Hopelink Mobility Coalitions 2020 Accomplishments
January 5, 2021
2020 was a year for the history books...
For transportation in King County, 2020 began with the contention over Initiative I-976 and vehicle tabs, saw drastic ridership changes due to COVID-19, forced transportation providers to reckon with codes of equity and enforcement, and ended with the recognition that we will continue to deal with the consequences of these variables in the future. Amongst the institutional struggles, people needed to get around. Intentionality about access and services meant that mobility worked to support the most meaningful of trips throughout 2020. During this time, collaboration, coordination, and advocacy were the guiding strategies that keeping our mobility networks working for all, now and in the future.
Luckily, Hopelink’s Mobility Management team spent the year adapting to these changes. The Mobility Coalitions housed at Hopelink have wrapped up a busy, innovative 2020. From switching to virtual engagement and outreach to evolving the accessibility and equity pursuits of projects in creative ways, our Mobility Coalitions have kept pace with the hectic year.
Hopelink Mobility Management’s Coalitions are made up of the King County Mobility Coalition, the Eastside Easy Rider Collaborative, the North King County Mobility Coalition, the South King County Mobility Coalition, the Snoqualmie Valley Transportation Coalition, and the Regional Alliance for Resilient and Equitable Transportation. Working across the region, our Coalitions hosted a total of 34 meetings in 2020. During these meetings, each Coalition welcomed a suite of presentations, discussions, and information sharing opportunities to keep our partners engaged and informed about the rapidly changing mobility scene.
The North King County Mobility Coalition
concluded a Gaps Analysis Project to understand the mobility challenges of special needs populations in their region, while the Eastside Easy Rider Collaborative
began conversations to strengthen Volunteer Driver Transportation Program recruitment. The King County Mobility Coalition’s Access to Healthcare Group and South King County Mobility Coalition
wrapped up the innovative Care Mobility Rewards Program Pilot. The Snoqualmie Valley Transportation Coalition
produced the first-of-its-kind 5-Year Transportation Plan! As the organizer for emergency transportation management for vulnerable populations in King, Pierce, and Snohomish Counties, the Regional Alliance for Resilient and Equitable Transportation
initiated new calls, partnerships, and information distribution to act quickly and proactively in the ever-changing mobility operations space. These are just a few of the great things our Coalitions worked on in 2020!
To learn more about each Coalition’s 2020 achievements, find them here:
We’re looking forward to bringing what we learned in 2020 with us into 2021, with hopefully some more positive developments in the mobility space coming our way.
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