Bus riders can share their views about transit and other transportation needs with Senate Transportation Committee members at a public forum Monday, Oct. 14 in downtown Seattle. The location has shifted to First Presbyterian Church at 1013 Eighth Ave., Seattle.
These “listening sessions” are part of a statewide tour hosted by the Washington State Department of Transportation.
Where and when
Downtown Seattle
Monday, Oct. 14, 6-9 p.m.
NEW LOCATION: Seattle First Presbyterian Church, 1013 Eighth Ave., Seattle
The forums are a follow-up to the 2013 legislative session. The legislature considered a transportation funding package but did not pass a bill.
Metro faces a $75 million annual shortfall next year, and without a stable, ongoing funding solution, faces major service cuts of up to 600,000 hours of service reductions – or up to 17 percent of Metro’s service countywide – in 2014 and 2015. Public outreach about proposed reductions will begin this fall. Learn more about Metro’s funding and what’s at risk.
From what I have read, the FARE for the Handicapped Bus Passenger would jump $.75 from $.75 to now a $1.50 BUS FARE each time they wanted to use the bus. Is right? … and this is after they dropped the Bus 28 route for much of the day and then not even offering a round trip opportunity within the same hour, when it does run up to Greenwood and 145th Street. I would like to see the return of the Route 28 that had been servicing the Elderly and the Handicapped that lived in facilities like Seattle Housing Authority’s TRICOURT Apartments.
Hi Robert – just wanted you to know we moved your comment to a blog post we just posted that is specific to announcing the new fare proposal. You can view your comment and a response at there.
i JUST FIND IT REALLY SAD THAT METRO CUT OUT ALL OF THE BUS ROUTES GOING SOUTH FROM THE ALASKA JCT YET KEPT THE 3 ROUTES GOING NORTH TO ME THIS IS JUST SAD AS 2 PLUS BLOCKS FOR DISABLED AND OLDER RIDERS TO CARRY THE SHOPPING TO THE BUS FROM QFC OR SAFEWAY AT JEFFERSON SQ IS TO FAR.