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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Mercer Island bus service survey closing 6/24, proposed changes to routes 201 and 204<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span lang=EN style='font-size:13.5pt'>Proposal to delete Route 201 and add Saturday service to Route 204 on Mercer Island</span><span lang=EN><o:p></o:p></span></h1><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in'><em><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Tell us what you think about deleting Route 201 and adding Saturday service to Route 204?</span></em><span lang=EN><o:p></o:p></span></h1><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span lang=EN><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTgwNjIyLjkxNTY1MzAxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE4MDYyMi45MTU2NTMwMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3MTgwOTU5JmVtYWlsaWQ9amFjb2JzdHJ1aWtzbWFAZ21haWwuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1qYWNvYnN0cnVpa3NtYUBnbWFpbC5jb20mdGFyZ2V0aWQ9JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&100&&&https://www.opentownhall.com/6347"><em><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Take our survey (closing June 24)</span></em></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span lang=EN>So few people are riding Route 201 that the route doesn’t meet our minimum requirements for bus service. At the same time, Mercer Island has no bus service on Saturday. So we propose to delete Route 201, and all of the stops it serves, next spring. We could then use some of its resources to create Saturday service on Route 204.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span lang=EN>Alternative options for Route 201 riders<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span lang=EN>if we delete Route 201, its riders could use <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTgwNjIyLjkxNTY1MzAxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE4MDYyMi45MTU2NTMwMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3MTgwOTU5JmVtYWlsaWQ9amFjb2JzdHJ1aWtzbWFAZ21haWwuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1qYWNvYnN0cnVpa3NtYUBnbWFpbC5jb20mdGFyZ2V0aWQ9JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&101&&&https://www.kingcounty.gov/depts/transportation/metro/travel-options/rideshare.aspx#programs" target="_blank">ridesharing</a> (VanPool, Carpool) or use a first-mile/last-mile <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTgwNjIyLjkxNTY1MzAxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE4MDYyMi45MTU2NTMwMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3MTgwOTU5JmVtYWlsaWQ9amFjb2JzdHJ1aWtzbWFAZ21haWwuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1qYWNvYnN0cnVpa3NtYUBnbWFpbC5jb20mdGFyZ2V0aWQ9JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&102&&&http://bit.ly/mercer-island-rideshare-pilot" target="_blank">pilot program</a> that provides rides via Uber and Lyft.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span lang=EN>What do you think?<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span lang=EN>How would these proposed changes affect you? <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTgwNjIyLjkxNTY1MzAxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE4MDYyMi45MTU2NTMwMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3MTgwOTU5JmVtYWlsaWQ9amFjb2JzdHJ1aWtzbWFAZ21haWwuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1qYWNvYnN0cnVpa3NtYUBnbWFpbC5jb20mdGFyZ2V0aWQ9JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&103&&&https://www.opentownhall.com/6347">Please take our online survey by June 24.</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span lang=EN>Direct link: <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTgwNjIyLjkxNTY1MzAxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE4MDYyMi45MTU2NTMwMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3MTgwOTU5JmVtYWlsaWQ9amFjb2JzdHJ1aWtzbWFAZ21haWwuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1qYWNvYnN0cnVpa3NtYUBnbWFpbC5jb20mdGFyZ2V0aWQ9JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&104&&&http://bit.ly/Routes201and204" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/Routes201and204</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in'><strong><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>------------------------------------------------------</span></strong><span lang=EN><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in'><strong><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Contact us:</span></strong><span lang=EN> community.relations@kingcounty.gov<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span lang=EN> <o:p></o:p></span></p><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span lang=EN> <o:p></o:p></span></h1><div id="mail_footer"><div><p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTgwNjIyLjkxNTY1MzAxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE4MDYyMi45MTU2NTMwMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3MTgwOTU5JmVtYWlsaWQ9amFjb2JzdHJ1aWtzbWFAZ21haWwuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1qYWNvYnN0cnVpa3NtYUBnbWFpbC5jb20mdGFyZ2V0aWQ9JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&105&&&https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/WAKING/bulletins/1f94f1a?reqfrom=share" target="_blank"><span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=83 height=16 style='width:.8666in;height:.1666in' id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D40A43.EF742580" alt="Image removed by sender. 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