<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">For those who use or have used King County Metro Access paratransit. Click on the “”future of paratransit” link to find the survey and other ways to be involved.<div><br></div><div>Marci<br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Rocha, Tavo" <orocha@kingcounty.gov><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>King County Metro - Help Shape the Future of Paratransit</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">August 21, 2024 at 10:37:35 AM PDT<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"mjc59@comcast.net" <mjc59@comcast.net><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Cc: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Hoover, Jordan" <jhoover@kingcounty.gov><br></span></div><br><div><meta charset="UTF-8"><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="background: white;">Hi Marci,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="background: white;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="background: white;">My name is Tavo, and I am a Community Engagement Planner at King County Metro. Metro is launching the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://kingcounty.gov/en/dept/metro/programs-and-projects/future-of-paratransit?utm_source=alias&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=future_of_paratransit" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;">Future of Paratransit project</a>, a review of Metro’s Access Transportation program, from its service model to its policies and procedures, that will shape the service for the next seven to ten years. We have also made the website and surveys screen reader accessible.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span class="eop"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class="eop"><span style="background: white;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17); background: white;">Metro has surveys open to give feedback and help shape the future of paratransit from now until October 18</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><sup><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); background: white;">th</span></sup><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17); background: white;">. We are looking for feedback from Access riders, their caregivers, and service providers to Access riders.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">If you are interested in partnering with us on this project, we are providing a social media toolkit and flyer with QR code that has information that you can share over social media, newsletters, email, or in-person. Our goal is to get Access riders and folks that interact with Access Transportation to take the survey.<span style="background: white;"></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17); background: white;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17); background: white;">Please let me know if you have any questions regarding the project. Thank you for your consideration and time!</span></span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody><tr style="height: 111.15pt;"><td width="214" valign="top" style="width: 160.8pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; height: 111.15pt;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 6pt 8pt 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 15.4px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" width="129" height="88" id="Picture_x0020_1" style="width: 1.7916in; height: 0.9166in;" alt="image001.png" src="cid:image001.png@01DAF3B5.CF78C6C0"><span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></td><td width="438" valign="top" style="width: 328.75pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; height: 111.15pt;"><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 15.4px;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tavo Rocha</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 11.2px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(64, 64, 64);">(he/him)</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 15.4px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Community Engagement Planner<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">King County Metro</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>| Strategic Communications and Engagement<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in -30.65pt 0in 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 15.4px;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">P</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> 206-477-0476<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -30.65pt 12pt 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 15.4px;"><span><a href="mailto:orocha@kingcounty.gov" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">orocha@kingcounty.gov</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 15.4px;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/kcmetro/" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="16" id="Picture_x0020_3" style="width: 0.1666in; height: 0.1666in;" alt="image002.png" src="cid:image002.png@01DAF3B5.CF78C6C0"></span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://twitter.com/kcmetrobus" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="16" id="Picture_x0020_4" style="width: 0.2083in; height: 0.1666in;" alt="image003.png" src="cid:image003.png@01DAF3B5.CF78C6C0"></span></a><span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 11.2px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/kcmetrobus/?hl=en" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="16" id="Picture_x0020_6" style="width: 0.1666in; height: 0.1666in;" alt="image004.png" src="cid:image004.png@01DAF3B5.CF78C6C0"></span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 12.6px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5-2xdJKXkOG7MTmfq-XVWA" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="16" id="Picture_x0020_7" style="width: 0.2395in; height: 0.1666in;" alt="image005.png" src="cid:image005.png@01DAF3B5.CF78C6C0"></span></a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>