News from King County Department of Transportation
Release date:  Aug. 17, 2007

Metro seeks advisory group for West Seattle RapidRide

King County Metro Transit – in consultation with the city of Seattle – is planning a new type of bus service for West Seattle called RapidRide, and community members are needed to help develop the plans.

RapidRide is streamlined, enhanced bus service that Metro will provide in five of its most heavily used transit corridors using funding from the Transit Now initiative approved by voters last year. This type of service is known as bus rapid transit, or BRT. Locally, Metro is looking at ways to connect Fauntleroy, and the Morgan and Alaska junctions with frequent bus service to downtown Seattle.

Metro is setting up a West Seattle RapidRide Advisory Panel to advise the county about routing alternatives, bus stop locations, and other RapidRide issues. The panel will meet approximately six times between this October and April 2008. Panel members will also participate in community outreach activities, starting in January 2008.

Members of the panel will be appointed by Metro. Applicants can be bus riders, people who live, work or go to school in the community, or anyone else who is interested in transit issues. No technical expertise is necessary.

For information about the panel or the application process, call Marnie McGrath at (206) 684-1154, or by email her. You can also apply online. The deadline for submitting completed applications is Friday, Sept. 7.