscriber Help"><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>click here</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#757575'> for assistance. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p></td><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'></span><td width="11%" style='width:11.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'></span><a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDQsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTAzMTIuMzY5MTQ0OTEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3N1YnNjcmliZXJoZWxwLmdyYW5pY3VzLmNvbS8_dXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPXJhLWZyZWUtbGluay12YWNjaW5hdGlvbi10cmlwcyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9Z292ZGVsaXZlcnkifQ.bLShD5Dcqyn7wJAgH37Xv8JWVzZt3RD4uRB98nWQN5w/s/1375766200/br/99861373943-l" target="_blank"><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=115 height=29 style='width:1.2in;height:.3in' id="_x0000_i1027" src="https://content.govdelivery.com/images/govd-logo-dark.png" alt="GovDelivery logo"></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'></span></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/msv5/images/spacer.gif" width="1" height="1" alt="Web Bug from http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?enid=ZWFzPTEmYnVsbGV0aW5yZWNpcGllbnRpZD05OTg2MTM3Mzk0My1sJnN1YnNjcmliZXJpZD0xMzc1NzY2MjAwJm1zaWQ9JmF1aWQ9Jm1haWxpbmdpZD0yMDIxMDMxMi4zNjkxNDQ5MSZtZXNzYWdlaWQ9TURCLVBSRC1CVUwtMjAyMTAzMTIuMzY5MTQ0OTEmZGF0YWJhc2VpZD0xMDAx" /></span><span lang=EN><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>