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Bridging the Gap — Increased Transit Hours
On March 24, the City’s groundbreaking investment in Metro
service reached another milestone with unanimous approval
by the King County Council. As a result, the City and King
County Metro are adding over 20,000 annualized hours of
service beginning in September, with an additional 24,000
hours to be phased in through 2010.
The new Metro service is made possible through a
partnership program funded by Bridging the Gap and Metro’s
“Transit Now” Initiative. New trips are being added to 19
Metro routes. In addition, the County Council approved the
City’s proposal to add 5,000 more hours of bus service to
improve speed & reliability to West Seattle beginning in 2011.
Purchasing more bus service for the 19 routes shown in the
table moves us closer to our goal of having transit service
every 15 minutes, 18 hours a day, seven days a week on
corridors connecting neighborhoods with active business
centers. Frequent, reliable transit service offers people
options to driving and helps fight global warming.
We are making it easier for people to get where they
want to go.
| Route |
Area |
Time |
| 2008 Route Additions |
| 3 |
Central Area, First Hill,
Downtown, Queen Anne |
Mid-Day, Evening |
| 4 |
Central Area, First Hill,
Downtown, Queen Anne |
Mid-Day, Evening |
| 10 |
Downtown, Capitol Hil |
Peak |
| 11 |
Downtown, Capitol Hill,
Madison Park |
Peak |
| 12 |
Downtown, First Hill,
Interlaken Park |
Peak |
| 14 |
Downtown,
Central Area, Mt. Baker |
Peak |
| 26 |
Downtown, Fremont,
East Green Lake |
Peak, evening, Sunday |
| 28 |
Downtown, Fremont,
Broadview |
Peak, evening, Sunday |
| 44 |
University District,
Wallingford, Ballard |
Evening (attains15 min./18 hr. goal) |
| 2009 Route Additions |
| 2 |
Downtown, First Hill,
Madrona Park |
Peak |
| 13 |
Downtown, Queen Anne,
Seattle Pacific University |
Peak, late night |
| 48 |
Rainier Beach, Columbia
City, University District,
Loyal Heights |
Evening
All trips extended to
Ranier Beach at all times |
| 2010 Route Additions |
| 5 |
Downtown, Greenwood,
Northgate, Shoreline |
Peak |
| 7 |
Downtown,
Rainier Beach |
Evening, Sunday
(attains 15 min./18 hr. goal) |
| 8* |
Seattle Center,
Capitol Hill, MLK Blvd. |
Peak |
| 60 |
White Center,
Georgetown, Broadway |
Evening, Weekend
All trips extended to
White Center at all times |
| 70* |
Downtown, Fremont,
University District |
Peak |
| 74 |
Seattle Center, Fremont,
University District, Sandpoint |
Extended to Seattle Center
during most hours of
operation |
| 75 |
Northgate, Ballard |
Evening, Sunday |
*service begins in Feb. 2008, Seattle investment in 2010 |
Related Links:
BTG Transit Investment Presentation 9/10/2007 (.ppt file)
Transit Now
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