Job Access Reverse Commute (JARC) Transportation Program

The Job Access Reverse Commute (JARC) Transportation Program developed by the King County Department of Transportation is a comprehensive approach to providing transportation to transition low-income and welfare reform clients into employment.

The County created the Metro JARC Program to

• make transit affordable for low-income and welfare recipients.
• provide personalized services to help individuals join or form carpools and vanpools.
• develop transportation alternatives that better link low-income individuals to job centers.
• subsidize leased vans or establish vanpools with community agencies.
• partner with employers, jurisdictions, housing authorities and social service agencies on innovative transportation strategies for low-income populations.

Funding

King County has received funds from the Federal Transit Administration Jobs Access and Reverse Commute Programs for implementation of transportation programs for low-income and welfare recipients.

The County partners with social service agencies, community based organizations, housing authorities, local jurisdictions and employers for the matching funds.