Tag: ORCA

September 1, 2022

BikeLink cards now get you into Sound Transit bike cages (after an extra step)

Biking to light rail is often the fastest way to get around Seattle. For riders who live beyond a short walk to the station, biking is a great way to skip the slower local bus connection (if there even is one) and head straight to the train or express bus. If your destination is near…
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tagged: bike parking, bikelink, ORCA, sound transit
August 17, 2015

Pronto adds low-income housing partner + L.A. may offer transit/bike transfers

Pronto Cycle Share announced a new partnership with Bellweather Housing last week, expanding the number of low-income residents who have access to reduced cost Pronto memberships to nearly 5,000. Bellweather joins Capitol Hill Housing in providing residents access to annual memberships as low as $20 for people making 30 percent of median income or less…
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tagged: josh cohen, next city, ORCA, ORCA Lift, pronto emerald city cycle share
June 8, 2015

City proposes ‘massive’ Pronto Cycle Share expansion

Pronto Cycle Share is an amazing transportation tool, but only if it’s limited service area fills a hole in your specific trip. If you live in the service area, it’s amazing. If you are headed to a city center destination that is an awkward distance from an express transit route, bike share can be a…
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tagged: charles mudede, motivate, ORCA, ORCA Lift, pronto emerald city cycle share, scott kubly, sdot, TIGER
July 10, 2012

Whistle Stop Co-op will give away free bikes and ORCA cards

Whistle Stop Co-op Cafe and Bike Shop near Othello Station will be giving away free bikes and ORCA Cards as part of a program to remove barriers to cycling and transit use in Rainier Valley. The program, dubbed Live Free or Drive, is funded by a Seattle Office of Sustainability and Environment grant. We wrote…
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tagged: office of sustainability and environment, ORCA, othello, rainier valley, whistle stop co-op
November 1, 2011

Sound Transit offers $10 ORCA to try Columbia City Station’s new bike lockers

As the weather changes, Sound Transit is urging people to bike to Rainier Valley light rail stations, then take the train to downtown. A new “bike plaza” at Columbia City Station has secure bike lockers for up to 46 bikes. There are bike lockers at Rainier Beach, Othello and Columbia City Stations. On top of…
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tagged: bike lockers, columbia city, light rail, ORCA, sound transit
August 31, 2011

Washington Ferries will drop bicycle fee for ORCA and pass users

In a very welcome step forward, Washington State Ferries will drop the fee currently assessed to people using passes and ORCA cards for most ferry routes. The change will go into effect with other fare changes in October. The current $1 surcharge will still apply for tickets purchased on the spot and for most users…
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tagged: biking bis, ORCA, washington state ferries