[Transit] Fwd: We're Number Two! And other news

Wed Jan 17 12:25:19 PST 2024

Just fyi— sharing since this is a response to the #47 op-ed!

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> From: marjorie rhodes <marjoriesbooks at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: We're Number Two! And other news
> Date: January 16, 2024 at 9:40:41 PM PST
> To: contact at transitriders.org
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> Hi TRU;
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> I'm not familiar with route #47 and have not been downtown nor to Capitol HIll nor just about anyplace in Seattle since 2016 when nearly all the bus service in East Maple Leaf was cancelled due to Sound Transit - which, of course, does not take the place of local bus service. 
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> The only bus service left in my part of town is the #73 which no longer goes downtown and no longer runs at night (I used to be able to catch it in the U. District as late as half-past midnight).
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> And to make things worse, the #73 only runs once an hour.  And two drivers have told me that Metro wants to eliminate the #73 entirely, leaving non-drivers in East Maple Leaf such as myself unable to leave home due to literally zero bus service.  I've been having a nervous break-down over this.  I've contacted my county council person, Rod Dembowski, who does not seem that interested in the bus service problem even though he is on the transportation committee.
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> Years ago I was told that the city is supposed to provide all districts with bus service.  Do you know if this is true?
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> Marjorie
> East Maple Leaf
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> On Tue, Jan 16, 2024 at 12:37 PM Transit Riders Union <contact at transitriders.org <mailto:contact at transitriders.org>> wrote:
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>> WA's tax system no longer worst in the nation
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>> Washington state has long had the dubious distinction of having the most regressive tax system in the entire country. Poor and working Washingtonians pay state and local taxes at rates multiple times higher than the wealthiest residents. Well, as of this year, things are starting to change! Thanks to our new state capital gains tax, Working Families Tax Credit program, AND the Jumpstart Seattle tax on big corporations that TRU was instrumental in winning, Florida now takes the crown! But Washington has only slipped into second place, which tells you how far we have yet to go to achieve an equitable tax system.
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>> Read More in the "Who Pays?" Report <https://data.transitriders.org/mailster/1763062/a3cba83695ed1a2e92883fdd9081176e/aHR0cHM6Ly9pdGVwLm9yZy93aG9wYXlzL3dhc2hpbmd0b24td2hvLXBheXMtN3RoLWVkaXRpb24v/1>
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>> Restore Capitol Hill's Route 47!
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>> TRU has an op-ed in The Urbanist calling for the restoration of Route 47. Check it out! <https://data.transitriders.org/mailster/1763062/a3cba83695ed1a2e92883fdd9081176e/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhldXJiYW5pc3Qub3JnLzIwMjQvMDEvMTEvb3AtZWQtcmVzdG9yZS1jYXBpdG9sLWhpbGxzLXJvdXRlLTQ3LXRvLXNlcnZlLXJpZGVyLW5lZWRzLWFuZC1jbGltYXRlLWdvYWxzLw/1>
>> Route 47 is the only all-day, all-week Seattle route that has not been restored since routes were scaled back at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. Every other route has come back and, if needed, been modified to meet the current needs of riders as they changed during the height of the pandemic and beyond. The Transit Riders Union (TRU) believes Route 47 should be given the same treatment…
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>> The Olive/Summit neighborhood served by the 47 is, like most of Capitol Hill, one of the densest populated areas in the state. Almost the entire route of the 47 is made of multifamily housing and local shops, which is the kind of neighborhood density we want to see across the region. The route area is on the side of a steep hill that is not easily walkable to other transit. This is exactly the kind of area we should be increasing transit service to serve, not removing an electric trolley route that has stood for more than a century.
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>> Read the full Op-Ed here <https://data.transitriders.org/mailster/1763062/a3cba83695ed1a2e92883fdd9081176e/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhldXJiYW5pc3Qub3JnLzIwMjQvMDEvMTEvb3AtZWQtcmVzdG9yZS1jYXBpdG9sLWhpbGxzLXJvdXRlLTQ3LXRvLXNlcnZlLXJpZGVyLW5lZWRzLWFuZC1jbGltYXRlLWdvYWxzLw/2>
>> Let's get out the vote to raise Renton's wage!
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>> On Feb. 13, Renton voters will decide whether to increase the minimum wage to $20.29, to match Tukwila’s new minimum wage this year. Let’s make sure that the retail and service workers at Renton Landing and all over the city can afford to pay their rent in 2024! You can sign up to volunteer and/or donate here <https://data.transitriders.org/mailster/1763062/a3cba83695ed1a2e92883fdd9081176e/aHR0cHM6Ly9yYWlzZXRoZXdhZ2VyZW50b24ub3JnLw/1>, and reply to this email if you’d like to join a group canvass or phone bank with TRU members later this month.
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>> Raise the Wage Renton <https://data.transitriders.org/mailster/1763062/a3cba83695ed1a2e92883fdd9081176e/aHR0cHM6Ly9yYWlzZXRoZXdhZ2VyZW50b24ub3JnLw/2>
>> What do YOU want TRU to do in 2024?
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>> Better transit service, renter protections, higher minimum wages, progressive revenue instead of budget cuts: These are a few of the many issues TRU may decide to work on in 2024. What should we focus on? We're in the process of making those decisions, and you're invited to join us! TRU is a democratic membership organization where all of us can participate in decision-making and carrying out our campaigns and projects, as well as keeping TRU strong and independent by contributing sliding-scale member dues. We have our monthly membership meeting coming up this Thursday, Jan. 18th. Join us today! <https://data.transitriders.org/mailster/1763062/a3cba83695ed1a2e92883fdd9081176e/aHR0cHM6Ly90cmFuc2l0cmlkZXJzLm9yZy9qb2lu/2>
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