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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Passing on for your information.<o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal>Improving Metro Route 44: Metro and SDOT survey and online presentation on Sept. 10<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=3 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><a name="gd_top"></a></td><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'></span></tr></table><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'></span><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span lang=EN>King County Metro and the Seattle Department of Transportation are partnering on the <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDAsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMDA5MDEuMjY0MTk0NDEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnNlYXR0bGUuZ292L3RyYW5zcG9ydGF0aW9uL3Byb2plY3RzLWFuZC1wcm9ncmFtcy9wcm9ncmFtcy90cmFuc2l0LXByb2dyYW0vdHJhbnNpdC1wbHVzLW11bHRpbW9kYWwtY29ycmlkb3ItcHJvZ3JhbS9yb3V0ZS00NC0tLXRyYW5zaXQtcGx1cyJ9.XdELbMd6HPDO7psaitWWc6y2vkaHsqucSHIvFtkA494/s/9192615/br/83087381765-l" target="_blank">Route 44 - Transit-Plus Multimodal Corridor Project</a>, which will improve transit reliability, reduce transit travel times, and enhance pedestrian safety and access along the Route 44 corridor.<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>We’re now in the early design phase of the project and are seeking your input on these improvement concepts.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in'><b><span lang=EN>Join us for our online presentation on Thursday, September 10, 5:30 - 7 PM </span></b><span lang=EN><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:27.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:middle'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN>Join event online: <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMDA5MDEuMjY0MTk0NDEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3Rpbnl1cmwuY29tL1JvdXRlNDRQcmVzZW50YXRpb24ifQ.PUS2ftTZdw3pzVg-RpQ2OLiNUd6lgz76LRINLR_QOrg/s/9192615/br/83087381765-l">https://tinyurl.com/Route44Presentation</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in'><b><span lang=EN>Take our survey </span></b><span lang=EN><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span lang=EN>We’ve developed a survey for you to give feedback on the corridor improvement concepts that are moving forward to design and construction. Take the <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDIsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMDA5MDEuMjY0MTk0NDEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5zdXJ2ZXltb25rZXkuY29tL3IvOVlEWjNaViJ9.65udrriFOJYBlVg2si3hbc73AuOLSvx6Ss4XD8u4tIE/s/9192615/br/83087381765-l" target="_blank">survey </a></span><span lang=EN style='font-size:8.0pt'> </span><span lang=EN>by <b>September 18</b>—it should take only 10 to 15 minutes to complete. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='margin:0in;text-align:center'><span lang=EN style='color:black'> </span><span lang=EN><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span lang=EN style='color:black'>Other ways to be involved:</span><span lang=EN><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> 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