<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">A bunch of new entries today, fyi, probably due to <a href="https://seattletransitblog.com/2019/09/25/orca-for-all/" class="">this article I wrote for Seattle Transit Blog</a>.<div class=""><br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Sep 22, 2019, at 12:40 PM, Katie Wilson <<a href="mailto:katie@transitriders.org" class="">katie@transitriders.org</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="">Jim, did you want me to give you the squarespace log-in, to test out options for mobile?</div>
<div class=""><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Sep 22, 2019, at 11:01 AM, Jim Walseth <<a href="mailto:jim.walseth@gmail.com" class="">jim.walseth@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="">Good morning,</div>Seeing updates to the master spreadsheet (thanks Stephen), I republished the "viz" and verified it looks correct in the <a href="https://viola-heptagon-5t5t.squarespace.com/" class="">OrcaForAll</a> site. (64 employers listed now.)<div class="">I also have time today to do more data/viz tasks. I did observe that the viz is pretty useless on my phone, there may be a way to customize it for small screens.</div><div class="">Best regards,<br class=""><div class="">Jim</div></div><div class="">206-660-7672</div></div><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Sep 18, 2019 at 7:43 AM Katie Wilson <<a href="mailto:katie@transitriders.org" class="">katie@transitriders.org</a>> wrote:<br class=""></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" class="">Also fyi we’ve got a few new ones from the email I sent out last night<div class="">
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<div class=""><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Sep 16, 2019, at 7:52 PM, Katie Wilson <<a href="mailto:katie@transitriders.org" target="_blank" class="">katie@transitriders.org</a>> wrote:</div><br class="gmail-m_-1034054969032805283Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" class="">Yeah I think add Bagel Oasis, why not.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Also re Motivity Systems (which I didn’t highlight b/c I was emailing the person for more info)— they do a passport program with 50% subsidy, so I would guess employees are paying $34/month. So you could add them at at level.<br class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Sep 16, 2019, at 6:57 PM, Stephen DeSanto <<a href="mailto:rachidian@gmail.com" target="_blank" class="">rachidian@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="gmail-m_-1034054969032805283Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class="">I've added a couple large employers (Boeing, Expedia). Someone responded with a small business (~12 employees), a bagel shop? Should we add that to the list?<br class=""></div><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Sep 14, 2019 at 12:35 PM Katie Wilson <<a href="mailto:katie@transitriders.org" target="_blank" class="">katie@transitriders.org</a>> wrote:<br class=""></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="">Ok, awesome. <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B5vFGCtMp7o_j3pN1aOKinIhwYz9GUn4YPsAsDGtdLI/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" class="">I made an instructions document.</a> Take a look and let me know if this all makes sense. This system should allow multiple people (Stephen, Tom, me, anyone else) to help with this process.<br class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I’ve already done the entries, with the exception of one where I need to ask the person for clarification.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">As soon as we start promoting this more intentionally, I think we will get a lot more entries!</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">- Katie</div><div class=""><div class="">
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<div class=""><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Sep 14, 2019, at 10:54 AM, Stephen DeSanto <<a href="mailto:rachidian@gmail.com" target="_blank" class="">rachidian@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="gmail-m_-1034054969032805283gmail-m_-802951818410102041Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class="">I can help. Do you have any advice for whether something 'seems legit'? :)<br class=""></div><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Sep 12, 2019 at 12:43 PM Katie Wilson <<a href="mailto:katie@transitriders.org" target="_blank" class="">katie@transitriders.org</a>> wrote:<br class=""></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="">Hey All,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">We already have 18 form submissions from people telling us about the transit benefits their employers offer. On another thread Jim and I have been talking about a protocol for updating the spreadsheet and viz. There are two steps:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:medium none;padding:0px" class=""><div class="">(A) Review form submissions (which feed into a google spreadsheet that I can share) and, if they seem legit, add the relevant information to the Master Spreadsheet.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">(B) Update the viz with latest information from the Master Spreadsheet. </div></blockquote><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Jim has expressed willingness to take on Step B. Does anyone have capacity to take on or help with Step A? In an ideal world we would update every day, though if it ends up being every 2-3 days that’s probably not the end of the world.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Cheers,</div><div class="">Katie</div><div class=""><div class="">
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<div class=""><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Sep 10, 2019, at 5:22 PM, Stephen DeSanto <<a href="mailto:rachidian@gmail.com" target="_blank" class="">rachidian@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="gmail-m_-1034054969032805283gmail-m_-802951818410102041gmail-m_6254690938651171595Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="auto" class="">Flipping the scale to 'money saved' is a fine idea, though maybe it's fine as is. I don't mind the long bars for worst benefits, personally, especially as there's a hint: short bars being green and long bars red. Just my first impressions. :) </div><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Sep 10, 2019, 17:07 Katie Wilson <<a href="mailto:katie@transitriders.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" class="">katie@transitriders.org</a>> wrote:<br class=""></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class=""><div class="">Yeah, I get your point about the long v. short bars… I wonder if we could reframe it like, “how much money do you SAVE on a $99/month unlimited transit pass because, your employer is subsidizing transit”? Then no subsidy would be zero, and full subsidy would be $99. It’s a little weird because this doesn’t necessarily correspond to how much your employer is actually paying… but from the point of view of someone who would otherwise have to pay $99, it makes sense.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Good point about location, maybe we should just take that out. Especially since a lot of the employers we care about (starbucks, chain grocery stores) will be in many neighborhoods.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I think we can put the art banner on all the pages. Let me see.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div>
<div class=""><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Sep 10, 2019, at 4:54 PM, Stephen DeSanto <<a href="mailto:rachidian@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank" class="">rachidian@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="gmail-m_-1034054969032805283gmail-m_-802951818410102041gmail-m_6254690938651171595m_1077398054788417046m_-2530639363072131430Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="">Wow, this looks so cool. I love the ORCA 4 ALL art.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">For the "how does your employer compare?" visual, some immediate feedback:</div><div class=""><ul class=""><li class="">I found it a little confusing to read the graph at first because I'm conditioned to think "longer bars means BETTER!", when actually, shorter is better here. A note to that effect might help?</li><li class="">I know the list is short now, but I wish I could type to filter by company name instead of scrolling the list.<br class=""></li><li class="">Are we still using "location"? It looks like only a couple places have location data so far.</li><li class="">I kinda wish the ORCA 4 ALL art banner was on all the "Learn More" pages. It's more interesting to me than the solid gray.</li></ul><div class="">So sweet. It looks so so good. I'm excited. :)<br class=""></div></div></div><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Sep 10, 2019 at 3:58 PM Katie Wilson <<a href="mailto:katie@transitriders.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank" class="">katie@transitriders.org</a>> wrote:<br class=""></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="">Hey folks,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class="">In case you have a minute to take a look and provide any feedback:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class=""><a href="https://viola-heptagon-5t5t.squarespace.com/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank" class="">https://viola-heptagon-5t5t.squarespace.com</a></div><div class="">Password: orca2019</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">You’ll see a few of the pages still say “content coming soon…”</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Check out the “how does your employer compare?” page. We can keep refining the visual— see what you think so far.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Kirk and I are still working on the report— goal now is to release that by Sept. 20th when we have our first council committee discussion.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">- Katie</div><div class=""><br class=""></div></div><div class="">
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