Low Income Fare Implementation Task Force

When the King County Council approved a fare change ordinance in March 2014, it also established a task force to review and evaluate the effectiveness of Metro’s plan to implement the new fare for adults with low incomes. (View/download the ordinance amendment package.)

The task force was charged with evaluating:

How effective Metro’s implementation plan is at promoting awareness of the low-income fare program to stakeholder communities in King County.
The process for establishing eligibility to participate in the program, including a review of potential locations where people may seek eligibility.

The task force is submitted its report to the County Council on Aug. 15, 2014.

Task force final report (611KB PDF)

Members

Name	Affiliation
Mahnaz Kourourian Eshetu	Refugee Women’s Alliance (ReWA)
Katie Wilson	Transit Riders Union
Alex Stoller	King County Transit Advisory Commission
Kathy Brasch	Women’s Advisory Board
Kate Joncas	Downtown Seattle Association
Jorge Madrazo	SEAMAR Community Health Centers
Dan Wise	Catholic Community Services
Lynn Moody	Eastside Human Services Forum
Mike Heinisch	South King Council of Human Services
Rob Beem	North Urban Human Service Alliance
Alison Eisinger	Seattle King County Coalition on Homelessness
Mary Kay Lewis	Veterans Citizen Levy Oversight Board
Alex Clark	Bellevue College

Implementation plan

Low-Income Fare Program Implementation Plan (June 2014, 1MB PDF)

NOTE: Metro will update this plan in early fall 2014 for consideration by the King County Council.

Meetings

The task force held four meetings:

June 4 (Agenda | Notes)
June 11 (Agenda | Notes)
July 16 (Agenda | Notes)
July 30 (Agenda

Comments

Comments or suggestions about Metro’s plan to implement the low income fare program may be directed to community.relations@kingcounty.gov or 206-263-9770.