Don’t expect free rides for the grown-ups anytime soon. In return for their slice of the around $1.5 billion in funding available under the program, statistics typically show young riders make up a tiny percentage of ridership on public transit systems.īodies like Metro and Sound Transit, meanwhile, remain reliant on so-called “fare box recovery” with revenues from riders still crucial to operations under current budgets. Transit agencies, meanwhile, know the math is in their favor. The financial push is hoped to be a small boost to address financial, traffic, and environmental concerns across the state amid a sprawling $17 billion state transportation budget that remains dominated by massive spending on roads and highways. The Northgate Link tunnel is a light rail tunnel in Seattle, Washington, United States.The twin-bore Link light rail tunnel, built as part of the Northgate Link extension (formerly known as 'North Link'), carries a section of the 1 Line and connects the University District to Northgate. Washington State Ferries and Amtrak say they’ll begin their programs in October.
Starting in 2023, riders will be required to have the new Orca cards. Riders 18 and younger either need to show a ORCA Youth Card or a current high school or middle school ID. In Seattle, the program is moving forward with the new-era ORCA card system. September 1st has brought a statewide sweep of free public transit to Washington under Olympia’s latest transportation budget maneuverings that set aside around $1.5 billion for “local transit agencies on the condition they make trains, buses and ferries free for youth.” And in Bellevue, Kirkland, and Lynnwood, too.
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