Metro’s bus stop schedules are getting a fresh new look
King County Metro is rolling out updated bus stop schedules designed to be easier to read and more helpful for riders with our coming semi-annual service change March 28.
These refreshed schedules comes after we listened to customer suggestions. They make better use of space and include useful details like fare information, the customer service number and other rider resources (when room allows).
One important update we want riders to know about is how to read the new schedule layout: Schedule times now flow from top to bottom instead of left to right. This change creates a cleaner look and helps riders follow their trip information more easily.
You’ll start seeing the new design at stops across the system soon. We’re excited to bring you improvements that will help make your trip planning smoother and your ride with Metro even better.
We’ll see “how they wear”, eh? . . .
Still does NOTHING for providing useful information at bus stops when these won’t be posted ON EACH AND EVERY BUS STOP SIGN THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SYSTEM!
1. Countless times I have decided to attempt using Metro bus service from some point where I have not been before, only to locate a Metro bus stop sign on a pole that PROVIDES ZERO INFORMATION about when a bus may or may not appear at that location — let alone any geographical information which informs “yes, this route is headed in the direction I want/need to go.”
2. NO! Your entire system is based on the entirely false assumption that everyone, JUST EVERYONE!, carries around a technical device (i.e., iPhone or some such) in their pocket which grants them instant access to the Internet and your trip/route information at any and all times — leaving you to decide you have no public service obligation to actually post useful, correct, up-to-date route information on each bus stop sign. [I might as well be back in LA, what with it’s sparse “public transportation” system . . .)
3. AND: When a bus stop sign is found, some of which don’t even offer any identifying information about which, if any, bus line actually services that supposed “stop,” the sign does however provide Metro’s telephone number . . . which, of course, if a call is attempted outside your regular business hours directs a person to “go to the Metro website . . . blah, blah, blah, blah . . . ” Which takes one directly back to #2 (above).
4. My typical solution? Merely plan to use my personal vehicle at all times so that I don’t end up wasting time with needlessly frustrating and maddening Metro uselessness..
That looks awful and worse I’ve ever seen this I like the old bus destination