Title
Intercity Transit Update
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Briefing only; no action requested.
Report
Issue:
Whether to receive an update on the activities of Intercity Transit.
Staff Contact:
Susan Grisham, Executive Assistant, 360.753.8244
Presenter(s):
Ann Freeman-Manzanares, General Manager
Eric Phillips, Development Director, Intercity Transit
Rob LaFontaine, Planning Manager, Intercity Transit
Background and Analysis:
Passage of Proposition 1 on November 6, 2018 ensures that current Intercity Transit services can be maintained and provides funding to implement new services over the next eight years. On November 7, 2018, the InterCity Transit Authority adopted the Intercity Transit Short- and Long-Range Plan to guide implementation and a schedule for planned service enhancements.
Representatives from Intercity Transit will review the implementation plan and planned service enhancements, including some of the anticipated challenges. The discussion will include an update on what Intercity Transit has accomplished since November 2018 and the options for making fare collection easier and faster to reduce delays and simplify access for more riders.
Attachments:
None