This post originally appeared on Orphan Road.
By 12:30 in the afternoon you’d think I would have stopped falling for April Fools jokes, but this one caught me with my guard down. Nicely done.
An Introduction
Some may be surprised to see me posting on STB but after some thinking and noticed that my blog (Washington State Transportation) and Seattle Transit Blog mirror almost the same topics and my recent lack of time to maintain my blog figured it would be best to join heads with the gang over here!
So what I plan to bring here is more news on rail and ferry news. I’ve been trying to figure out a way to some of the more critical posts over from WATB to STB but so far nothing is available besides manual entries and correcting the date… Should be interesting…
Any questions? Feel free to harass me!
Transit Open House Thursday!!!
The TCC Open house is Thursday April 3, 5:00 – 7:00 pm at South Lake Union Discovery Center, 101 Westlake Ave. N, the same day as the Capitol Hill Light Rail station open house (5:30 to 8 pm). If the build-up wasn’t enough, the Sound Transit board will decide whether to go to the ballot on Thursday (signs point to yes). Three great Transit events, one day…
Also, the Transit Citizen’s Campaign is a little earlier on Wednesday (during the day so I can’t go), with the info below.
Time: 12:15 pm, Wednesday, April 2, 2008.
Place: Rainier UU Center (835 Yesler Way, same location as the First Friday Earth Forums)
Concept: As discussed at the First Friday Earth Forum on February 1st, a number of us are eager to form a Citizens Transit Campaign for better transit service.
A suggested goal has been to campaign for funding to double local transit service over the next decade, with an emphasis on frequent all-day service and good connections to Sound Transit’s expanding regional service.
This is the kind of service needed for dramatically more people to develop transit oriented lifestyles, as gas prices soar and green house gas emission targets become imperative.
The region has good transportation policy groups. What is needed is a group that can do its homework, form a sound strategy, and generate strong grassroots support, working with a broad coalition of groups from non-profits, labor, business, and government.
At this organizational meeting we’ll brainstorm how we might go about this and work on developing an agenda. So if you want to get in on the ground floor, this is your opportunity. We’ll schedule similar meetings at other times for those who want to be involved but can’t make this one.
Access: Walk 0.4 miles up the hill from 3rd & Yesler (Pioneer Square tunnel station) or take bus 27 from 3rd & Yesler at 12:17 pm & get off at Yesler and Broadway. Or bus 60. Or walk from bus stops on Broadway, Yesler & Boren, or 12th & Jackson. Or bike – secure “cage” downstairs.