We have taken steps to ease these impacts, but we are not satisfied and are committed to doing more. @kcmetrobus staff continue to work together with the @seattledot to help keep buses, people, and goods moving.
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This summer, downtown commuters have been frustrated as Metro travel times worsened due to continued work on the waterfront, preparations for expanded light rail service in 2021, and new developments. Riders using the SR99 corridor have experienced especially long commutes.
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With the opening this winter of a transit corridor on Columbia Street to the waterfront, & a new Alaskan Way South w/ transit priority in 2021, the situation will improve. But we are not willing to wait.
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We at King County pledge to do all we can together to keep buses moving through this challenging period. We hear you. We are all impacted by this squeeze.
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@Seahawks game provides us the chance to see how an alternate rerouted pathway that uses Fourth Ave South would work until Alaskan Way is once again open for buses. We hope it is successful & that we will learn new information that offers better solutions.Show this thread -
But the downtown Seattle grid is at maximum capacity, and there are challenges with every option available to us. Our future lies not in more roads or a magic method of making room for cars. It lies in a robust light rail and bus network, and a waterfront open to all.
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As the region rapidly evolves, we will do everything in our power to ensure the Seattle Squeeze becomes a minor inconvenience rather than a major headache.
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Curious? With all the momentum to get more commuters via mass transit .... who the heck is writing all the notes to the employers of these delayed commuters? - “sorry xxx your employee didn’t make it to work on time, again”
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Obviously we need to ban Uber and Lyft when congestion goes above a certain level
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Would it be more efficient for
@kcmetrobus to make the#RapidRide the only route from West Seattle to downtown and run along the#SODObusway instead of surface streets like 1st Ave?@UrbanistOrg@westseattleblog@STtrafficlab@SeaTransitBlog@SeattleTRU@Lisa_Herbold@d1forLisa
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