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CommuteSeattle

A coordinated effort by King County Metro , the City of Seattle and the Downtown Seattle Association to provide transportation solutions that meet the unique needs of downtown businesses. CommuteSeattle.com. Your one-stop shop for getting to Downtown Weather Traffic Bus Bike Carpool

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CommuteSeattle

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  1. A coordinated effort by King County Metro, the City of Seattle and the Downtown Seattle Association to provide transportation solutions that meet the unique needs of downtown businesses.

  2. CommuteSeattle.com • Your one-stop shop for getting to Downtown • Weather • Traffic • Bus • Bike • Carpool • Parking • Vanpool • Vanshare • And more

  3. Commute Seattle Goals • Improve access to Seattle’s City Center • Improve mobility within Downtown Urban Core & reduce automobile generated pollution and its effects on climate change Objective • Get 4,185 additional downtown commuters to choose a mode other than driving alone by 2011.

  4. Why reduce drive-alone commutes to Downtown? Vitality of downtown Seattle depends on keeping people and goods moving • Manage growth • Mitigation of building & road construction

  5. Future of Downtown Seattle 2015: If we do nothing • 22,000 more daily drive-alone commuters • 20 more 10-story garages required: cost approaches $1 billion • 12 full lanes of highway traffic in each direction needed during peak commute times

  6. Why You? You are in a unique position to influence your employee/tenant commute choices by offering tools and options

  7. Downtown businesses have a record of leadership and success in reducing drive-alone commute trips • Downtown vitality is in your hands because you influence: • Tenant Services • Parking Management • Employee Benefits • Customer Access

  8. Dale SperlingUnico Properties

  9. Bruce WilliamsHome Street Bank

  10. Carrie BartasawiczHines

  11. Thank You Dale Sperling – Unico Properties Bruce Williams – Home Street Bank Carrie Bartasawicz - Hines

  12. Our Challenge to You Reduce the number of drive-alone commuters in your building or office

  13. How • Create and strengthen parking policies that reduce drive-alone commute trips • Create and strengthen “building services” that support commuter options • Provide tools for your tenants/employees You are not in this alone….

  14. We Are Here to Help  Resources include: • CommuteSeattle.com • Commute Seattle staff for customized consultations and surveys • Building manager/owner Tool Kit • Employer Tool Kit

  15. Pledge I pledge to participate in CommuteSeattle.com to reduce drive-alone commute trips to my building/company.

  16. Awards An annual awards program will judge Commute initiatives based on criteria including: • Innovation • Employee/tenant response • Results Consult with CommuteSeattle.com for details

  17. CommuteSeattle.com 603 Stewart, Suite 707 Seattle, WA 98101 206-613-3131 info@CommuteSeattle.com

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