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Transit Now targets 100,000 hours by year’s end
With the February service change that begins this week, Metro has already delivered 54,000 hours of new bus service in communities such as lower Queen Anne, Capitol Hill, First Hill, Ballard, the University District, Juanita, Kenmore, Kirkland, Bellevue, Redmond, and on South King County routes serving Renton, Tukwila, SeaTac, and Burien. Now, Metro turns its attention to the needs of growing communities in East and South King County that currently have limited bus service. By the end of the year, Metro is proposing new or revised routes serving North Bend, Snoqualmie, Issaquah Highlands, Klahanie, Carnation, Maple Valley, Black Diamond, and the Kent East Hill. Specific routes will be finalized later this year following public input.
In addition to these short-term service improvements, Metro continues to develop five RapidRide routes to be introduced beginning in 2010. Those RapidRide corridors will include Pacific Highway South, Bellevue-Redmond, West Seattle, Ballard and Aurora Avenue.
With Transit Now, Metro hopes to expand its system by up to 20 percent between 2007 and 2016 – an increase that will also produce huge benefits for the environment. By making it more convenient for people to take the bus instead of driving alone, Metro will have more tools to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and global warming as it helps fight congestion. |
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