[Transit] Rainier Ave Bus Lane

[Wes Mills]

I agree with Jo!  We flyered and did outreach in support of the 40, doing the same for the 7 (and Rainier Ave in general) is very important, too, especially since those plans have a lot better bus treatments than the 40 is planned to get.

Let’s get Dave on the blower and go hang some more QR codes. :)

On Thu, Mar 21, 2024, at 11:53, Katie Wilson wrote:
> Great! I will reply to Braeden and cc you (and anyone else who wants to be included?) so you can coordinate.
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>> On Mar 21, 2024, at 11:51 AM, Jo Claxton <msjoclaxton at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Thanks Katie. I think this is something BATS would like to support. I will bring it up at our meeting on Monday. 
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>> Even though SDOT have put the project out to bid their timeline still says early stages of design, so it would be good to encourage them to stay on track to get to 100% of the intended plan!
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>> On Wed, Mar 20, 2024 at 10:54 PM Katie Wilson <katie at transitriders.org> wrote:
>>> What do you all think?
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>>>> Begin forwarded message:
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>>>> *From: *Braeden Van Deynze <bsvandeynze at gmail.com>
>>>> *Subject: **Rainier Ave Bus Lane*
>>>> *Date: *March 20, 2024 at 10:23:13 PM PDT
>>>> *To: *Katie Wilson <katie at transitriders.org>
>>>> 
>>>> Hi Katie,
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>>>> 
>>>> I organize with Rainier Valley Greenways and Safe Streets. A couple of summers ago, I organized a letter (attached) to SDOT and Seattle leadership supporting the (then) recently installed northbound bus lane on Rainier Ave between Columbia City and S Walden St. Transit Riders Union endorsed the letter, as well as Rep. Tomiko Santos. The bus lane has been controversial and had some issues with compliance, which has caused safety issues and lots of crashes. However on net I believe, and SDOT’s own data shows, that the 7 is faster and more reliable, and car speeds are closer to the speed limit. Overall it is much more pleasant to walk along the section with bus lanes, too.
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>>>> Phase 2 of this bus lane project went out to bid today: https://www.seattle.gov/transportation/projects-and-programs/programs/transit-program/rainier-ave-s-bus-only-lane. This will extend the lane to nearly Judkins Park Station/I-90 and install a new crossing signal at Grand.
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>>>> Unfortunately, I have received news from a friend at SDOT that this project is not a done deal. I fully expect shenanigans and attempts to halt this project from moving forward. I was wondering if you’d be interested in collaborating on a campaign to signal strong support for the project similar to what’s been done for Route 40 in Fremont? Let me know what you think.
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>>>> Thank you for all you do!
>>>> 
>>>> Braeden
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