There's some great new research coming from Sound Transit on the impact all you bus riders are having on our environment & what a positive impact you're having on congestion!

• Peak period transit ridership on the I-5 corridor in central Puget Sound was equal to nearly five extra lanes of capacity in 2014 (when compared to the peak efficiency of the roadway, which is a conservative approach to this measurement).
• Transit use during peak periods avoided 456,573 pounds of GHG emissions per day on the I-5 central Puget Sound corridor in 2014, a 27% improvement compared to 2012 (360,624 pounds).
• Transit routes on I-5 operated between 66% and 112% of their seating capacity during the morning and evening peak periods in 2014; 71% of them were more than 90% full.

If you still think driving alone is your best option, consider this: the 24 miles between Everett & Seattle should take about 30 minutes, but a solo commuter needs to budget 85 minutes to get to work on time.  

Alternatives exist if you don't have access to a good transit route!  

• Check out your vanpool options (with a 6 month, $300 subsidy from Go Redmond)
• The brand new iCarpool app launches in November! iCarpool utilizes your smart phone to set up flexible, realtime carpools with others going your way.
• You can earn $20 when you run a public ridematch on Go Redmond to search for carpools and vanpools