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Metro service change proposals updated

Photo by Bryan Gosline.
Photo by Bryan Gosline.
On January 1 we posted that Metro wants to hear from you about the revised service change proposals for Southeast Seattle. The problem was, at that time the proposals hadn’t yet been published. Well, now they have, and you can find them on Metro’s website.

Here are some of the notable changes:

  • Route 36 will extend all routes to the Othello Link station using new trolley wire that will be installed on South Myrtle Street and South Othello Street; south of Othello, 36 will be replaced by 106.
  • Route 60 will run every 20 minutes during peak periods, and extend weekend trips from Georgetown to White Center starting in 2010.
  • New Route 50 will run from Othello Link Station to West Seattle via the Columbia City Link Station and SODO!
  • Route 38 will run from Mount Baker to the Beacon Hill Link Station, where people will now transfer to light rail to get to SODO.

There are other changes as well, and you can complete an online questionnaire to give Metro your feedback, or visit one of the open houses we listed on January 1.

Two additional open houses have been scheduled as well:

  • Wednesday, February 4, 1:30-3:30 pm, Holly Park Community Church, 4308 South Othello Street (downstairs entrance on east side of building)
  • Wednesday, February 4, 6:30-8:30 pm, Holly Park Community Church, 4308 South Othello Street (downstairs entrance on east side of building)

Thanks to Warren Yee for posting this to the mailing list!

Metro wants your feedback on new service changes

Photo from Seattle Municipal Archives.
Photo from Seattle Municipal Archives.
Metro has adjusted the bus service changes they proposed a few months ago, and they’d like to know what you think about the latest version. There will be several community meetings in the Beacon Hill and Rainier Valley area this month:

Unfortunately, Metro’s website doesn’t yet seem to show what the new proposals are. We hope they will rectify that as soon as possible. In the meantime, if you need more information, you can email Sarah Luthens, Metro Community Relations Planner, at sarah.luthens@kingcounty.gov.

Thanks to the Rainier Valley Post for reporting this.

Beacon Bits: Bus delays and violent behavior

Some buses will be slightly harder to catch for the next few days. Photo from Seattle Municipal Archives.
Some buses will be slightly harder to catch for the next few days. Photo from Seattle Municipal Archives.

Metro meeting to discuss transit changes tonight

We mentioned a couple of weeks ago that Metro is surveying Southeast Seattle residents on potential changes to the bus routes in our area. We should have mentioned that there is a meeting scheduled to discuss the changes — tonight. (Apologies; I thought we had.) The meeting is tonight, October 28, 6:30 – 8:30 pm, at Jefferson Community Center (Hasselberg Hall), 3801 Beacon Avenue South. Details are here. Thanks to the North Beacon Hill Council for the reminder!

Beacon Bits: Diner rebirth, streetlights, and stories

Downtown streetlight. Photo by iluvrhinestones.
Downtown streetlight. Photo by iluvrhinestones.
Beacon Bits are collections of useful or interesting links or other tidbits that we’ll post periodically.

Transit measure discussion forum, 10/26

Grown Folks Coffee are hosting a community forum to discuss the Proposition 1 mass transit expansion measure, this Sunday afternoon from 1:00-3:00 pm. Lara Fowler is organizing this, and says “We’re working to see if there might be people available from the
campaigns, but regardless, there will be people in attendance who can address the issues.”

Grown Folks is at 4878 Beacon Avenue South, and there is parking available. If you are planning to attend or have specific questions, please let Lara know at lfowler AT gth-law DOT com.

Thanks to Lara, who posted this to the Beacon Hill mailing list!

Beacon Bits: Buses, speeding tickets, cheap(er) gas

Will bus service changes cause some SE Seattle folks to be passed by? Photo from the Seattle Municipal Archives.
Will bus service changes cause some SE Seattle folks to be passed by? Photo from the Seattle Municipal Archives.
Beacon Bits are collections of useful or interesting links or other tidbits that we’ll post periodically.

Beacon Bits: Buses, Chinese food, and crime

Beacon Bits are collections of useful or interesting links that we’ll post periodically.

Beacon Bits: Detours, coffee, and voting

1960s postcard sent by the city to warn residents -- thanks Seattle Municipal Archives!
1960s postcard sent by the city to warn residents -- thanks Seattle Municipal Archives!
Beacon Bits are collections of useful or interesting links that we’ll post periodically.

Discuss the bus over pancakes

Metro bus in West Seattle -- thanks Seattle Municipal Archives!
Metro bus in West Seattle -- thanks Seattle Municipal Archives!
We posted earlier about this Saturday’s pancake breakfast, and about potential bus service changes in Southeast Seattle. Today, Jodie Vice of Beacon Hill Pedestrians posted some further information to the mailing list that allows us to combine both topics:

There has been quite a bit of discussion about bus service changes when light rail comes on board. It would be great to have a discussion about this and fill out our surveys as a neighborhood! I’ve contacted Metro and they are sending me about 50 surveys (in multiple languages) to hand out at the Pancake Breakfast THIS Saturday at El Centro – 9:30AM.

A bus service and light rail discussion will go hand-in-hand at our forum on creating a town center, because you can not create a “town center” without adequate access by ALL modes. We have an amazing opportunity with the light rail to be more connected to southend neighborhoods and downtown, but bus service is still crucial for local trips.

The current Metro plans include a potential crosstown route that will connect the Hill with West Seattle, possible changes to the 38 to eliminate redundant service once the light rail opens, and more.

Thanks Jodie and BHP!