Ron Sims to Talk Transportation Equity in Tacoma Ron Sims, Former Deputy Secretary, US Department of Housing and Urban Development and Former King County Executive, will be speaking in Tacoma this Friday about how transportation affects our daily lives and determines the opportunities available to us. The presentation, "Transportation Is a Life Determinant" will be held at University of Washington Tacoma (BHS 106) on Friday, Oct. 17, 2014 from noon to 1 p.m. Transportation is vitally important to our health and economic well-being as individuals. It also affects how healthy and vibrant our community is as a whole. How do transportation options affect the job and housing options available to us? How can our city develop to encourage equitable economic development? These and other questions will be answered in discussion with Mr. Sims and Downtown On the Go this Friday. The event is part of a larger transit promotion, Try Transit Month, Downtown On the Go's October commute campaign to get more people riding transit. More information on Try Transit Month events and campaigns are available on the DOTG website<http://bit.ly/1smXlPO>. The event is free and open to the public. The forum at UWT is accessible by Pierce Transit<http://www.piercetransit.org/pierce-transit-routes/> routes 1, 41, 53, 400, 500, and 501 and Tacoma Link. On-street bike parking is available. For details and to RSVP visit the Facebook event.<https://www.facebook.com/events/584605948278549/> DOTG's Friday Forums are a chance to learn about transportation issues and opportunities in Tacoma, discuss real challenges facing downtown commuters and residents, and hear about new ideas in the transportation world. Thanks to BLRB Architects<http://www.blrb.com/> for sponsoring our quarterly Friday Forum series and Fehr and Peers<http://www.fehrandpeers.com/> for sponsoring this forum. Kristina L. Walker Downtown On the Go Manager 253-682-1739 (direct) www.downtownonthego.org<http://www.downtownonthego.org> Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=208628412533048#!/pages/Downtown-On-the-Go/106892572688149> | Twitter<https://twitter.com/#!/DowntownOntheGo> The transportation advocate and resource for downtown Tacoma. Ask me about our Live Downtown program<blocked::http://www.downtownonthego.com/live/live-downtown>.