Coordinated Mobility Plan
The Coordinated Mobility Plan describes how the region will improve mobility for youth, older adults, persons with disabilities, people with low incomes and other populations that face mobility challenges. It outlines how transit agencies, human service agencies, school districts, and other specialized transportation providers can work together to improve regional mobility for people throughout King, Kitsap, Pierce, and Snohomish counties. This plan is part of PSRC's Regional Transportation Plan. Work has begun to update the Coordinated Mobility Plan for adoption in 2022.
Stories Tool: Share Your Transportation Story
PSRC invites you to share your transportation stories and experiences with us. You can submit stories about your own experiences, anecdotes from others, photos, drawings, and even audio and video recordings. PSRC will gather your stories to better illustrate the mobility needs of the region.
NOTE: Once you submit your story, it will be available to the public. If you do not want to provide stories below but want to share with PSRC staff, please send your stories to Gil Cerise at gcerise@psrc.org.
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Micah's transportation story
“Eight-five percent of the world functions without a car. Let’s just normalize public transit. Let’s normalize paratransit. At the core it's about providing access and opportunity.”
Micah is a blind UW student studying to become a high school English teacher. He works for the Department of Services for the Blind, teaching high school students independent living skills. He moved from Kent to Seattle and finds the University District is much more accessible for him. He gets around mainly by walking, but takes the bus if it is too far to walk. Micah can now walk to most places he needs... Continue reading
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Marilee's transportation story
“For a while, I lived right in downtown Everett. I could go on the spur of the moment very easily. Buses were very close by….I’d like to just go to the mall on the spur of the moment. And they don't even have bus service there now on Sundays. That's the day I would most likely want to just get out.”
Marilee lives in Everett. She relies on paratransit, fixed route buses, friends, family and walking to get around. Her biggest barriers are the time it takes to plan a trip — checking schedules, making a paratransit appointment, and making... Continue reading
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Lisa's transportation story
“We live two miles from the nearest bus stop and there are no sidewalks the entire way and that makes it even more difficult to travel independently.”
Lisa is legally blind. She lives in Tacoma, Washington and gets around by bus. Her biggest barrier is that she has to walk two miles from her house along a road without any sidewalks to catch a bus to go to doctor's appointments, grocery shopping or anywhere. That makes it hard to travel independently. Another barrier is how long it takes to get things done during the day — it makes it difficult... Continue reading
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Jamin's transportation story
“I like my freedom and being able to get out on my own and not have to depend on other people, to just have independence. Paratransit takes care of that for me, it gets me to my appointments, it gets me to grocery shopping. I’ve used these services for all kinds of stuff. It's a godsend.”
Jamin has lived in Port Orchard since 2010. He has been using transit and paratransit for the last ten years. The process for getting paratransit service was slow and difficult when he first arrived, but Jamin depends on the service to get him where... Continue reading
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Kris' transportation story
“On a typical day before COVID, I would get up and catch the 7:15 a.m. bus outside my apartment, take a three-minute bus ride down to the ferry terminal, where I would switch buses to the 390. The 390 would take me out to the Poulsbo Park & Ride. At that point I would switch to a bus that would take me down to Silverdale Park & Ride. At Silverdale Park & Ride, I would then switch on to another bus that would get me into Bremerton. That was my commute. It took two hours. It's a 30- to 40-minute... Continue reading