<div dir="auto">Hi! Im a new tru (and hopefully bats) member. Wasnt able to make it monday but hope to in the future. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Closest to my heart from below list is lightrail/ballard link and 1st ave street car. But willing to help with any. As a newbie, need to learn the ropes!<br clear="all"><br clear="all"><div dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Katrina Hoch, PhD, MS, RD<br>206-939-9406<br><a href="mailto:katrinahoch@gmail.com">katrinahoch@gmail.com</a></div></div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Nov 27, 2024 at 11:09 AM S. Sanchez <<a href="mailto:saunatina@proton.me">saunatina@proton.me</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)"><div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">Link to meeting notes: <span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><a rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Sa9hyq1Z1z24Y6YDgI8nSwkgSXM_gQ-y4vTtauunqKw/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Sa9hyq1Z1z24Y6YDgI8nSwkgSXM_gQ-y4vTtauunqKw/edit?usp=sharing</a></span></div><div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">Action Items Discussed:</div><div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">We're not meeting in December, next meeting is January 27th. A new invitation and video chat link will be sent in a separate email - keep an eye out!</li><li style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;list-style-type:disc"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Some other committees had annual wishlists -- would be cool to see! Please send to <a rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" href="mailto:transit@transitriders.org" target="_blank" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">transit@transitriders.org</a> if you have old exampels.</span><br></li><li style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;list-style-type:disc"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Saunatina is putting together <span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">an archive/toolbook of resources for prior route / bus stop work we have done. If you have any emails or plans related to projects BATS or TRU in general has engaged in related to specific bus or train routes, please send them to saunatina@proton,me</span></span></li><li style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;list-style-type:disc"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Sound Transit Chinatown-International District station placement conversation. </span></span></span>New successor to 5th Avenue alternative - 5th Shallow Diagonal. <span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">May be first step to larger TRU project to keep Ballard Link project on track.</span></li><li style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;list-style-type:disc"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Fix the L8. </span></span>SDOT has a meeting on December 9th at 2pm to share study results.<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></span></li><li style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;list-style-type:disc"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Metro is still committed to the idea of the 1st Ave Streetcar, but would be interested in bus service as a precursor to streetcar service.</span></span></li><li style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;list-style-type:disc"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">RapidRide G. Steep bus stops near 3rd avenue are difficult for wheelchair users. Disability Rights Washington might be interested in following up on this. David is going to reach out to Krystina and Cecilia to get some thoughts.</span><br></span></span></li><li style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;list-style-type:disc"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Additional walking for some folks to a bus stop can be a deal breaker. Should we have a general policy relating to walking distances for transit service?</span><br></span></span></span></li><li style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;list-style-type:disc"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Route 40. <span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Should we put a sign at the bus stop telling folks to complain to Rob Saka if they dislike the location?</span></span></span></span></span></li></ul></div><div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">If you're interested in getting involved in any of these projects, please reply to this message to let other committee members know who is available to collaborate with. We spent some time collecting ideas for our advocacy focus for 2025, it would be great to hear yours!</div><div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">Thanks for being with the BATS! </div><div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">Saunatina</div><div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><br></div>
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