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Maiko Winkler-Chin
the First Hill line was being planned.”
a promise made to our community when

WHY
businesses of our neighborhoods. This was
opportunities for the residents and small
connected system provides access to
“Making our streetcar segment part of a
WHY THE CENTER CITY CONNECTOR?
Helps move tourists to reach Helps move people quickly and
small, minority-owned businesses easily to their workplace
Tourists spend $195 per day in Seattle. 70% of South Lake Union streetcar riders are commuters.
70%
Seniors and people with mobility challenges prefer streetcars
to traverse the city because they are easy to board.
More than 35 million visitors travel through downtown each
year, including 15 million visitors to Pike Place Market alone.
But tourists don’t ride buses.
With Metro unable to add bus capacity over
the next 5 years, how do we help them reach our small
and minority-owned businesses in Chinatown/ID, ORCA cards provide easy mobility for the largest
Pioneer Square, and the Central District? concentration of low income housing residents in the region.
How do we best serve inner city commuters, people living in
low income housing, seniors, and individuals with disabilities?
The streetcar! By completing a streetcar system that works!
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