The air quality is so hazardous that our transportation leaders should act immediately and waive transit fares in the region. Make it so @kcexec @SomersDave @SoundTransitCEO @MayorJenny @KCC_Claudia @RDembowski @SoundTransit @kcmetrobus @PierceTransit @MyCommTrans
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And that's not to be dismissive of your suggestion. The point is that to actually improve air quality, we must continue to create the infrastructure and partnerships needed to power transit with clean, renewable energy. Here's how
https://bit.ly/2O4cBQP
There's no way to dramatically increase transit ridership overnight -- even with no fares collected -- b/c there simply aren't enough buses and trains available to deploy immediately. Most are already in operation. - staff