RARET Workgroup
Regional Alliance for Resilient and Equitable Transportation
About Regional Alliance for Resilient and Equitable Transportation
The Regional Alliance for Resilient and Equitable Transportation (RARET) workgroup is piloting key strategies to increase the critical transportation services available to populations with access and functional needs including older adults, people with disabilities, English-language learners, and others in the event of an emergency in the Puget Sound region. The workgroup is composed of emergency managers, transportation providers, human service agencies, and community advocates representing King, Pierce, and Snohomish Counties.
Strategies
- Gap Analysis: Identify what and where the gaps are in transportation for vulnerable populations before, during, and after an emergency.
- Coalition Building: Support and strengthen partnerships between transportation providers, emergency managers, human service agencies, and vulnerable populations.
- Preparedness: Ensure the supply (providers/organizations) and demand (riders) are as prepared as possible to operate or function during an emergency.
- Resource Identification: Assess and distribute information about the availability of transportation resources in an emergency.
- Coordination: Develop a coordinated network to operate in an emergency.
- Communication: Ensure the coordination network and demand of transportation in an emergency is clearly communicated and comprehended by all relevant stakeholders
Meetings
Starting in January of each year, the RARET workgroup meets bimonthly on the fourth Wednesday from 10:00am-12:00pm. The meeting location rotates throughout King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties. Additional events or meetings are scheduled as needed.
Upcoming RARET Meetings View all area events > Submit an event >
View past meeting notes and handouts:
RARET Reports and Publications
The RARET workgroup has produced several reports highlighting RARET coordination efforts and resources developed for transportation providers.
- RARET/ETPN Tabletop 2023 Report
- After-Action Report: February 2019 Snow Event
- Business Continuity Planning Guide for Transportation Providers
Projects and Workshops
RARET has partnered and organized several projects, workshops, and events, including:
- RARET 2023 Work plan
- Roundtable: Transportation During & Beyond COVID-19 - Meeting Notes (September 2020)
- Regional Emergency Transportation Coordination Workshop Report (June 2019)
- Healthcare Authority (HCA) Brokerage Emergency Preparedness Workshop (November 2018)
- Hopelink Brokerage Staff Preparedness Training (October 2018)
- Regional Tabletop After Action Report (June 2017)
- Adverse Weather Tabletop Exercises After Action Report (Winter 2019)
- Adverse Weather Workshops After Action Report (October 2016)
- Transportation Vulnerable Populations Planning Workshop Part 1 Feedback (March 2016)
Join Today
The RARET Workgroup is always looking for new partners who share an interest in improving transportation coordination in the event of an emergency in the Puget Sound Region. To learn about how to get involved, call (425) 943-6760, send an email to mobility@hopelink.org, or sign up for the KCMC Mailing list.
