Transit Integration Report released

From Mike Harbour, Acting CEO, Sound Transit

Wednesday was a big news day. Dow Constantine, Sound Transit Board Chair and King County Executive, released Getting There Together, a joint report on transit integration by Sound Transit and King County Metro Transit.

The report summarizes progress over the past three months since Chair Constantine and the Sound Transit Board directed the agencies to work together more closely to identify opportunities for efficiency.

The report’s release took place at University Link’s University of Washington Station and included fellow Sound Transit Boardmembers Claudia Balducci, Fred Butler, John Marchione, Larry Phillips and Paul Roberts along with representatives of Community Transit and Pierce Transit, the Seattle Mayor’s office, Futurewise and Transportation Choices.

The opening of light rail to the UW in early 2016, followed by subsequent light rail extensions through 2023, provide great opportunities for the agencies to reduce redundancy and streamline services, making it possible to save resources that could then be redeployed where most needed.

The entire report is available here and here is more information from the County Exec's office.