Show Notes
On this episode of South Sound Connected, we talk with Rodney Chandler, Pierce Transit’s Emergency Management Administrator and to Amy Gillespie, Deputy Director of Pierce County Emergency Management. As we move into autumn and the inclement weather that accompanies it, Pierce Transit pivots to storm response, snow plans and special service to make sure transit stays on the road as long as it’s safe to do so. We do this work in partnership with Pierce County and many other public agencies to coordinate a community response. Learn how Pierce Transit steps in to help provide transportation in a variety of unusual situations.
More from South Sound Connected
On this episode of South Sound Connected, we learn about the Pierce Transit ballot measure, Proposition 1, going before voters on November 3rd. Our guests are Chelsea and Dezra who worked for the past year gathering public input to help shape the plan, and who are now helping educate the public on it. We’ll also learn what services would be maintained and which would be expanded as part of the proposed measure. More information on Prop 1 can be found at ballot.PierceTransit.org.
It's the Summer of Soccer, and Pierce Transit is kicking it off with special event service. The Fan Zone Express is a circulator providing free rides to our local Fan Zone hosted by the Puyallup Tribe of Indians. We’ll hear from some fans using the service, and from Pierce Transit staff who worked for months on coordination, planning and logistics.
Each April, Pierce Transit employees participate in Take Your Child to Work Day. This event gives children and teens the opportunity to see what "work life" is like for their family member, and perhaps consider a career in transit themselves. The activities and interactions make a positive impact on kids and adults alike, as you will hear in this episode.
On this episode of South Sound Connected, we talk with Michelle and Karli about the services offered by the Hardship Assistance Response Team (HART). This program, in partnership with Pierce County and MultiCare, provides assistance to those in crisis at or near Pierce Transit facilities in our service area.
To help kick off Women's History Month, in this episode of South Sound Connected we talk with four women who work in the trades at Pierce Transit – Phoebe, Aubrey, Sharon and Riley – about thriving in a male-dominated workforce.