[Text Description automatically generated] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 9, 2022 FOR INFORMATION: Laura Svancarek, LauraS@downtownonthego.org<mailto:LauraS@downtownonthego.org> | 253-252-6638 Ride Transit Month: Ride the Bus with Pierce Conservation District Tacoma, Wash. - To celebrate Ride Transit Month, Downtown On the Go<https://downtownonthego.com/> is riding the bus with Pierce Conservation District<https://piercecd.org/>. The event will take place on Thursday, June 23rd from 11:30 am to 1 pm. Participants will meet at Commerce Street Transfer Area Zone C to ride Pierce Transit Route 41 through Tacoma's Eastside to the Swan Creek Park Community Garden, then return to Commerce Street. Pierce Conservation District Executive Director Dana Coggon will highlight PCD's recent community work in the Eastside, including at Roosevelt Elementary and Swan Creek Park. Ride the Bus events are a celebration of community and transit in Tacoma, highlighting local organizations and leaders while getting Tacomans out on transit. Space is limited, registration is required<https://forms.gle/dtbksPNi7s19mN2e7>. Loaded ORCA cards will be provided to participants. Thank you to Pierce Transit<https://www.piercetransit.org/> for their partnership, and Rainier Connect<https://www.rainierconnect.com/> for sponsoring Downtown On the Go's 2022 Ride Transit Month events<https://downtownonthego.com/go/transit/ride-the-bus-events>. Find Downtown On the Go at downtownonthego.org<https://www.downtownonthego.org/>, or on Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/downtownonthego>, Twitter<https://twitter.com/DowntownOntheGo>, and Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/downtownonthego/>. ### About Downtown: On the Go! Downtown On the Go (DOTG) is the transportation advocate and resource for anyone whose daily life is downtown Tacoma. DOTG is a collaborative effort of the Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber, City of Tacoma, Pierce Transit, and downtown businesses. DOTG helps businesses save money, position their business as an active downtown community member, improve their employees' health and well-being, and protect their local and global environment through transportation management. Emily J. Nakada-Alm (she/her) Downtown On the Go 253-325-7692 (cell) Events Coordinator www.downtownonthego.org<http://www.downtownonthego.org/> Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/downtownonthego> | Twitter<https://twitter.com/#!/DowntownOntheGo> | Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/downtownonthego/>