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<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; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><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; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Invitation to the 2025 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; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">May 6, 2025 at 3:32:35 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; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Katie Wilson <katie@transitriders.org>, "contact@transitriders.org" <contact@transitriders.org><br></span></div><br><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-9efd735b-7fff-6716-10f0-f1467f46b46f"><div style="line-height: 1.38; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; 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-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXf5-TvHFOJB-oUZAVHRVTU5ZogQQ606oWcgKUYw_Rnrvmz6CnZcVNA1L_Sw4NcG6eGdG1_VnJckBMmkswaYhadJNAKKCOKFC8HXF-L7IuiQKrCU8vIy-7hzun63aIHROg8ZJmV6iw?key=MLKTRbb07qUI_DlDBT-beRu2" 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="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Transit Riders Union,</span></div><br><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">We are excited to invite you to participate in the annual Google WA Commute Expo, an event that aims to promote sustainable commuting options for Google employees across Google’s Washington offices. Last year we held the 2nd edition of our annual Commute Expo with great success, welcoming nearly 2,000 Googlers from Seattle and Kirkland to the Expo, with ~600 on the SEA side and ~1,400 on the KIR side!</span></div><br><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; 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="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; 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 6th at the Seattle SLU campus</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; 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="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;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="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">) and on </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; 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 7th at the Kirkland 6th Street campus</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; 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="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;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="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; 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="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; 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="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">):</span></div><br><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; 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="font-size:11pt;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; font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; 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="font-size:11pt;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; font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; 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="font-size:11pt;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; font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; 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="font-size:11pt;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; font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; 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="font-size:11pt;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: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">The Google WA Commute Expo is a great opportunity for your organization 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!</span></div><br><div style="line-height: 1.38; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; 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="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; 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/mWFeudyMbMDXAQS27" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;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/mWFeudyMbMDXAQS27</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; 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: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; 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="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;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="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; 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 2025 Google WA Commute Expo!</span></div><br><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Best Regards,</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Reed Hampton, on behalf of the WA Commute Expo team</span></div><br><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><i><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">P.S. If you want to see what this event looked like, feel free to peruse </span><a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/7Ugp7gsofFPkfMZx8" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">this gallery of photos from the 2024 Expo</span></a></i></div></span></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></div></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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