In 1987, a riot on a Washington State Ferry resulted in over $30,000 worth of damage. The cause was frustration over a years old Seattle ordinance.

Unmute the Commute

The Ferry Riot

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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