City to provide subsidized ORCA cards to low-income project residents

Chetanya Robinson

Chetanya Robinson Jun 28, 2025

Jan 12, 2018

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                <h1>City to provide subsidized ORCA cards to low-income project residents</h1>
                <h2><p>An experimental project to provide ORCA cards to 122 low-income residents of Capitol Hill was approved by the City Council’s Transportation and Sustainability Committee today. Andrew Glass-Hastings of the Seattle Department of Transportation noted that transportation is the second highest living expense for low-income people, after housing. The goal</p></h2>
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               <p>By <a href="/author/chetanyarobinson-gmail-com/">Chetanya Robinson</a></p> 
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            <p>An experimental project to provide ORCA cards to 122 low-income residents of Capitol Hill was approved by the City Council’s Transportation and Sustainability Committee today. Andrew Glass-Hastings of the Seattle Department of Transportation noted that transportation is the second highest living expense for low-income people, after housing. The goal of the project is to make cheaper transport options accessible to people so that they will have more money for other necessary expenses, Glass-Hastings said. The cards will all be distributed to residents of the Capitol Hill Housing Improvement Program (CHHIP), a public corporation organized by the City of Seattle, at a reduced cost of either $10 or $16. The total budget for the cards is set at $38,000 or below, to be funded by SDOT. “I’m really excited,” said Councilmember Rob Johnson at the meeting. “Transit nerds unite!”</p>
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An experimental project to provide ORCA cards to 122 low-income residents of Capitol Hill was approved by the City Council’s Transportation and Sustainability Committee today. Andrew Glass-Hastings of the Seattle Department of Transportation noted that transportation is the second highest living expense for low-income people, after housing. The goal of the project is to make cheaper transport options accessible to people so that they will have more money for other necessary expenses, Glass-Hastings said. The cards will all be distributed to residents of the Capitol Hill Housing Improvement Program (CHHIP), a public corporation organized by the City of Seattle, at a reduced cost of either $10 or $16. The total budget for the cards is set at $38,000 or below, to be funded by SDOT. “I’m really excited,” said Councilmember Rob Johnson at the meeting. “Transit nerds unite!”

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By Chetanya Robinson

Chetanya Robinson is a former intern with Crosscut. He was born and raised in Seattle and graduated from the University of Washington in fall 2016. He enjoys reporting on an eclectic range of topics,