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

Tue Aug 30 09:34:21 PDT 2022

Sounds good to me! I just sent the email from Floret to LeeAnne, so hopefully she’ll be able to share that with the commissioners in advance. And if not, we can also paste it into the chat or email it to them during the meeting.

Does everyone who’s planning to attend have the meeting info?

- Katie

> On Aug 30, 2022, at 2:31 AM, Saunatina Sanchez <saunatina at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Thank you Jo for sharing the notes from the meeting with Adrian! I hope they'd have Adrian's research handy, though they're not likely to be able to find it during the meeting, so these are very helpful.
> 
> In terms of an agenda, here's what I'm thinking:
> 1. security person to be able to keep the skybridge open 24/7
> 2. need for more transit between midnight and 5am (more 574 and 124 buses?)
> 3. employer-subsidized transit passes for all airport employees
> 
> Each issue kinda flows into the next. If the skybridge is open, we want people using it, so more transit would be good for that, and helping people use that transit with passes rounds it all out! I can take lead on facilitating the meeting and presenting our thoughts, then pass it to Katie to discuss transit passes.
> 
> S.
> 
> On Mon, Aug 29, 2022 at 7:27 PM Jo Claxton <msjoclaxton at gmail.com <mailto:msjoclaxton at gmail.com>> wrote:
> 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 <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 <mailto: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 <mailto: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 <mailto: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 <mailto: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 <mailto:msjoclaxton at gmail.com>>
>>> Cc: <info at floretseattle.com <mailto: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 <mailto: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 <https://transitriders.org/>
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -- 
>>> Kristina Burglund
>>> (She/her)
>>> 253.329.3950
>>> General Manager
>>> www.floretseattle.com <http://www.floretseattle.com/>
>>> 
>>> 
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