RapidRide E Line

Coming to Shoreline and Seattle in 2013

Metro’s new bus rapid transit service will come to Aurora Avenue North in September 2013, when the RapidRide E Line replaces Route 358. The E Line will operate between Shoreline’s Aurora Village Transit Center and downtown Seattle.

RapidRide service is being designed to keep people moving throughout the day in this heavily used transit corridor. Learn more about RapidRide

Connecting communities

The RapidRide E Line will give riders streamlined service to destinations along the route, including major employers, stores, medical and other services, and residential areas.

Destinations near the E Line include:

• Shoreline City Hall
• Greenlake
• Woodland Park Zoo
• East Queen Anne
• Downtown Seattle

RapidRide also will stop at the Aurora Village Transit Center and Shoreline Park-and-Ride.

Public involvement

Metro is considering two alternative paths for the E Line in the west Green Lake area between North 64th Street and Winona Avenue North (see map at right). We’d like to know which option you prefer and get your feedback on the overall route design and proposed stop locations.

Give us your feedback by Friday, Feb. 17. Here's how:

• Come to an open house on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 6-8 p.m. at Green Lake Presbyterian Church, 6318 Linden Ave N, Seattle 98103 
  Reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities, or interpreters for people with limited English, are available upon request by calling 206-263-1154. TTY Relay: 711
• Take our online survey
• Email us at haveasay@kingcounty.gov
• Call our message line, 206-263-9768
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Partners help buses go faster

Metro and the cities of Shoreline and Seattle are working together to help buses go faster through this corridor. Improvements made through these partnerships will include:

• Business access and transit (BAT) lanes—business access, transit, and right turns only
• Transit signal priority—Additional green time at traffic signals to help buses get through intersections quickly

Timeline

2010-2011

• Initial planning and design

2012-2013

• Public outreach for routing and stop spacing (Jan.-March 2012)
• King County Council adoption of final routing and stop location (April or May 2012)
• Public involvement for transit system changes being made to better connect with RapidRide E Line (fall 2012-spring 2013)
• Construction to begin spring 2013

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