http://metro.kingcounty.gov/have-a-say/projects/restructuring-system.html

At the Metro site you will find a drop down menu at the right provides a narrative  on each of the current revisions to the revisions that were presented in November 2011.

Remember if you commented in the first phase and have not yet taken the online survey or emailed during February and  have concerns, you must comment again.  The period for comment period on the second phase began in February  will continue throughout February and will end February 29.  Metro will then prepare a recommendation for King County Council to consider in the spring probably April. drop down menu at the right provides a narrative  on each of the current revisions to the revisions that were presented in November 2011.

A number of methods to comment on the proposal are presented.

• Survey: http://www.surveymk.com/s/Sept2012TransitRestructuringP2
• Attend a meeting and see updates to meetings; http://metro.kingcounty.gov/have-a-say/calendar.html
• Email with your contact information; [email protected]
• Call the message line: 206-263-9768 (Remember to leave your name and a contact.)

Meetings and open houses in or near or related to the Central District

• February 14, 6pm – 7pm First Hill Improvement Association, Swedish First Hill Campus, B Level Conf. Room, 747 Broadway Seattle, WA 98122

• Feb 21 12-2pm – Union Station, 401 S Jackson St, Seattle
• Feb 23 6-8pm – QA Community Center, 1901 1st Ave W, Seattle 
• Feb 27 6-8pm – Washington Middle School, 2101 S Jackson St, Seattle

Other meetings where you can comment:

• Feb. 13 – Ballard (Ballard High School, 1418 NW 65th St, Seattle, 6-8 pm) 
• Feb. 15 – West Seattle (Madison Middle School, 3429 45th Ave SW, Seattle, 6-8 pm)
• Feb. 16 – Delridge/White Center (Chief Sealth High School, 2600 SW Thistle St, Seattle, 6-8 pm)

The highlights to this for the  Central District are:

• The #27 will be restored to serve Leschi and Coleman Park during the day.  Frequency would decrease on weekends to once every hour. And it  it will be E Yesler Way until  Boren Avenue where it will be rerouted to Spring Street, Seneca Street, and Third Avenue rather than continuing along E Yesler Way to downtown Seattle.  Then it will continue as the #33 on Third Avenue  and vise versa on return trips.
• The proposals to delete all of the #2 except the portion from Lake Washington to 12th Avenue with a reroute on Madison to the ferries where it  would turn around to the Lake again remains in this proposal.  This would be staggered with the #12 along new Madison portion.  Saturday service for the #2 along E. Union will decrease from every 15 minutes to every 20 minutes on Saturday.
• The deletion of the #4 remains.
• Proposed frequency increase in the #11 is no longer proposed.
• Proposals for the #14 remain to delete service between 31st Avenue S/S McClellan Street and Mount Rainier Drive S. at all times and on Capitol Hill and downtown Seattle after 7 p.m. and to separate the north and south parts of the route. Take it off Third Avenue on the north and link it with the #1 on south on Third.  (map please)

Some recent CD News Stories:

http://www.centraldistrictnews.com/2011/10/25/metro-shows-significant-changes-to-the-2-3-4-11-12-14

http://www.centraldistrictnews.com/2011/12/15/bus-chick-petition-save-the-27

http://www.centraldistrictnews.com/2012/01/26/bus2ridersgmailcom-announces-more-local-metro-meetings-and-action-plan

And links to others:

http://www.centraldistrictnews.com/2012/01/18/improving-route-2-in-the-central-district-and-first-hill

http://seattletransitblog.com/2012/02/02/metro-waters-down-fall-changes/#more-33422

 From Ashley at Metro : A media release is going out to neighborhood blogs and citywide media outlets momentarily and we will be sending out a series of other notifications tomorrow. You may also see us in the neighborhood putting up laminated posters in the bus shelters. Please stop by and say hi if you spot me struggling with a tape gun.From

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http://www.centraldistrictnews.com/2012/01/31/privatization-of-government-services-assets-and-functions-forum

“Jurisdictions across the nation are being besieged with proposals to privatize government services, assets, and functions. Everything from public schools, prisons, highways, bridges, military, Social Security, air traffic control, natural resources, national parks, tax collection to pension funds, voting machines, liquor sales, lotteries, worker’s compensation, welfare, and parks.  And with very mixed results.”

