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King County Metro and Sound Transit are seeking feedback from Eastside residents and riders on the future bus and Link light rail network. Fast, reliable Link light rail will serve 10 new stations in 2023, and changes and improvements are proposed to more than 50 Metro and Sound Transit bus routes to serve riders better.

Building on more than a year of public input from diverse Eastside communities and voices, Metro and Sound Transit have launched a new Proposed Network Survey. Changes incorporate public feedback from riders and residents from fall 2021 and the public is invited to weigh in on the refined proposals. . Final service network recommendations will be considered by the King County Council and Sound Transit Board prior to implementation in 2023.

Metro enlisted help from a 27-member community Mobility Board composed of people who live, work and travel on the Eastside. Current and future riders asked Metro and Sound Transit to focus on several priorities when creating the new integrated transit network: Creating more connections, and facilitating fast and easy transfers, maintaining travel times and frequent service, and enhancing service outside peak travel times and on weekends.

Service changes are proposed in these communities: Bellevue, Bothell, Clyde Hill, Duvall, Issaquah, Kenmore, Kirkland, Lake Forest Park, Medina, Mercer Island, Newcastle, Redmond, Renton, Sammamish, Shoreline, Seattle (Central District and Judkins Park), Woodinville and Yarrow Point.

Changes proposed for routes across King County

  • King County Metro (45 routes): RapidRide B Line and routes 8, 111, 114, 167, 200, 202, new route 203, 204, 208, 212, 214, new route 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, new route 220, 221, new route 222, new route 223, 224, 225, 226, 232, 237, 240, 241, 245, 246, 249, 250, new route 251, 252, new route 256, 257, 268, 269, new route 270, 271, 311, 342, 630, 930 and 931.
  • Sound Transit Express (8 routes): 541, 542, 544, 545, 550, 554 and 555/556.

Learn more and give feedback on service concepts on over 50 bus routes

Metro and Sound Transit encourages customers to review and give feedback on service concepts on the project’s virtual open house site in English, Hindi, Korean, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Tagalog or Vietnamese.

There will be opportunities to hear directly from Metro and Sound Transit Service Planners and Community Engagement staff at two virtual information sessions this month. These sessions provide an opportunity to meet planning and outreach teams and share your feedback on the updates we made to address the public feedback we received in fall 2021.

East Link Connections virtual information sessions

Register online for these virtual sessions.

  • 6-7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022
  • 10-11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022

Translation services for these events in several languages are available upon request. Please provide five business days’ notice for our team to arrange translation. Information sessions have Spanish translators and closed captioning/CART available. For questions, additional language translation, and/or accommodations please contact haveasay@kingcounty.gov or leave a message at 206-263-9768.

New Eastside light rail stations opening in 2023, 2024

Sound Transit will launch the 2 Line in 2023, opening 10 new Link stations that will connect Eastside hubs and Seattle. Metro and Sound Transit are proposing investments and improvements that will bring 23 bus routes to those 10 stations. When the 2 Line opens service to two additional stations in Redmond in 2024, there will be a total of 26 bus routes connecting to Link on the Eastside.

By 2024, this 62-mile network will connect riders from Redmond, Federal Way and Lynnwood to Bellevue and Seattle. Riders will have reliable travel times on the 2 Line between Downtown Bellevue to Pioneer Square, faster than riders who face longer travel times and delays on freeways and side streets. This updated network serves workers and students and connects riders to major health services and facilities, such as Kaiser Permanente Bellevue Medical Center and Overlake Medical Center near Wilburton station.

Community groups support our outreach efforts

Metro and Sound Transit have teamed up with 12 community-based organizations to support riders who want to understand and guide changes to the transit network. Those organizations are Chinese Information and Service Center, Eastside Easy Riders (Hopelink Mobility), Eastside for All, Ethnic Chamber of Commerce Coalition, Friends of Youth, Indian American Community Coalition, Lighthouse for the Blind, Move Redmond, Muslim Association of Puget Sound, Snoqualmie Valley Mobility Coalition, Together Center and Youth Eastside Services.

Mobility Board represents Eastside transit riders

The proposed service changes build on previous rounds of community and public engagement completed in summer and fall of 2021. The community Mobility Board and current and future riders asked Metro and Sound Transit to focus on several priorities when creating the new integrated transit network.

Creating more and better connections to local destinations

  • Bellevue College to Lake Hills to Main Street Station in Downtown Bellevue and Eastgate (new Route 220).
  • Issaquah to Factoria and South Bellevue Link Station (203)
  • Cottage Lake, Idlewood to Overlake Village station and Education Hill (new Route 222).
  • Redmond to Eastgate (new Route 223 via Overlake Village Station, Crossroads and Lake Hills).
  • Woodinville to Redmond (new Route 251).
  • South Lake Union to Microsoft (restored Route 544 via South Kirkland).

Making fast and easy transfers

  • Over 25 bus routes with direct connections to Link 2 Line stations.
  • All Link 2 Line stations will be ADA accessible.
  • New Metro On-Demand pilot service in Redmond, Crossroads, Overlake and Rose Hill.

Maintaining fast travel times and more frequent service

  • Redmond to Eastgate (new Route 223 via Overlake Village Station, Crossroads and Lake Hills).
  • South Bellevue Station, Eastgate, Bellevue College, Lake Hills, Bel-Red, Spring District Station, downtown Bellevue (route 226)
  • Woodinville to Downtown Seattle (new Route 256 via Brickyard and Totem Lake).
  • Redmond, Sammamish, and Issaquah to Mercer Island (Updated Route 269 via Issaquah Highlands and Eastgate).
  • Downtown Kirkland to Redmond Technology Station (Route 245)
  • Downtown Kirkland to downtown Redmond and downtown Bellevue (Route 250)
  • Redmond to Bellevue (updated RapidRide B Line via Overlake and Crossroads).

Enhanced service outside peak periods and on weekends

  • All day service on local Route 111 between Renton and South Bellevue.
  • All day service on new Route 215 North Bend to Mercer Island.
  • All day frequent service on Route 240 between Renton Highlands and Bellevue.
  • All day frequent service on Route 554 between Issaquah and Bellevue.

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