[Transit] Fwd: 1st Ave bus

[Katie Wilson]

Anyone have thoughts about pushing to restore the Route 99? Maybe another case where we could at least facilitate a meeting with Metro staff?

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> From: Gordon Padelford <gordon at seattlegreenways.org>
> Subject: Re: 1st Ave bus
> Date: September 10, 2024 at 11:15:28 AM PDT
> To: Tai Nguyen <tai.h.nguyen at icloud.com>
> Cc: Katie Wilson <katie at transitriders.org>
> 
> Hi Tai,
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> Transit Riders Union <https://transitriders.org/> has folks who may be able to help with this. CC'd is Katie Wilson who can get you connected.
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> best,
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> -Gordon
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> On Wed, Aug 28, 2024 at 4:59 PM 'Tai Nguyen' via Downtown Greenways <downtowngreenways at googlegroups.com <mailto:downtowngreenways at googlegroups.com>> wrote:
>> I asked Matthew J. Sutherland at Transportation Choices Coalition about how I can go about asking for a bus route to be restored to 1st Ave, and he gave me the advice below. I will contact the orgs/people he suggested, but I lack the data to back up the request. Hoping someone in Downtown Greenways can help me collect the data.
>> 
>> """
>> First, I’d suggest that you are prepared to articulate the need that you are hoping restoring route 99 serves. If you have data to support that, even better!
>> 
>> It looks like this is a King County Metro issue; I would suggest meeting with the staff there and asking to learn more about their decision-making process, future realignment plans, etc., see if your need is met in some other way already or if they can offer alternative ideas.
>> 
>> You can also reach out to organizations that do similar advocacy. The Late 8 campaign is a good example.
>> 
>> Finally, you can reach out to your County Councilmember if you aren’t getting very far. They are in charge of KCM and would be able to get questions answered by staff.
>> """
>> 
>> I referenced this article: 
>> Route 99 is leaving First Avenue – Metro Matters (kingcountymetro.blog) <https://kingcountymetro.blog/2017/06/30/route-99-is-leaving-first-avenue/>
>> 
>> Tai Nguyen
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