Two member meetings in June! In addition to our regular monthly meeting on June 18th at 6pm, we will vote on a second round of 2026 Primary Election endorsements on on June 25th at 6pm. Both meetings will be held via Zoom.
See our calendar for full details and email kristina@transitriders.org regarding any accessibility needs.

TRU 2013 Endorsements

Here are our endorsements for the upcoming Seattle and King County elections:

Mayor of Seattle: MIKE MCGINN

Seattle City Council Position 2: KSHAMA SAWANT

Seattle City Council Position 4: SALLY BAGSHAW

Seattle City Council Position 6: NICK LICATA

Seattle City Council Position 8: MIKE O’BRIEN

King County Executive: DOW CONSTANTINE

King County Council District 1: ROD DEMBOWSKI or NAOMI WILSON (no preferential endorsement)

King County Council District 5: DAVE UPTHEGROVE *

King County Council District 9: SHARI SONG

* Dave Upthegrove’s opponent, Andy Massagli, did not respond to our survey for local candidates. However, he did respond to our 2012 survey for candidates running for state legislature, and expressed the opinion that a “bicycle or walking shoe tax” would be a more appropriate way to fund public transit than taxing cars. Or better: “an alcohol or gang tax would target the riding demographic beautifully. Maybe a sagging pants that shows your underwear tax is in order”. Vote for UPTHEGROVE, people!

Updated Speaker Line-up – and remember to bring your grievances!

We got last-minute confirmations today from Executive Dow Constantine and Seattle King County NAACP President James Bible.  Our updated speaker line-up (order may shift a bit) is below.

Don’t forget to bring your grievances for Sen. Rodney Tom!

  • Katie Wilson (TRU)
  • Exec. Dow Constantine
  • Mayor Mike McGinn
  • Rep. Gael Tarleton
  • Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles
  • Jacob Struiksma (TRU)
  • Verita Alexander (ATU/Metro Driver)
  • Anita Nath (PSARA)
  • Kshama Sawant (Socialist Alternative/City Council candidate)
  • James Bible (NAACP Pres.)
  • Scott Myers (TRU)

“WTF, Olympia?” Rally this Saturday, July 27: Print a poster for your bus stop!

Print a poster     Print some flyers     And come to the rally!

The rally will start at noon at City Hall Park, the grassy park on the south side of the King County Courthouse at 3rd and Yesler, 450 3rd Avenue.

Here’s our new guest speaker line-up – several TRU organizers and members will be speaking too.  Stay tuned for updates:

  • Rep. Gael Tarleton
  • Senator Jeanne Kohl-Welles
  • Mayor Mike McGinn
  • TRU Member Jacob Struiksma
  • Metro Driver and ATU Executive Board Officer Verita Alexander
  • PSARA Board Member Anita Nath
  • Socialist Alternative activist and City Council candidate Kshama Sawant

WTF, Olympia? – Speaker Line-up

Here’s our guest speaker line-up so far! In addition to speakers from TRU:

  • Larry Phillips (King County Councilmember)
  • Mike McGinn (Mayor, City of Seattle)
  • Jessyn Farrell (District 46 Representative)
  • Nate Chappelle (Metro driver, ATU 587 Executive Board Officer)
  • Jesse Hagopian (Garfield High School teacher, Social Equality Educators organizer)
  • Anita Nath (Puget Sound Advocates for Retirement Action Board Member)
  • Kshama Sawant (Socialist Alternative, Seattle City Council candidate)

Check back for updates!

Send us your grievance – we’ll get it to Rodney Tom

Can’t make it to the WTF, Olympia? Rally on July 20, but still want to participate? Here’s how.  At the rally we’ll be collecting grievances for later delivery to Senator Rodney Tom, who was instrumental in blocking the passage of a local funding option for transit.

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Tell Rodney Tom what you think:

From: __________________

WTF? 

Without Route #__, I won’t be able to ________.   Thousands of King County residents, including your constituents, depend on public transit every day.  And do you realize what 17% service cuts will do to congestion? …

Is your route in danger of being cut? Do you have a grievance to air? Send us your message to Sen. Tom by posting it on our Facebook page, email it to contact@transitriders.org, or fill out this form and mail to TRU, P.O. Box 30104, Seattle 98113. We’ll make sure your voice is heard on July 20!

This Route Will Be Cut: print and distribute this flyer

Do you ride a route that is slated for elimination or service reductions?  Print this flyer (2-sided) and give it to your fellow bus riders!  Or get in touch (contact@transitriders.org, 206-651-4282) and we will find a way to get some flyers to you.

In particular, we’d like to target the following routes, which run in or through Senator Rodney Tom’s district: 237, 245, 250, 265, 277

Routes at risk for deletion (65 routes): 7EX, 19, 21EX, 22, 25, 27, 30, 37, 48NEX, 57, 61, 76, 77EX, 82, 83, 84, 99, 110, 113, 114, 118EX, 119, 119EX, 123EX, 139, 152, 154, 157, 159, 161, 173, 179, 190, 192, 197, 200, 201, 203, 205EX, 210, 211EX, 213, 215, 216, 237, 243, 244EX, 250, 257, 260, 265, 268, 277, 280, 304, 308, 601EX, 907DART, 910DART, 913DART, 914DART, 919DART, 927DART, 930DART and 935DART.

Routes at risk for reductions and revisions (86 routes): 1, 2S, 2N, 3S, 3N, 4S, 4N, 5, 5EX, 7, 8, 9EX, 10, 11, 12, 14S, 16, 21, 24, 26, 26EX, 28, 28EX, 29, 31, 36, 41, 43, 47, 48N, 60, 65, 66EX, 67, 68, 70, 71, 72, 73, 106, 107, 116EX, 118, 121, 122, 125, 148, 156, 177, 181, 182, 186, 187, 193EX, 202, 204, 209, 214, 221, 224, 226, 232, 234, 235, 236, 238, 241, 245, 246, 248, 249, 255, 269, 271, 309EX, 311, 312EX, 331, 355EX, 372EX, 373EX, 901DART, 903DART, 908DART, 909DART and 931DART.