<div dir="auto">Hi all- i dont know much about the group but their goals sound positive and i could imagine they may intersect with those of TRU. Not sure whether we should join their meeting or us theirs - i defer to those with more experience in this! </div><div dir="auto">Katrina<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><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Feb 21, 2025 at 8:00 AM Katie Wilson <<a href="mailto:katie@transitriders.org">katie@transitriders.org</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="line-break:after-white-space"><div>
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<div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br><div style="margin:0px"><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif">From: </b></span><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif">Jean Kim <<a href="mailto:JKim@psrc.org" target="_blank" style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif">JKim@psrc.org</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin:0px"><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif">Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif"><b style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif">Let’s Talk About Transportation Needs of Your Community</b><br></span></div><div style="margin:0px"><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif">Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif">February 19, 2025 at 12:32:39 PM PST<br></span></div><div style="margin:0px"><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif">To: </b></span><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif">"'<a href="mailto:contact@transitriders.org" target="_blank" style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif">contact@transitriders.org</a>'" <<a href="mailto:contact@transitriders.org" target="_blank" style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif">contact@transitriders.org</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin:0px"><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif">Cc: </b></span><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif">Erin Hogan <<a href="mailto:EHogan@psrc.org" target="_blank" style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif">EHogan@psrc.org</a>><br></span></div><br><div><div style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Dear Transit Riders Union,<u style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"></u><u style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><u style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"></u> <u style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">I hope you're doing well. We’d love to partner with your organization again to better understand the transportation needs of residents across the region. The Puget Sound Regional Council is developing the<span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"> </span><a href="https://www.psrc.org/planning-2050/regional-transportation-plan/coordinated-mobility-plan" style="text-decoration:underline;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(70,120,134)" target="_blank">Coordinated Mobility Plan</a>, which focuses on improving transportation options for communities facing accessibility and mobility barriers due to age, income, ability, or other circumstances.<u style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"></u><u style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><u style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"></u> <u style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Your insights would be invaluable in ensuring we capture evolving community needs and priorities. If you're open to collaborating, we’d love to explore meaningful ways to engage. We recognize your time is limited, so we propose a few options:<u style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"></u><u style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"></u></div><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-top:0in;font-family:Helvetica"><li style="margin:0in;line-height:15.546667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><a name="m_-7849327754984773744__Hlk190850624" style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:16.959999px;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Attend one of your existing meetings or events.<span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"> </span></span></b></a><span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:16.959999px;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">If you have meetings or events planned between March and October 2025, we’d appreciate the opportunity to join.<b style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><u style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"></u><u style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"></u></b></span></span></li><li style="margin:0in;line-height:15.546667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:16.959999px;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Join a PSRC-hosted meeting.<span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"> </span></span></b></span><span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:16.959999px;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">PSRC will host 2–3 meetings for organizations or individuals interested in sharing feedback. We’d appreciate your help in scheduling and promoting these events to your community.<u style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"></u><u style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"></u></span></span></li><li style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:15.546667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:16.959999px;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Find a customized approach.<span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"> </span></span></b></span><span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:16.959999px;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">If neither option works, we’re happy to collaborate on an alternative way to gather input that suits your organization.<b style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><u style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"></u><u style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"></u></b></span></span></li></ul><span style="font-family:Helvetica"></span><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Please let us know if you have any questions. We’d appreciate your response regarding your interest and preferred option<span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"> </span><b style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><u style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">by March 7, 2025</u></b>. More information about the Puget Sound Regional Council is<span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"> </span><a href="https://www.psrc.org/" style="text-decoration:underline;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(70,120,134)" target="_blank">available on our website</a>.<span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"> </span><u style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"></u><u style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><u style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"></u> <u style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Thank you, and we look forward to hearing from you soon.<u style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"></u><u style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><u style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"></u> <u style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Best,<u style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"></u><u style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></u> <u style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></u></span></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(145,38,143)">Jean Kim<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(145,38,143)">(she/her/hers)</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(145,38,143)"><u style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></u><u style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></u></span></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span 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