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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'> ADA Accessibility <accessibility@soundtransit.org> <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 31, 2026 5:00 PM<br><b>To:</b> Pelfrene, Emilie <emilie.pelfrene@soundtransit.org><br><b>Subject:</b> Sound Transit Riders - Apple Cup Crowding and Service Notification<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Greetings accessibility community,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>This message is for all passengers using the 1 Line, the 2 Line, or ST Express bus service. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>On Sunday, September 6, Seattle will host the Apple Cup at Husky Stadium by University of Washington Station. The Apple Cup game will start at 1 p.m., the same time as the Mariners’ game at the T-Mobile Stadium in downtown Seattle. The PAX West expo will also be held at the Convention Center that day starting at 10 a.m., and there’s a Reign soccer game at Lumen Field starting at 6 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Due to all these concurrent events, the system will experience severe crowding from 10 a.m. until around 6 p.m. Passengers should anticipate significant increases in travel times and crowds. Also, passengers planning to take <a href="https://www.soundtransit.org/sites/default/files/documents/1-line-alternate-routes.pdf">the 1 Line</a> or <a href="https://www.soundtransit.org/sites/default/files/documents/2-line-alternate-routes.pdf">the 2 Line</a> should plan to use alternate transit options. Please call Passenger Care at 1-888-889-6368 (Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–6 p.m.) for trip planning assistance when determining alternate routes.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Please note that KCM Husky shuttles are no longer available. ST Express routes 586 from Tacoma to University District and 550 from Bellevue to Seattle are also discontinued. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>The paratransit stop at Husky Stadium will not be relocated for the event, so please anticipate crowded pathways around the stadium if you plan to take paratransit to the game.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Visit the <a href="https://www.soundtransit.org/ride-with-us/service-alerts">Service alerts web page</a> for current information on service disruptions and sign up to receive alerts by text or email. Find notices about upcoming major planned disruptions on the <a href="https://www.soundtransit.org/ride-with-us/changes-affect-my-ride/planned-service-disruptions">Service disruptions web page</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Emilie<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:none'>Emilie Pelfrne</span><span style='mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#404040;mso-ligatures:none'>Manager – Paratransit & Accessibility Services</span><span style='mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#404040;mso-ligatures:none'>Certified ADA Paratransit Manager Lic. PM-1014</span><span style='mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#404040;mso-ligatures:none'>Pronouns: She/Her/Hers</span><span style='mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#404040;mso-ligatures:none'>Transit Operations Division </span><span style='mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#404040;mso-ligatures:none'>P: 206-903-7525 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#404040;mso-ligatures:none'>C: 406-240-2365<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#404040;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#C00000'>Upcoming PTO – September 7 - September 27, 2026<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#404040;mso-ligatures:none'> </span><span style='mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5;mso-ligatures:none'>Collaboration, </span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3D8400;mso-ligatures:none'>Customer Focus</span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#51801E;mso-ligatures:none'>,</span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5;mso-ligatures:none'> </span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#D500B4;mso-ligatures:none'>Inclusion & Respect,</span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5;mso-ligatures:none'> </span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C45200;mso-ligatures:none'>Safety,</span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5;mso-ligatures:none'> </span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2979B2;mso-ligatures:none'>Integrity, </span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#977000;mso-ligatures:none'>Quality</span></b><span style='mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#404040;mso-ligatures:none'> </span><span style='mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#404040;mso-ligatures:none'><img border=0 width=160 height=48 style='width:1.6666in;height:.5in' id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image001.png@01DD36FB.BC694650" alt="ST_email_logo"></span><span style='mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#6C6C6C;mso-ligatures:none'> </span><span style='mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><a href="https://www.dol.gov/agencies/odep/initiatives/ndeam"><span style='color:blue;mso-ligatures:none;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=162 height=105 style='width:1.6875in;height:1.0972in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image002.jpg@01DD36FB.BC694650" alt="Text: Disability is part of the Equity Equation. The link goes to the Washington State Coalition on Disabilities and emphasizes the need to provide people with disabilities access to employment."></span></a><span style='mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>