Van Pools
Today on Unmute the Commute, we talk with some vanpool riders about the social side of their daily commute. Produced by Gregg Selby
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Ever wonder about the people who ride the light rail with you every day? Curious about where the biker behind you at the stoplight is going? Who the bus driver who picks you up each day is? On Unmute the Commute, we put down our phones and talk to people on the bus. We go on trips to the food bank, talk to bus drivers about their side hustles, hang around park and rides early in the morning and even ride along with dogs through Seattle traffic. Transportation binds us together and where we’re going tells us a lot about who we are. From the margins of a city to its center, KBCS explores our daily migration on Unmute the Commute.
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