Thursday, Feb. 2, 7:30 PM,Seattle First Baptist Church 1111 Harvard Ave, Seattle

Moderator – Eleanor Licata

http://www.centraldistrictnews.com/2012/01/31/privatization-of-government-services-assets-and-functions-forum

“Jurisdictions across the nation are being besieged with proposals to privatize government services, assets, and functions. Everything from public schools, prisons, highways, bridges, military, Social Security, air traffic control, natural resources, national parks, tax collection to pension funds, voting machines, liquor sales, lotteries, worker’s compensation, welfare, and parks.  And with very mixed results.”

Thursday, Feb. 2, 7:30 PM,Seattle First Baptist Church 1111 Harvard Ave, Seattle

Moderator – Eleanor Licata

Metro released the narratives (maps to come) to  proposed revisions to original proposed changes yesterday afternoon, along with presenting a number of ways to comment:  http://metro.kingcounty.gov/have-a-say/projects/restructuring-system.html

The highlights to this for the  Central District are:

• The #27 will be restored to serve Leschi and Coleman Park during the day.  Frequency would decrease on weekends to once every hour. And it  it will be E Yesler Way until  Boren Avenue where it will be rerouted to Spring Street, Seneca Street, and Third Avenue rather than continuing along E Yesler Way to downtown Seattle.  Then it will continue as the #33 on Third Avenue  and vise versa on return trips.
• The proposals to delete all of the #2 except the portion from Lake Washington to 12th Avenue with a reroute on Madison to the ferries where it  would turn around to the Lake again remains in this proposal.  This would be staggered with the #12 along new Madison portion.  Saturday service for the #2 along E. Union will decrease from every 15 minutes to every 20 minutes on Saturday.
• The deletion of the #4 remains.
• Proposed frequency increase in the #11 is no longer proposed.
• Proposals for the #14 remain to delete service between 31st Avenue S/S McClellan Street and Mount Rainier Drive S. at all times and on Capitol Hill and downtown Seattle after 7 p.m. and to separate the north and south parts of the route. Take it off Third Avenue on the north and link it with the #1 on south on Third.  (map please)

As soon as Metro releases the new maps I will post them and links to them.  The pictures here are a history of the stories that have appeared with first being a map of all the first proposed revisions to central routes.

Maps are coming, but at the moment the drop down menu at the right provides a narrative  on each of the current revisions to the revisions that were presented in November 2011.

The period for further comment will continue throughout February and will end February 29.  Metro will then prepare a recommendation for King County Council to consider in the spring probably April.

A number of methods to comment on the proposal are presented.

• Survey: http://www.surveymk.com/s/Sept2012TransitRestructuringP2
• Attend a meeting and see updates to meetings; http://metro.kingcounty.gov/have-a-say/calendar.html
• Email with your contact information; [email protected]
• Call the message line: 206-263-9768

Meetings and open houses in or near or related to the CD:

• Feb 10 at 11am – Horizon House  
• February 14, 6pm – 7pm First Hill Improvement Association, Swedish First Hill Campus, B Level Conf. Room, 747 Broadway Seattle, WA 98122

• Feb 21 12-2pm – Union Station, 401 S Jackson St, Seattle
• Feb 23 6-8pm – QA Community Center, 1901 1st Ave W, Seattle 
• Feb 27 6-8pm – Washington Middle School, 2101 S Jackson St, Seattle

Other meetings where you can comment:

• Feb. 13 – Ballard (Ballard High School, 1418 NW 65th St, Seattle, 6-8 pm) 
• Feb. 15 – West Seattle (Madison Middle School, 3429 45th Ave SW, Seattle, 6-8 pm)
• Feb. 16 – Delridge/White Center (Chief Sealth High School, 2600 SW Thistle St, Seattle, 6-8 pm)

FROM METRO:We’re still doing some testing on Internet Explorer and will be adding an interactive neighborhood map and proposed system maps in the coming days—so stay tuned!

