Tuesday Aug 11, 2015
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM PDT
Tuesday, August 11, 2015
10:30 am to 11:30 am
Federal Way Chamber Boardroom
31919 1st Ave. S, Ste. 202
Federal Way, Wa 98003
There is no fee for this roundtable but registration is required.
Learn about King County Metro's long range public transportation plan with Kim Becklund, Strategic Partnership Advisor, on August 11 at 10:30 a.m. in the Federal Way Chamber Boardroom.
With King County growing fast, it’s time to lay the foundation for a public transportation system that moves more people and moves them better. What should our transit system look like in 25 years? How can we support our economy, our environment, and the people who live here? How will Metro integrate with the expanding light rail system? These are the kind of questions that captured the imagination of civic leaders years ago, and their vision led to the public transportation system we rely on today. Now it’s time to imagine a new future.
Metro's Long-Range Plan will present a shared vision for a future public transportation system that gets people where they want to go and helps our region thrive. The plan will describe an integrated network of transportation options, the facilities and technology needed to support those services, and the financial requirements for building the system. It is being developed in close coordination with Sound Transit and other transportation agencies.
Kim Becklund has been a transportation professional for 26 years. She began her career working in transportation finance in the consulting and public sector. She has worked across the state of Washington and helped plan and develop new regional transit districts. She spent 19 years working for two cities within Central Puget Sound. At those cities, she worked primarily on regional policy, strategic funding initiatives. She also served as the first Executive Director of the Washington Transportation Alliance, an executive-level transportation advocacy group comprised of business, labor and environmental decision-makers focused on industry reforms, sustainable multimodal funding and state legislative advocacy activities. Much of her career has involved direct staff support to local and regional elected officials serving in transportation leadership roles. Kim is known as a constructive and effective collaborator with the region’s transit and transportation agencies, their staff and leadership. She recently joined King County Metro in a new role serving as the agency’s Strategic Partnership Advisor where she supports the agency’s external relations work with Metro’s many partners and clients. Kim is a lifetime Washingtonian and has lived in several communities within the greater Puget Sound Region. She has as Masters of Public Administration from The Evergreen State College and a B.A. from Western Washington University. She currently lives in Seattle and enjoys an active community life.