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Picture This!
What's
new this week in transportation
Beginning today, the
Department of Transportation is launching a weekly photo feature capturing
what's new in transportation. Picture This! will focus on a
program, project or service that helps drivers using King County roads or
customers using King County Metro Transit. So check out this weekly
feature and find out what the department is doing to make your travel
easier!
Employees at Korry
Electronics on Dexter Avenue North in Seattle board their vanpools. As a
FlexPass partner, Korry provides employees with a package of services that
include unlimited access to Metro and Sound Transit as well as vanpool
fare subsidies.
On Monday, Jan. 22, the King
County Council recognized the Metro Transit Commute Partnership
Program for winning the prestigious "Innovations in American
Government" competition, an awards program of the Ford Foundation and
Harvard University. King County Commute Partnerships works with local
employers to encourage their employees to take the bus or carpool.
The recognition comes as the
state Legislature considers a request from Gov. Gary Locke to restore a
key tax incentive for employers who take part in Commute Trip Reduction
programs. The proposal would restore a tax credit of 50 percent of the
business and occupation tax paid by an employer, up to a limit of $100,000
per year.
News Advisory: Council
recognizes Commute Partnership program for winning prestigious national award
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