[nfbwatlk] FW: King County Council hosts public hearing on bus changes Tuesday, Oct. 6

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King County Council hosts public hearing on bus changes Tuesday, Oct. 6

: King County Council hosts public hearing on bus changes Tuesday, Oct. 6

King County Council hosts public hearing on bus changes Tuesday, Oct. 6

The King County Council is considering a set of bus service changes (
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nk-connections/recommendation.html> detailed here) that would begin after
Link light rail reaches Capitol Hill and the University District in the
first quarter of 2016. King County Executive Dow Constantine has recommended
the changes to connect people with fast, frequent Link trains from North
Seattle, Capitol Hill, and the Central Area.

The proposal would also provide more frequent bus service on major corridors
in those areas, and more east-west service between places like Fremont,
Wallingford, Green Lake, and Sand Point.

Ways to share your views with the Council 

Attend the public hearing
Tuesday, Oct. 6
6:30 p.m. Open house; 7:00 p.m. Public testimony
Mountaineers Club, 7700 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle 
Served by Metro routes 30, 74, and 75
Use Metro's Trip Planner to plan your travel

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imony-backup2.aspx> Submit your comments online 

Thirty-three Metro routes would be affected.
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nk-connections/recommendation.html> Here's how: 

Frequency improvements

*	More frequent service on all or part of 14 all-day Metro routes: 8,
10, 11, 12, 26X, 44, 48, 49, 65, 67, 70, 73, 75, and 372X. Buses would
arrive at least every 12 minutes on the five routes that connect directly to
Link: 8, 44, 45/67, 48, and 49.
*	More service on high-demand corridors currently served by routes 8,
16, 44, 48, 74, and 372X.  
*	Added trips on four peak-only routes: 64X, 74X, 76, and 316.

Reliability improvements

*	Two routes that are often delayed by traffic, Route 8 and Route 48,
would each be split into two shorter routes to improve reliability.

Connections to new places

*	There would be more east-west connections between places like
Fremont, Wallingford, and Sand Point, as well as new connections to Capitol
Hill, South Lake Union, Fremont, Sand Point, Wedgwood, Ravenna, Green Lake,
First Hill, and SeaTac Airport.

Night and weekend improvements    

*	New weekend service on routes 67, 70, and 372X.
*	New late-night service on weekdays on routes 12, 67, 70, and 372X.

Eleven routes (16, 25, 26 Local, 28 Local, 30, 43, 66X, 68, 71, 72, and 242)
would be replaced with other service. We've planned carefully to give most
riders on those routes the same service or better at the same stops they use
today. We've also worked to make transfers as convenient as possible.

More reliable service, buses that come more often at more times of day, and
improved connections to low-income housing, employment centers, and higher
education make these changes consistent with the county's commitment to
equity and social justice and will increase access to education, employment,
housing, and human services for those in our community who need it most.

*
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these changes to the County Council's Transportation, Economy, and
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*	Find specific details -
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