As you may already know, on October 8th Sound Transit released some proposed cutbacks to their Express bus routes. Fortunately, they have now revised their proposals for Routes 540, 545, and 554 in response to rider and stakeholder feedback. Here is a summary of the revisions:
Route 540 (Kirkland-University District)
Original proposal:
• Eastbound a.m. and westbound p.m. trips deleted
• Midday service reduced from every 30 min to every 60 min
Revised proposal:
• Peak service to continue in both directions
• Midday service (9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.) deleted
• Buses loop through UW; pick up and drop off on Steven Way
• Last westbound trip leaves Kirkland Transit Center at 5:30 p.m.
• Last eastbound trip leaves University District 6:30 p.m.
Route 545 (Redmond-Seattle)
Original proposal:
• Midday service (10 a.m. to 3 p.m.) reduced to from every 15 min to every 20 min
• Sunday and Holiday service reduced from every 30 min to every 60 min
Revised proposal:
• The entire original proposal was scrapped; it will be service as usual!
Route 554 (Issaquah-Seattle)
Original proposal:
• Additional peak period service deferred indefinitely
• Midday service to operate every 20 minutes along whole route, instead of every 15 between Seattle and Issaquah Transit Center and every 30 between Issaquah Transit Center and Issaquah Highlands P&R
• Sunday and Holiday service reduced from every 30 min to every 60 min
Revised proposal:
• Original proposal for deferring additional peak service and changing midday service will stand
• Saturday and Sunday service is reduced from every 30 minutes to every 60 minutes before 10 a.m. and after 7 p.m.; it will continue to be every 30 min in between
Hopefully, these revisions will lessen the blow to transit riders who use these routes.
If you wish you contact Sound Transit about these changes, you can contact them at this email: fastride@soundtransit.org
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