Comments on: Meet the Choose Your Way Bellevue Staff—We Walk the Talk http://www.chooseyourwaybellevue.org/blog/2009/08/meet-the-choose-your-way-bellevue-staff%e2%80%94we-walk-the-talk/ Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 06 Nov 2011 19:40:53 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Kate Johnson (City of Bellevue) http://www.chooseyourwaybellevue.org/blog/2009/08/meet-the-choose-your-way-bellevue-staff%e2%80%94we-walk-the-talk/comment-page-1/#comment-436 Kate Johnson (City of Bellevue) Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:20:42 +0000 /blog/?p=189#comment-436 Thanks for your comment. I can sympathize with your situation. Since downtown Bellevue is a major urban center, parking is at a premium and typically carries a fee. Kudos to you for attempting transit; I’m sorry it doesn’t seem to be working for you. First, I would suggest that you make sure you’ve exhausted all of the transit possibilities by asking for help. You can visit the <a href="http://www.chooseyourwaybellevue.org/about/commuter-connection.php" rel="nofollow">Commuter Connection store</a> during open hours or submit a <a href="http://www.chooseyourwaybellevue.org/blog/2009/07/need-help-planning-the-best-way-to-get-to-work-like-free-money-continue-reading%e2%80%a6/" rel="nofollow">commute inquiry form</a> to Commuter Connection staff, and they will get back to you with a commute plan. You can also contact the transit agencies directly; see contact information at the bottom of the Choose Your Way Bellevue bus page. Note that connecting to transit at a park & ride lot can often provide access to frequent bus service to downtown Bellevue. For example, from the S. Kirkland Park & Ride there is service to downtown via routes 230 and 234, which each run every half during the weekday work hours, with lesser service levels in the evenings and on weekends. Have you thought about sharing a ride? Even with a part-time work situation, you may be able to find a ride match for at least one way and could perhaps take the bus in the other direction. Metro Rideshare Operations suggests the following for part-time workers. First, register at <a href="http://www.rideshareonline.com/" rel="nofollow">RideshareOnline.com</a> and enter your exact days and scheduled hours to see what commuters match your schedule. Contact the best matches to arrange ridesharing. Then, if there are few or no matches, increase your flexibility by using the drop-down box next to your work hours. Try adjusting your hours or adding Park-and-Ride lots along your route to increase your chances of finding a match. For further ride matching assistance you can call 206-625-4500. Finally, you can submit feedback about transit service to <a href="http://transit.metrokc.gov/cs/metro-feedback.html" rel="nofollow">Metro</a> or <a href="http://www.soundtransit.org/About-Us/Contact-Us/Customer-Feedback.xml" rel="nofollow">Sound Transit</a>. Good luck. -Kate Thanks for your comment. I can sympathize with your situation. Since downtown Bellevue is a major urban center, parking is at a premium and typically carries a fee. Kudos to you for attempting transit; I’m sorry it doesn’t seem to be working for you. First, I would suggest that you make sure you’ve exhausted all of the transit possibilities by asking for help. You can visit the Commuter Connection store during open hours or submit a commute inquiry form to Commuter Connection staff, and they will get back to you with a commute plan. You can also contact the transit agencies directly; see contact information at the bottom of the Choose Your Way Bellevue bus page. Note that connecting to transit at a park & ride lot can often provide access to frequent bus service to downtown Bellevue. For example, from the S. Kirkland Park & Ride there is service to downtown via routes 230 and 234, which each run every half during the weekday work hours, with lesser service levels in the evenings and on weekends.

Have you thought about sharing a ride? Even with a part-time work situation, you may be able to find a ride match for at least one way and could perhaps take the bus in the other direction. Metro Rideshare Operations suggests the following for part-time workers. First, register at RideshareOnline.com and enter your exact days and scheduled hours to see what commuters match your schedule. Contact the best matches to arrange ridesharing. Then, if there are few or no matches, increase your flexibility by using the drop-down box next to your work hours. Try adjusting your hours or adding Park-and-Ride lots along your route to increase your chances of finding a match. For further ride matching assistance you can call 206-625-4500.

Finally, you can submit feedback about transit service to Metro or Sound Transit. Good luck.

-Kate

]]> By: cindy http://www.chooseyourwaybellevue.org/blog/2009/08/meet-the-choose-your-way-bellevue-staff%e2%80%94we-walk-the-talk/comment-page-1/#comment-420 cindy Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:48:24 +0000 /blog/?p=189#comment-420 My daughter was able to get a job in bellevue we tried to get a bus route but it is a part time job the routes don't pick up at the right time and its a two hour ride for a 12 min ride leave from Kirkland to Bellevue hardly time effective for college student.Now there is not even a place to park her car without paying a high garage fee.I hardly see how young people can commute with out a car when the bus routes don't pick up or drop off at the right times.Tell me how this works well. My daughter was able to get a job in bellevue we tried to get a bus route but it is a part time job the routes don’t pick up at the right time and its a two hour ride for a 12 min ride leave from Kirkland to Bellevue hardly time effective for college student.Now there is not even a place to park her car without paying a high garage fee.I hardly see how young people can commute with out a car when the bus routes don’t pick up or drop off at the right times.Tell me how this works well.

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