April 2010
Serving Port Townsend, Tri Area & Port Ludlow
April Speakers Port Townsend Chamber of Commerce luncheon meetings are held at the Port Townsend Elks Lodge, 555 Otto St., at noon each Monday, federal holidays excluded. Everyone is welcome!
April 5 – Daniel Erickson, Coldwell Banker Town & Country Sales Management: How do sales managers develop and grow business? People skills that will keep your business thriving, the importance of planning for success, setting priorities and problem solving are some to the areas Dan will focus on.
April 12 – Mike Pollock, Jefferson Transit Mike will talk about new routes being introduced on April 11 to make getting around Port Townsend and Jefferson County by bus even easier!
April 19 – Janette Force, PT Film Festival Janette will introduce the Chamber to the Port Townsend Film Festival and the demographics of its audiences. She promises not to just talk about their incredibly cool movies!
April 26 – Will O’Donnell, PT Farmers Market Did you know that Port Townsend is home to one of the nation’s biggest and most successful small-town farmers markets? Will plans to update Chamber members on growth at the market, changes and additions in 2010.
Jefferson Transit will debut new routes April 11 to make getting to work more efficient and convenient . Schedules match starting and quitting times for most major employers. Photo by Janice Wrhel
Transit rolls out new routes By Christina Pivarnik With the upcoming 40th anniversary of Earth Day, it’s a great time to celebrate going “green” by riding the bus! Jefferson Transit is launching improved routes effective April 11 to make getting around Jefferson County even easier. The new routes were based on public input to make riding the bus as convenient as possible for everyone. As an example, there will be more rides and earlier/later service to Castle Hill, Fort Worden and North Beach. Every bus will go both downtown and
uptown in Port Townsend, increasing dramatically the daily number of trips to these areas. The new in-town “connector” routes will run in opposite directions, shortening round-trip rides in many cases. And commuting by bus just got much easier with schedules that match the starting and quitting times for most major employers. This means you’ll be able to avoid the dreaded two-hour “parking shuffle” downtown. Top that off with saving money – up to $7,200 per year if you give up your car – and enjoying the fact that life just got much better. Not to mention that
riding the bus reduces stress by giving you a few minutes to relax. Longdistance commuters will realize another advantage – the ability to go between Port Townsend’s downtown/uptown and Brinnon, Quilcene, Poulsbo or Sequim without transferring buses. How can you find out about the new routes and how to use them? • Go to jeffersontransit.com to review the new schedules and route maps. • Pick up a new bus schedule on any Jefferson Transit bus or at the Visitor Information Center near the Haines
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