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W ho A Car
By Jim Wagele
to get around Sammamish. The Orca Card. This
It’s not easy getting around on
the East Side if you don’t have Community Ride is a partnership transportation card, which works
a car. Klahanie is no exception. of King County Metro and City of like a debit card, will provide you
Sometimes, for a variety of Sammamish. It will pick you up with easy access to nearly all the
reasons, Klahanie residents may at your home, take you to your public transportation options,
fi nd themselves without a car or destination within the service including Community Ride. You
the ability to drive. The situation area of Sammamish, and later can get one and add funds at the
may be temporary or long term. pick you up for a return trip Klahanie QFC Customer Service
Personally, since I am legally home! Community Ride costs the counter, or purchase online, by
blind, I do not drive. I rely on same as any Metro Transit fare phone or by mail. Discounted
my wife for most transportation and includes transfers to Metro fares are available for seniors,
needs, but sometimes I need Transit bus lines at no additional low-income, disability, and
another option and use a variety cost. The service area includes youth, but you must fi rst apply to
of providers, including public all of Klahanie and the central Metro transit to qualify.
transportation. Here is some part of Sammamish. While It Future Service. The City of
information that I have found will not take you directly to the Sammamish and Metro Transit
helpful and that may assist you or Issaquah Highlands Park and plan to introduce a service called
someone you know in a search Ride, it will take you to the bus Community Van later this year.
for transportation options. stop at Klahanie Boulevard and Community Van is a fl exible
Issaquah-Pine Lake Road, as rideshare option that provides
well as the sheltered bus stop community members with a new
at the South Sammamish (Pine way to use public transportation
Lake) Park and Ride. At both, by offering trips for neighbors to
you can catch routes 216, 219 local destinations in and outside
and 269, all of which do make Sammamish. Community Van
a stop at the Highlands Park service offers trips throughout
and Ride. For more information, the day, evening, and weekends.
including the service area Trips can be one-time events or
map, go to: https://kingcounty. recurring to popular destinations.
Community Ride. This is the gov/depts/transportation/ Riders pay a standard metro
newest and most accessible news/2019/20190618- fare for a round trip while the
resource for Klahanie residents Sammamish-Community-Ride. volunteer driver can ride for free.
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