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I also hope you will let your family and friends know that Pierce Transit is providing free rides on Monday, June 1, in recognition of the first day of Ride Transit Month. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#232323'>Take care, and I wish you and your loved ones a safe and enjoyable summer season!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=gdp style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#232323'>Respectfully yours,<br><br><em><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Mike Griffus</span></em><i><br></i>Pierce Transit CEO<o:p></o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0in'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f">
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The proposal includes new bus routes, sho<a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fpiercetransit.org%2Fmore-transit%2F%3Futm_medium=email%26utm_source=govdelivery/3/0101019e6695dd08-5f997c59-a3c2-451b-8e9c-43a4e974bdec-000000/B7Y58h3nt0W-Ibb5wrD44HInKxnt7dc24Vr6sJFbi4E=452" target="_blank" title="Pierce Transit Expansion Proposal"><span style='color:#1D5782'>https://piercetransit.org/more-transit/</span></a>rter wait times, quicker rides, later evening service, easier transfers, more direct trips, and expanded paratransit service. For specifics, visit <a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fpiercetransit.org%2Fmore-transit%2F%3Futm_medium=email%26utm_source=govdelivery/4/0101019e6695dd08-5f997c59-a3c2-451b-8e9c-43a4e974bdec-000000/XXyciJuzet7DL3y7oWuXg5liteuAlABDrqfi9SXhH5U=452"><span style='color:#1D5782'>PierceTransit.org/more-transit</span></a>. A final package will be presented to the Pierce Transit Board of Commissioners in July. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#232323'>You are invited to join us for a <strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>community conversation about the future of local transit</span></strong> in Pierce County. At the sessions, we will share information about potential service enhancements, funding considerations, and what\u2019s being explored for the future. Participants will have the opportunity to review the draft package, ask questions, and provide feedback to shape what\u2019s next. Please join us:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:22.5pt'><strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#232323'>In person: Wednesday, June 3, from 5:30 to 7 p.m.</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#232323'>at the Tacoma Library Main Branch, 1102 Tacoma Ave S, Tacoma, in the Carnegie \u2013 Cascade Board Room. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:22.5pt'><strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#232323'>Virtual via Zoom: Friday, June 5 from noon to 1 p.m. </span></strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#232323'>or <strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Thursday, June 11 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.</span></strong> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#232323'>To register, visit <a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fpiercetransit.org%2Fmore-transit%2F%3Futm_medium=email%26utm_source=govdelivery%23sessions/1/0101019e6695dd08-5f997c59-a3c2-451b-8e9c-43a4e974bdec-000000/hGW7xWxRUZ3fK9h4OpcLWI2BPk7V-4h-xDn9gC4dwH8=452"><span style='color:#1D5782'>PierceTransit.org/more-transit/#sessions</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td width=600 valign=top style='width:6.25in;background:white;padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt' id="gd_ab_footer"><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div></td></tr></table></div><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#116DB3'>Introducing Pierce Transit's 2025 Annual Report <o:p></o:p></span></h1><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_10" o:spid="_x0000_s1028" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Pierce Transit 2025 Annual Report" style='position:absolute;margin-left:83.05pt;margin-top:0;width:134.25pt;height:104.25pt;z-index:251660288;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square;mso-width-percent:0;mso-height-percent:0;mso-wrap-distance-left:3.5pt;mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:3.5pt;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0;mso-position-horizontal:right;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text;mso-position-vertical:absolute;mso-position-vertical-relative:line;mso-width-percent:0;mso-height-percent:0;mso-width-relative:page;mso-height-relative:page' o:allowoverlap="f">
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sustainability</span></strong>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>In Spring 2026, Pierce Transit received two more sustainability awards; the first a Puget Sound Business Journal (PSJB) \u201cEnvironmental and Sustainability\u201d award and the second a University of Washington Tacoma Milgard School of Business <a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.southsoundbiz.com%2Fnews%2Funiversity-of-tacoma-2026-business-leadership-award-winners%2Farticle_e34c37af-6d2e-49c1-9d0b-287341319bbd.html%3Futm_medium=email%26utm_source=govdelivery/1/0101019e6695dd08-5f997c59-a3c2-451b-8e9c-43a4e974bdec-000000/CnK99DCUN_Q2EUWge6H5gsV9XigL0IQjZNoXLa0wtYg=452"><span style='color:#1D5782'>2026 Business Leadership Award</span></a> in the \u201cNonprofit/Sustainability\u201d category, which I was honored to accept on behalf of Pierce Transit\u2019s great 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