[Transit] Fwd: Increasing late night public transit at Sea-tac

[Wes Mills]

The circumstances are not great but I’m with you, I’m super thrilled we got a reply and one this detailed.  (I think we’d all love light rail that ran 24x7 but in the interim, an accessible skybridge and overnight bus service to the airport would do a lot!)

On Sun, Aug 28, 2022, at 18:54, Jo Claxton wrote:
> Hi,
> I actually got a reply from one of our emails that I think might be a great example to share with the Port. It's from the manager of Floret.
> Forwarding her response below.
> Best,
> Jo
> 
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> From: *Kristina Floret* <Kristina at floretseattle.com>
> Date: Sun, Aug 28, 2022, 3:48 PM
> Subject: Re: Increasing late night public transit at Sea-tac
> To: Jo Claxton <msjoclaxton at gmail.com>
> Cc: <info at floretseattle.com>
> 
> 
> Hi there,
> 
> Thank you for reaching out.
> 
> As of right now I have a lot of employees who can not have a start time before 6:00 am because of how the light rail runs to the airport.
> 
> We have shifts starting as early as 4am so would need the light rail to run as early as 3am for a lot of the staff, or people interested in working early morning shifts. 
> 
> I've had to let some employees go because they have had changes in their mode of transportation and I could not accommodate suddenly putting them on night shifts, because we only had early morning shifts available.
> 
> Thanks again for reaching out about my experience. 
> 
> On Sat, Aug 27, 2022 at 3:41 PM Jo Claxton <msjoclaxton at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hello,
>> 
>> I'm a volunteer with the Transit Riders Union. We’re working on a project to increase public transit in the early hours of the morning, before Light Rail service begins at 5am. Currently, there is limited bus service between the hours of midnight and 5am for employees and residents who need to move around our region.
>> 
>> 
>> *We’re contacting you to find out how increased transit service could benefit your employees and your business.*  
>> 
>> 
>> Feel free to reply to this email with what you’ve observed working around International Blv’d.  (For example, that reliable overnight transit would be easier on your employees getting to and from work, compared to now, where it might be iffy and cause issues with scheduling.) 
>> 
>> 
>> We greatly appreciate any feedback you have and I’m happy to discuss this project to answer any questions you may have.
>> 
>> 
>> Best,
>> 
>> Jo Claxton
>> 
>> Transit Riders Union
>> 
>> https://transitriders.org
>> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> *Kristina Burglund*
> *(She/her)*
> 253.329.3950
> General Manager
> www.floretseattle.com
> 
> 
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