[Transit] Urgent: Seniors very concerned about Route 12

[Katie Wilson]

Thanks, Wes! Hopefully it’s mostly a misunderstanding and these seniors aren’t about to lose their bus service. :(   Any chance you’d be able to give Debra a call today to chat and ask about the meeting with Metro? (I’m also happy to do this if you prefer, just let me know!)

> On Aug 8, 2024, at 11:34 AM, Wes Mills <wesmills at wesmills.com> wrote:
> 
> 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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