<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Hi all, Reed just followed up with me to ask again if TRU is interested in tabling at either of these events for Google employees in August. Anyone interested?
<div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Jun 27, 2024, at 8:48 PM, Katie Wilson <katie@transitriders.org> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div>Hi! See below for a TRU tabling opportunity, 10am-3pm in Seattle on August. 14th and in Kirkland in Aug. 15th. </div><div><br></div><div>By chance that second date is also when we’re teaming up with Eastside Urbanist group for an evening social meet-up in Redmond, so there’s a fun opportunity to make a day of it… </div><div><br></div><div>Katie</div>
<div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Reed Hampton <reedhampton@google.com><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Invitation to Attend the 2024 Google WA Commute Expo</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">June 27, 2024 at 12:13:34 PM PDT<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">katie@transitriders.org<br></span></div><br><div><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-94528704-7fff-2092-c797-c88a97c34368"><div style="line-height: 1.38; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border:none;display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;width:548px;height:186px"><img src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXeJerytbuox2wlh45n5_CvnSyfwOdXRzJMLTutg2sg7TkUEFadmAwiyiaXSwDXtPiND7rm9-kJhc6gCX0MsK1BO88Dqaj515rBBMakhU-O4r34pUhoygIPaPds4mCJCSY-OYw4dR1NEM14ou33RU_LfAN2l?key=IjJ9_QoRpQy8hrnRrkzNkA" width="548" height="186" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Katie,</span></div><br><div style="line-height: 1.656; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">I hope this email finds you well, this is Reed Hampton and I have had the pleasure of working with you and the Transit Riders Union in my capacity as a volunteer for the Seattle Neighborhood Greenways. Today, however, I am excited to reach out to you in my capacity as a Google employee to invite you to participate in the employee-run Google WA Commute Expo. This is a <b><i>private event</i></b> that aims to promote sustainable commuting options for the <b><i>over 4,000 Google employees</i></b> across Google’s Washington offices. Last year we held our inaugural Commute Expo with great success, totaling 1,300 attendees across both our campuses!</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border:none;display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;width:362px;height:271px"><img src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXd-vRfz67YIEqTepFNnd4Ci_AZr3bGxZFHFJPX5tzZ37XIJAbu6IIMs2zrqm84kCq08eAx7wrYDyt9jKE4MLEftRAMSM0QMhep3pDylMihwAz3BvZ5j8vvAgLuuDEkbVuU_k2jdq3cRE79b04N0MXJVYaDuNA?key=IjJ9_QoRpQy8hrnRrkzNkA" width="362" height="272.5777895395993" style="margin-left: 0px;"></span></span></div><br><div style="line-height: 1.656; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">We are excited to announce that this year’s Commute Expo will take place on </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">August 14 at the Seattle SLU campus</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"> (</span><a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/ret4hXKDjHjnqYQN6" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">620 Boren Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">) and on </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">August 15th at the Kirkland 6th Street campus</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"> (</span><a href="https://goo.gl/maps/xqwip45oF9LKuBpX7" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">503 6th St S, Kirkland, WA 98033</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">). The event will likely feature (</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">but is not limited to</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">):</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.656; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><br></span></div><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Vendor and community group booths with information, swag, and engaging activities</span></div></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">On-site commute coaching from sustainable commuting veterans</span></div></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Demo units of various vehicles that Google employees can test ride, including bicycles, e-bikes, electric scooters, and other PEVs,</span></div></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Information sessions on topics like basic preventative bike maintenance</span></div></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Food trucks</span></div></li></ul><br><div style="line-height: 1.656; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">This event will be a great opportunity for the Transit Riders Union to promote its transportation message to campuses with over 4,000 employees who are interested in sustainable commuting options. We welcome participation in many forms and levels, including attendance and staffing of a booth, providing prizes/giveaways, swag, literature about your group and its missions, and even educational programming. Any or all of these would be greatly appreciated at both or either campus! Keep in mind that </span><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">purchases or monetary transactions of any kind cannot take place at the expo itself</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">.</span></div><br><div style="line-height: 1.656; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">If you are interested in participating, please fill out this form</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">:</span><a href="https://forms.gle/ivQnmkUXr5fVZYfq7" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">https://forms.gle/ivQnmkUXr5fVZYfq7</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">.</span></div><br><div style="line-height: 1.656; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us directly at </span><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline"><a href="mailto:commute-expo-wa@google.com">commute-expo-wa@google.com</a></span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">. We look forward to hearing from you soon and hope to see you and your organization at the Google WA Commute Expo!</span></div><br><div style="line-height: 1.656; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Best regards,</span></div></span></font><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><div dir="ltr" align="left" style="margin-left:0pt"><table style="border:none;border-collapse:collapse"><colgroup><col width="118"><col width="183"></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height:45pt"><td style="border-width:0.99609pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(255,255,255);vertical-align:middle;padding:4pt;overflow:hidden"><div style="line-height: 1.44; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border:none;display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;width:105px;height:109px"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/ahfVOmLokXgSg1wP_viERJyqr48bTVH-u3dp8kXPKPfS-GkArWgR5xR9o1D4rjh25aOmVToRWhxl3nxkuoc2FfMg2wtkwyjJxWR0dqOXJEPR3YVOZwOrBjQonBOaUTXxbvJssWEmaJP1cffOxQYwpFr8HPdrnEhBEsu_wUzZsfMUQqzApOFLU0H3Eow" width="102.05466869902705" height="100.3146579448678" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 2.89511px;"></span></span></div></td><td style="border-width:0.99609pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(255,255,255);vertical-align:middle;padding:4pt;overflow:hidden"><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline">Reed Hampton</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></font></div></div></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><span><div dir="ltr" style="margin-left:0pt" align="left"></div></span></div></div></div></div>
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