King County Metro will hold the first of two planned open house sessions Thursday night on the proposed changes to Routes 10, 11, 12, and 47 in conjunction with the 2024 start of service on the E Madison RapidRide G bus line.
Open houses
Thursday, April 6 – 6:00PM to 7:30PM
Miller Community Center
330 19th Ave EFriday, April 28 – 6:00PM to 7:30PM
Yesler Community Center
917 E Yesler Way
CHS reported on the proposals last month. Metro says the new “Madison Street Area” network would alter Routes 10, 11, 12, and 47 in the Capitol Hill, Central District, First Hill, and Madison Valley neighborhoods to “improve public transportation connections and transfers,” reduce duplication with the new RapidRide G line, and “address service that was suspended since COVID began in 2020.”
Under the RapidRide G planning, Metro is making the case to permanently axe Route 47 while proposed changes to Route 10 and Route 12 are being intertwined with a proposal for the lines be “reoriented” to operate along E Pine instead of E John and Madison, until they turn north on 15th Ave and 19th Ave. Metro is also proposing to move Route 11 off Pine.
Metro’s plan is to roll the proposals out now and collect survey feedback through May before possibly revised revisions go out later in the year and are finalized in time for RapidRide G’s start of service in 2024.
In addition to pushback on the permanent elimination of the 47, riders may have a bone to pick with Metro over reduced frequency on the altered routes.
The process to reshape bus service near the new RapidRide bus line comes as construction on the route has reached the halfway point. The three-year, $134 million SDOT-managed project has grown into a complete overhaul with everything from the city’s sidewalks and intersections to its water and sewer mains being ripped up and replaced along the 2.4-mile route.
In addition to the survey and open houses, Metro has been holding “pop-up” appearances at area events with a planned session next Tuesday at Seattle Central and another Sunday at E Madison’s Mount Zion Baptist Church.
You can learn more about the proposals, open houses and events, and providing feedback at madisonstreetproject.com.
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OMG what a waste of money. Quit spending so much on admin and improve bus service. Just hang a sign posting new route, people will figure it out!
Also restore the 47!
I would have more faith in the process if Metro had bothered to post notices along the route of the old #47. The shelters and signs are still in place so there is no reason not to notify the neighborhood about the planned elimination.