This post courtesy of our sister site PhinneyWood.
Metro Transit’s new In Motion program for North Seattle and Shoreline aims to encourage people to use transit, bicycle, walk or carpool.
So it’s offering a free ORCA card good for two weeks of unlimited travel to anyone who pledges to change some of their trips from driving alone. This round of the program is for anyone who lives or works in north Seattle north of Northeast 85th Street, or in Shoreline.
Just register online and record your weekly progress. (Must be at least 16 years old and have at least one car in your household to participate.) The program runs for 12 weeks.
How about both? It isn’t an either/or question.
Northgate is a Designated Urban Village, and should get sidewalks, drainage improvements and other infrastructure that such a designation merits.
Bicycle cops would be a good start.
A yard of concrete is about $75. A yard will do about 20 feet of sidewalk.
An ORCA card costs $2.41, plus a stamp which is $0.49. Two weeks of bus riding doesn’t really cost Metro any money, and if the user ends up becoming a paying customer, it’ll help out in the long run.
Labor is extra in both cases. I imagine pouring concrete costs a lot more than sticking a card in an envelope.
Sidewalks or free Orca Cards?