Thread by @andrew_ace_agh

Let's have a mini-thread before council and talk about how I came up with the bus lines for my Sustainable Seattle Transit Map. #Seattle #transit #GreenNewDeal

So when I got to the point of having laid out the majority of the light rail stops (focusing on having all of Seattle within a mile of a stop), with pushing to get every part of the city within a half mile of frequent transit, I knew it would take too much time and money...

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...to do that with light rail alone. In addition, we have arguably the best bus system in the US, and with that amount of existing infrastructure I thought: why not just upgrade some existing routes to be super frequent?

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So, with that in mind, the only new proposed buses that are not based on existing lines are:

the RapidRide S (running doen 5th Ave NE)

RapidRide U (reaching the outskirts of Magnolia and northern extents of Interbay)

and RapidRide V (Lake Washington Blvd)

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For the others, they are either based on a combination of lines or are already an existing line.

RR O Line - 45
RR P Line - 28X
RR Q Line - 346
RR T Line - 73
RR W Line - 21 / 775
RR X Line - 50
RR Y Line - 131/132
RR Z Line - 106/107

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A good portion of the system would not take much in terms of time or investment to make happen. It's a matter of political will.

#Seattle #transit #climatecrisis

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