We’re still doing some testing on Internet Explorer and will be adding an interactive neighborhood map and proposed system maps in the coming days—so stay tuned!

Some recent CD News Stories:

http://www.centraldistrictnews.com/2011/10/25/metro-shows-significant-changes-to-the-2-3-4-11-12-14

http://www.centraldistrictnews.com/2011/12/15/bus-chick-petition-save-the-27

http://www.centraldistrictnews.com/2012/01/26/bus2ridersgmailcom-announces-more-local-metro-meetings-and-action-plan

And links to others:

http://www.centraldistrictnews.com/2012/01/18/improving-route-2-in-the-central-district-and-first-hill

http://seattletransitblog.com/2012/02/02/metro-waters-down-fall-changes/#more-33422

 From Ashley at Metro : A media release is going out to neighborhood blogs and citywide media outlets momentarily and we will be sending out a series of other notifications tomorrow. You may also see us in the neighborhood putting up laminated posters in the bus shelters. Please stop by and say hi if you spot me struggling with a tape gun.From

“Jurisdictions across the nation are being besieged with proposals to privatize government services, assets, and functions. Everything from public schools, prisons, highways, bridges, military, Social Security, air traffic control, natural resources, national parks, tax collection to pension funds, voting machines, liquor sales, lotteries, worker’s compensation, welfare, and parks.  And with very mixed results.”

Thursday, Feb. 2, 7:30 PM,Seattle First Baptist Church 1111 Harvard Ave, Seattle

Moderator – Eleanor Licata

Speakers –

Don Comstock, PhD, Stanford, teaches political economics in the graduate Management and Leadership program and the Environment and Community program at Antioch University. Don has created and led public and nonprofit organizations in fostering community development and community-based economic development. He also has consulted with public agencies and small businesses and published in the areas of organizational and community change, critical theory and participatory research.

Nora Leech is a member of the National League of Women Voters Study Committee on Privatization and was the chair of the Seattle League’s 2009 study on Privatization. She currently serves as the chair of the Seattle League’s Economics and Taxation committee and serves on the State League’s Lobby Team. Nora is a long-time member of the League as was her grandmother before her.

Jim Sawyer, a political economist at Seattle University, writes extensively on “root causes” of economic dysfunction, particularly within the realm of economic ideas. At the beginning of the Great Recession, he was working in France as a Fulbright Scholar and publishing in Belgium, France, Great Britain and the United States.

This is presented by the League of Women Voters and as a part of a national study.  It is free to the public. http://www.seattlelwv.org/node/1100

UPDATE to Metro Meeting posted in comments:

SAVE BUS ROUTE #2  – ONE OF METRO’S MOST HEAVILY USED ROUTES

 SIGNIFICANT CHANGE PROPOSED

WHAT YOU CAN DO… JANUARY…February…

1. Call and/or email King County and Seattle elected officials to tell them how movingRoute #2 will affect you personally as wellas other members of your community.  

2. Share this information with other bus riders and  neighbors and encourage them to take action.FEBRUARY1. Look at Metro’s website Have-A-Say after February 2to see if and how Metro transit planners have modified the Route #2 proposed route changes.  

Please tell Metro your comments by March 2nd.

3. Attend a presentation or Open House:

• Feb 7 at 7:15pm – Madrona Community Council 
• Feb 10 at 11am – Horizon House 
• Feb 21 12-2pm – Union Station 
• Feb 23 6-8pm – QA Community Center 
• Feb 27 6-8pm – Washington Middle School 

4.See Metro’s calendar for details:  http://.metro.kingcounty.gov/have-a-say/calendar.html

5.Call and/or email your elected officials again with your comments on the revised proposal(s)

Brought to you by Bus #2 riders and supporters. [email protected] Email to sign up for notices. Please send us copies of your comments and let us know if you want to help save Route #2. 

