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1 U.S. Census Bureau. (2018). LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (2002-2015). Washington, DC: U.S. Census Bureau, Longitudinal-Employer Household Dynamics Program, May 2018, https://onthemap.ces.census.gov. LODES 7.3
2 U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey, 2016 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Tables DP03 and S0802.
produced for the South Sound Alliance / https://www.tacoma.uw.edu/urban-studies/south-sound-alliance-0 /// designed by Garrett M Stone / [email protected]
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TACOMA
SEATTLE
AUBURN
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!Commute to Auburn!Commute to Tacoma
This map represents primary commute locations outside of home jurisdictions for employees living in Census identified towns, cities, and places within the SSA boundary.
Both the flow lines and circles are to scale, meaning that their thickness and size are accurate and can be used to compare places.
From a regional perspective, improving transportation is a priority issue for South Sound residents, second only to affordability. Developing a regionally focused Transportation Management Association (TMA) and implementing regional Transportation Demand Management (TDM) could alleviate that issue, make space for other innovations, and potentially promote continued regional collaboration around transpor-tation and economic development.
A SOUTH SOUND ALLIANCE-BASED TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION SEEKS TO:• Create an inter-juristidictional collaborative focused on producing traffic and commute reduction strategies.
• Increasing the use of public transportation, shared vehicle programs, parking management programs, and alternative transportation modes by those currently traveling through, from, and within the South Sound in single occupancy vehicles to reduce traffic by 2 -5%.
• Support new developments and land use patterns that encourage the use of public transit and promote increased vehicle occupancy and reduce parking space requirements.
• Develop strong ethos and a culture around living and working in the same community, furthering economic equity and viability within the South Sound. • Empower municipalities by assiting them in providing additional resources to their residents & an incentive for future employers.
45-60 MINUTESAverage commute time for South Sound residents2
Total number of com-muters who live within in the South Sound Alliance boundary1
512 THOUSAND
Commuters travel for more than 25 minutes to get to work2
310 THOUSAND
Commuters live in the South Sound and travel to King, Pierce, Snohomish, or Thur-ston Counties1
480 THOUSAND
MULTI-COUNTY
MULTI-CITYMULTI-ORGANIZATIONALCOALITION
focused on commute reduction & innovative land use
