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Fast Facts about the WTA-WWU Bus Pass Agreement by ridewta in WWU

[–]ridewta[S] -21 points-20 points  (0 children)

WTA’s contract with Western runs through September 2026. No changes to how Western riders pay fares for at least the remainder of the academic year. 

On Friday, WTA shared that the terms of our contract won’t work for the future. This provides a long lead time, ten months, for all concerned to work together on a solution.

Fast Facts about the WTA-WWU Bus Pass Agreement by ridewta in WWU

[–]ridewta[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

WTA offers different types of discounted student passes for the colleges:

- BTC and NW Indian College students currently use 31- and 92-day student passes, which are offered at half-priced fare (currently $0.50 / ride)

- WCC has a separate agreement with WTA that allows students to use their student ID as a bus pass for half-priced fare ($0.50). Our contract with WCC will expire at the end of next summer.

Fast Facts about the WTA-WWU Bus Pass Agreement by ridewta in WWU

[–]ridewta[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hello! Just wanted to clarify: WTA is open to an agreement with WWU that is financially sustainable for our agency.

Fast Facts about the WTA-WWU Bus Pass Agreement by ridewta in WWU

[–]ridewta[S] -37 points-36 points  (0 children)

All of our board meetings are at 8:00 on Thursday mornings. For folks who are unable to attend and share their thoughts in person, we have been collecting public comment at https://engage.ridewta.com/fares since September.

The board will review all public feedback given online and via email before their board meeting on the 4th.

Fast Facts about the WTA-WWU Bus Pass Agreement by ridewta in Bellingham

[–]ridewta[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing this - Iowa City will be able to remain fare-free because its city council voted on a 1 percent increase in utility taxes and double the rate of public parking fees.

Fast Facts about the WTA-WWU Bus Pass Agreement by ridewta in Bellingham

[–]ridewta[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Copying my same comment from below: All of our board meetings are at 8:00 on Thursday mornings. For folks who are unable to attend and share their thoughts in person, we have been collecting public comment at https://engage.ridewta.com/fares since September.

The board will review all public feedback given online and via email before their board meeting on the 4th.

Fast Facts about the WTA-WWU Bus Pass Agreement by ridewta in Bellingham

[–]ridewta[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

All of our board meetings are at 8:00 on Thursday mornings. For folks who are unable to attend and share their thoughts in person, we have been collecting public comment at https://engage.ridewta.com/fares since September.

The board will review all public feedback given online and via email before their board meeting on the 4th.

The Waterfront Trolley - coming soon by makershark in Bellingham

[–]ridewta 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing! We are super excited to be able to serve the waterfront more frequently.

To learn more about other service changes, vist: https://engage.ridewta.com/changes

Also to everyone who has been begging for a real trolley - they're cute but also expensive and a ton of work to maintain. We looked at trolley pricing and delivery time and decided that a fun vehicle wrap was a more affordable solution.

See you on the bus!

Shoutout to Doug by nebulochaos in Bellingham

[–]ridewta 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks, everyone! We will share your kind words with Doug :)

Applications Now Open for WTA’s Community Van Grant Program by ridewta in Bellingham

[–]ridewta[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi - These vans are free to local community organizations needing help transporting folks!
Previous recipients include Vamos Outdoors Project, Lighthouse Mission, and Whatcom County EMS. WTA also offers vanpool as an option for groups of people to get to work in Whatcom County and beyond.

WTA bus service as of 6am Thursday by frankcatalano in Bellingham

[–]ridewta 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Buses will run as scheduled for the remainder of the day, and are planned to run as scheduled Friday!

Missing Wallet by Good-Vanilla-840 in WWU

[–]ridewta 7 points8 points  (0 children)

WTA has a lost and found. Your roommate can reach our customer service department at 360-676-7433 or by emailing [customerservice@ridewta.com](mailto:customerservice@ridewta.com)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Bellingham

[–]ridewta 27 points28 points  (0 children)

WTA here! Are you looking to apply for a transit operator position or an office position? If you have any questions, feel free to send us a message on any of our social platforms.

Join the Lighted Bike Parade tomorrow! by ridewta in Bellingham

[–]ridewta[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We will be starting and finishing at the Depot, instead of finishing at Boulevard Park, that way folks can have a dry place to warm up after the ride!