Transportation Choices Coalition

Stormwater is the largest source of pollution in the Puget Sound. (1/13) #OrcaHero #RideTransit #OrcaMonth @wecprotects @TranspoChoices #stormwaterpic.twitter.com/zICiUTj8XC

This is obviously an issue when you get as much rain as we do in our region. (2/13) #OrcaHero #RideTransit #OrcaMonth @wecprotects @TranspoChoices #stormwaterpic.twitter.com/BXwD4VOIO3

When our surfaces are porous, the land can act like a sponge. (3/13) #OrcaHero #RideTransit #OrcaMonth @wecprotects @TranspoChoices #stormwaterpic.twitter.com/zAIqMSX0Vx

Did you know, for instance, that Tacoma is one giant wetland? It filters the water that ends up in the Puget Sound. (4/13) #OrcaHero #RideTransit #OrcaMonth @wecprotects @TranspoChoices #stormwaterpic.twitter.com/ATYNk8KEiT

But in our cities and towns we've paved and sealed a lot of that permeable ground. (5/13) #OrcaHero #RideTransit #OrcaMonth @wecprotects @TranspoChoices #stormwaterpic.twitter.com/kBqog5Xzt4

This means that the rainwater has to travel down paved roads...until it finds an opening... (6/13) #OrcaHero #RideTransit #OrcaMonth @wecprotects @TranspoChoices #stormwaterpic.twitter.com/rNDJb0eyoe

...Picking up unwelcome tag-alongs on the way... (7/13) #OrcaHero #RideTransit #OrcaMonth @wecprotects @TranspoChoices #stormwaterpic.twitter.com/oThdzDFvLx

...like oil, asbestos from worn brake lining, zinc and copper from tires and brake pads, and soap from washing cars. (8/13) #OrcaHero #RideTransit #OrcaMonth @wecprotects @TranspoChoices #stormwaterpic.twitter.com/QE500a6Lxg

After journeying through drains, rainwater carrying toxic pollution reaches the Puget Sound where it gets taken up by fish, including salmon. (9/13) #OrcaHero #RideTransit #OrcaMonth @wecprotects @TranspoChoices #stormwaterpic.twitter.com/EQ3ceBFTYf

And when orcas eat salmon, these toxins build up in their body and harm their health. (10/13) #OrcaHero #RideTransit #OrcaMonth @wecprotects @TranspoChoices #stormwaterpic.twitter.com/KdwozhBxqP

Every time you drive, you shed these toxic particles onto the road, and the more you drive, the more roads we make. (11/13) #OrcaHero #RideTransit #OrcaMonth @wecprotects @TranspoChoices #stormwaterpic.twitter.com/MMirf4OO2E

So what can we do? A LOT, starting with driving alone less often and riding transit! (12/13) #OrcaHero #RideTransit #OrcaMonth @wecprotects @TranspoChoices #stormwaterpic.twitter.com/VhQJDxpjz6

Together, we can make a difference for the health of our community and our shared waters when we make better transportation choices! Ride transit and be an #OrcaHero. (13/13) #RideTransit #OrcaMonth @wecprotects @TranspoChoices #stormwaterpic.twitter.com/gjnZIuetGw