[Transit] Fwd: Urgent: Seniors very concerned about Route 12

[Wes Mills]

I’ve not heard that the 12 is going away.  It is being changed as part of the RapidRide G service changes. Instead of going up and down most of Madison to get to 19th and Interlaken Park, it will use the Pike/Pine corridor and ride on Madison for a short bit.

>From what I’ve heard—mostly through Ryan Packer’s reporting <https://x.com/typewriteralley/status/1820989455580459125>—the 12 is getting an infrastructure upgrade to add a short bit of wire at eastbound Pine and Madison so the 12 can go back to being a trolley route sometime in 2025 or 2026.

I’m on call so there is a slim chance I’ll get paged, but I am otherwise free at 2pm tomorrow.

On Thu, Aug 8, 2024, at 11:22, Katie Wilson wrote:
> Hi BATS,
> 
> See below— has anyone been tracking the plans to delete Route 12, and is anyone available to attend a meeting (I assume virtual?) with Metro and Debra tomorrow at 2pm?
> 
> Thanks!
> Katie
> 
>> Begin forwarded message:
>> 
>> *From: *Kshama Sawant <kshamavsawant at gmail.com>
>> *Subject: **Urgent: Seniors very concerned about Route 12*
>> *Date: *August 8, 2024 at 11:04:50 AM PDT
>> *To: *Emily McArthur <emily.mcarthur206 at gmail.com>, Adam Ziemkowski <a.ziemkowski at gmail.com>, Katie Wilson <katie at transitriders.org>, "contact at transitriders.org" <contact at transitriders.org>
>> 
>> Hello Transit Riders Union members,
>> 
>> Hope you all are doing well.
>> 
>> I am writing on behalf of Debra (Debbie) Green, a senior resident I've known for several years, and whom I ran into a couple of days ago. Debbie informed me that she and dozens of other working-class seniors and retirees are extremely concerned about the fate of the King County Metro Route 12. They have heard that Metro is about to end the route.
>> 
>> Most immediately, Debra wondered if anyone from TRU could accompany her at a meeting she is supposed to have with KC Metro on this topic tomorrow, August 9th, at 2:00PM.
>> 
>> I would greatly appreciate it if you could call Debra at 206.726.0216. I am not aware of the status of Route 12, and don't have details, but I certainly am opposed to ending the route.
>> 
>> Thank you all so much.
>> 
>> Sincerely,
>> Kshama
> 
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