Metro proposes to significantly change Route #2in September 2012.  The decision will be made in April / May. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE IMPACTS OF CHANGE  

• ELIMINATES ROUTE #2 SERVICE ON SENECA &  THIRD AVENUE TO QUEEN ANNE.  x
• MOVES ROUTE #2, WEST OF 12TH, TO MADISON -FIRST AVENUE – MARION WITH NO CONTINUING SERVICE NORTH OF MADISON TO QUEEN ANNE.SAFETY & ACCESSIBILITY x
• No flat transfer stops on Route #2 downtown, requiring transfers downtown on steep hills.  x Route #2 bus stops will be in less active locations,impacting safety of evening and nighttime transfers. DELAY, TRANSFERS & ACCESS 
• Madison is more congested than Seneca and added buses on Madison will further increase traffic congestion and delays.  
• Transfers extend trip time and proposed route no longer serves many existing destinations directly, adding travel time and causing a loss of ridership.  
• Requires transfers for any destination north of Madison, including 1, Light Rail 2.Benaroya 3.Westlake 4. Seattle Center at Mercer.  5. No longer connects to Light Rail or to the new RapidRide at Seneca and Third Avenue. 
• Removes service on Seneca residential corridor  from Harvard Avenue to Seventh Avenue. 
• These changes disproportionately impact seniors, disabled and vulnerable populations 

UPDATE:First Hill – Presentation to First Hill Improvement Association

From Metro:Save the date: Metro to host public meetings in February to gather feedback on proposed Sept. 2012 Changes

Last November, Metro asked for public comment on suggested service changes related to the Sept. 2012 start of the RapidRide C and D lines. We are incorporating that feedback into a revised service change proposal that will be ready for public review next week. Like the changes we originally suggested last fall, this proposal will include changes to routing, frequency, and the times of day when routes will operate.  

  Would you help us inform the people you serve about this revised proposal and their opportunities to provide input?

Next month we’ll be hosting a number of public meetings, community partner conversations, and information tables in many communities, including Burien, West Seattle, White Center,  South   Park , Beacon Hill, Madrona, the Central District, Southeast Seattle, the University District, South Lake Union, Ballard, Queen Anne, Magnolia,  Fremont , and   Green   Lake . Details about the proposed routing changes and a survey will be available online after Feb. 1 at www.kingcounty.gov/metro/haveasay.

Public meetings: Please join us for one of these open houses or check our online calendar for a presentation or information table in your neighborhood. We’ll continue to update this calendar as additional events are confirmed, so please check back for the latest schedule.  

•  Feb. 13 – Ballard (Ballard High School, 1418 NW 65th St, Seattle, 6-8 pm) 
• Feb. 15 – West Seattle (Madison Middle School, 3429 45th Ave SW, Seattle, 6-8 pm)
• Feb. 16 – Delridge/White Center (Chief Sealth High School, 2600 SW Thistle St, Seattle, 6-8 pm)
• Feb. 21 – Downtown Seattle (Union Station, 401 S Jackson St, Seattle, 12-2 pm)
• Feb. 23 – Queen Anne (Queen Anne Community Center, 1901 1st Ave W, Seattle, 6-8 pm)
• Feb. 27 – Central Area/Mt Baker (Washington Middle School, 2101 S Jackson St, Seattle, 6-8 pm)

 Please spread the word to people involved with your organization:

• ·         Forward this email to your email distribution lists
• ·         Post this information to your blog or other social media
• ·         Include this information in your next newsletter

Community Relations Planner,Communications King County Department of Transportation: [email protected], 206.684.1154

 Learn more about other plans, policies, and projects where Metro wants the public to have a say:

• ·          Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/haveasayatkcmetro
• ·          Metro Matters blog: http://metrofutureblog.wordpress.com/

 ***Please help us get this information to the right person within your organization! If I should be sending this email to someone else or a different email address, please email me back with the appropriate contact information. Thank you!

·         Request hardcopy posters to post or distribute (available in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese)

Please don’t hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions – and thanks for all the work you do!

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Metro is on snow routes http://metro.kingcounty.gov/.  Walking works.  If you have call a cab don’t arrange to meet it at the top of the hill.  If you are driving, 4-wheel drive vehicles seem to do well.  However, chains might be a good idea for many.