[nfbwatlk] Here are the updated transportation forums dates and places Share Your Views on Transit with State Legislators NoteWindow

Sun Sep 15 21:55:57 UTC 2013

Here are the updated transportation forums dates and places (those in bold 
are the new forums that have been added to the originals):
.	Sept. 17 - Bellevue (Northwest Region) 6-9 p.m.
o	Stevenson Elementary School, 14220 NE 8th St., Bellevue, WA 98007
.	Sept. 18 - Everett (Northwest Region) 6-9 p.m.
o	Snohomish County, Robert Drewel Building, 3000 Rockefeller Ave., 1st 
floor, Everett, WA 98201
.	Sept. 23 - Wenatchee (North Central Region) 6-9 p.m.
o	Chelan County PUD Auditorium, 327 N Wenatchee Ave., Wenatchee, WA 98801
.	Sept. 24 - Yakima (South Central Region) 6-9 p.m.
o	Yakima Area Arboretum, Garden View Rm., 1401 Arboretum Dr., Yakima, WA 
98901
.	Sept. 26 - Tri-Cities 6-9 p.m.
o	Columbia Basin College, Gjerde Center, 2600 N. 20th Ave., Pasco, WA 99301
.	Oct. 2 - Spokane (Eastern Region) 6-9 p.m.
o	Greater Spokane Inc., 801 W. Riverside, Spokane, WA 99201
.	Oct. 7 - Vancouver (Southwest Region) 6-9 p.m.
o	Vancouver Community Library, Columbia Room, 901 C St., Vancouver, WA 98660
.	Oct. 9 - Tacoma (Olympic Region) 6-9 p.m.
o	Evergreen Tacoma Campus, Lyceum Hall, 1210 6th Ave., Tacoma, WA 98405
.	Oct. 14 - Seattle 6-9 p.m.
o	King County Courthouse, Room 1001, 516 3rd Avenue, 10th Floor , Seattle, 
WA 98104
.	Oct. 15 - Bellingham 6-9 p.m.
o	Port of Bellingham Cruise Terminal, 355 Harris Ave., Bellingham, WA 98225
Public invited to comment on transportation needs

Bus riders can share their views about transit and other transportation
needs with the Senate Transportation Committee at two upcoming public
forums: Tuesday, Sept. 17 in Bellevue and Monday, Oct. 14 in downtown
Seattle.

These "listening sessions" are part of a statewide tour hosted by the
Washington State Department of Transportation.  At least half of each
meeting will be dedicated to public comment, and individual bus, train and
ferry riders are encouraged to share their stories.

Meeting details
Bellevue
Tuesday, Sept. 17, 6-9 p.m.
Stevenson Elementary School
14220 NE 8th St

Downtown Seattle
Monday, Oct. 14, 6-9 p.m.
King County Courthouse, Room 1001
516 3rd Ave, 10th Floor

The forums are a follow-up to the 2013 legislative session. The
legislature considered a transportation funding package but did not pass a
bill.

Metro faces a $75 million annual shortfall next year, and without a
funding solution, will have to begin major service cuts in fall 2014.
Metro is planning reductions of up to 600,000 annual hours of bus
service - up to 17 percent of Metro's service countywide - that would
begin in September 2014. Public outreach about proposed reductions will
begin this fall. » Learn more about Metro's funding and what's at risk

An additional 45,000 annual service hours will have to be cut from bus
service in the Alaskan Way Viaduct corridor. State funding for enhanced
bus service to reduce the impacts of the viaduct replacement project runs
out next June, even though work on the new tunnel and waterfront
improvements will continue through 2019.

Local elected officials and a coalition of community leaders are committed
to seeking funding for transit and other local transportation needs as
part of a statewide package.

County Executive Dow Constantine and Gov. Jay Inslee recently issued a
joint call for action on transportation. Gov. Inslee said that if
legislators can hammer out a transportation package, he'll call a special
legislative session in November. » Read the Governor's statement

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