1 U.S. Census Bureau. (2018). LEHD Origin-Desnaon Employment Stascs (2002-2015). Washington, DC: U.S. Census Bureau, Longitudinal-Employer Household Dynamics Program, May 2018, hps://onthemap.ces.census.gov. LODES 7.3 2 U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey, 2016 American Community Survey 5-Year Esmates, Tables DP03 and S0802. produced for the South Sound Alliance / hps://www.tacoma.uw.edu/urban-studies/south-sound-alliance-0 /// designed by Garre M Stone / [email protected] ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! TACOMA SEATTLE AUBURN ! Commute to Seale ! Commute to Auburn ! Commute to Tacoma This map represents primary commute locaons outside of home jurisdicons for employees living in Census idenfied towns, cies, 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 perspecve, improving transportaon is a priority issue for South Sound residents, second only to affordability. Developing a regionally focused Transportaon Management Associaon (TMA) and implemenng regional Transportaon Demand Management (TDM) could alleviate that issue, make space for other innovaons, and potenally promote connued regional collaboraon around transpor- taon and economic development. A SOUTH SOUND ALLI ANCE-BASED TRANSPOR TATION MANAGE MENT ASSOCI ATION SEEKS TO: • Create an inter-jurisdiconal collaborave focused on producing traffic and commute reducon 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 MINUTES Average commute me for South Sound residents 2 Total number of com- muters who live within in the South Sound Alliance boundary 1 512 THOUSAND Commuters travel for more than 25 minutes to get to work 2 310 THOUSAND Commuters live in the South Sound and travel to King, Pierce, Snohomish, or Thur- ston Counes 1 480 THOUSAND MULTI-COUNTY MULTI-CITY MULTI-ORGANIZATIONAL COALITION focused on commute reducon & innovave land use