Transit Service: Public Hearings
King County Council will review cuts to bus service. Read More …
Tag: King County METRO
Responses from the 46th District regarding proposed Metro transit cuts
Several readers have inquired what, if any responses were received to the letter sent by the WCC to our 46th District legislators last month. (You can read the original post here.) Here is what we heard from Reps. Farrell and Pollet, and Councilmember Rasmussen in regard to proposed Metro transit cuts in 2014: Representative Jessyn Farrell: “Thank you for the note. I couldn’t agree more. We must give King County the local options it needs to keep Metro whole. With ridership growing, this is exactly the wrong time to cut service. It was one of my biggest disappointments earlier this Read More …
Metro Proposes Deep Transit Cuts for 2014
A 17% cut in Metro service could mean big changes for NE Seattle transit service. Read More …
METRO Bus Cuts Coming to Wedgwood?
Last Friday, Publicola reported on potential changes to METRO should a 2-year, emergency $20 vehicle license fee not pass the King County Council by a 2/3rds margin, a threshold that was imposed on the KC Council as a result of an agreement reached during conference between the State House and Senate transportation committees. Should this bill not pass the KC Council, which it doesn’t look like it has the support for, the bill would likely have to go to a public vote. The proposed changes to METRO discussed in last Friday’s Publicola article would only occur should the KC Council Read More …
What Do You Think About Changes To Route 65?
Earlier this month, we first reported thanks to a tip from a concerned neighbor about changes that were being considered by METRO to Route 65. Both the Laurelhurst Blog and Seattle Transit Blog have picked up on this story too. Now METRO has added more information about this possible change to their website and are asking for feedback through April 8th. They even have a survey for you to fill out. Based on the information on METRO’s website, the changes wouldn’t go into effect until October 2011 at the earliest since there are some improvements at a couple intersections that Read More …