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

[Jo Claxton]

I think sending that email response to LeeAnne ahead of the meeting would
be good.

I'm not sure what you and Saunatina had in mind - are we bringing up the
need for more transit between midnight and 5am (more 574 and 124 buses?) as
well as a security person to be able to keep the skybridge open 24/7? Or is
the transit discussion more for ST and Metro?

And should we assume the Commissioners have Adrian's (Port Sustainability
person) research handy?
I did make a word doc of his presentation for us to refer to if that's
easier:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JcRYLdDSgVnWLLdcq07pOmHRPHx-2U6T/edit?usp=drivesdk&ouid=116622650802622616667&rtpof=true&sd=true

And yes Katie, I think asking for subsidized transit passes is great, (make
the most of this meeting opportunity.)

I will let Saunatina and you lead on the agenda and be there for support.
I'm still a bit too much of a newbie to speak with authority on transit
subjects :) but will speak up if needed.

-Jo



On Mon, Aug 29, 2022, 7:55 AM Katie Wilson <katie at transitriders.org> wrote:

> Nice! Shall I send this to LeeAnne (who asked if we have materials to
> share with the commissioners in advance) or do you want to just share it
> with them at the meeting tomorrow?
>
> Btw I don’t know if you all already discussed an agenda for the meeting
> with the Commissioners, but let me know what the best way would be for me
> to participate/support. If there’s time, I would be glad to speak
> specifically about the idea of trying to get employer-subsidized transit
> passes for all airport employees. And/or whatever else is helpful!
>
> Katie
>
> On Aug 28, 2022, at 7:06 PM, Saunatina Sanchez <saunatina at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Just showing up and asking people their opinion works wonders! This is the
> best response we could ask for, considering their complaint is the main
> thing we're going to the port for.
> Amazing.
>
> S.
>
> On Sun, Aug 28, 2022 at 6:59 PM Wes Mills <wesmills at wesmills.com> wrote:
>
>> 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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