Metro Transit: A chance for good sense to guide service cut

Metro Transit: A chance for good sense to guide service cuts – Kathy Elias, co-chair of the Municipal League of King County, writes in Crosscut that the Regional Transit Task Force is an example of “smart, thoughtful people doing what is right.” She notes that the task force report repreesents a major shift in policy, and that all 28 members of the task force were in agreement about the new course for Metro Transit. Other news articles highlighted the task force’s recommendations that Metro focus on productivity (Seattle PI and Issaquah Press), the need for stable funding sources (Bellevue Reporter), and the need for clear guidelines (SnoValley Star). John Howell, Cedar River Group partner, was the task force’s facilitator. The task force presented its recommendations to the King County Council and County Executive on November 8, 2010

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