<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title></title><style type="text/css">p.MsoNormal,p.MsoNoSpacing{margin:0}</style></head><body><div>I think this was a really productive meeting with Metro and thanks to Katie for facilitating it. Not fun to leave gaps, and like Doug said we told them this (they did also mention the 73 going away and the feedback they’d heard about leaving that gap, which our letter didn’t address because that wasn’t what the community group asked), but Metro’s reasoning—if not what we’d like to see as a result—is still solid.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Metro’s chief of staff (DeAnna) did ask if we wanted a formal letter as well but we said the slides were good in lieu. At our next TRU meeting (September, as I recall?), I think I’d like to show these to the TRU membership at large so they can see the level of detail Metro put in, another example of what BATS is up to, and give more context to folks on how the “machinations” of advocacy work. :)</div><div><br></div><div>On Wed, Jul 31, 2024, at 17:07, Doug Trumm wrote:<br></div><blockquote type="cite" id="qt" style=""><div dir="ltr"><div>Wes and I just met with Metro's Lynnwood Link restructure team. The slides are attached if anybody is curious. They didn't back down from their position that cutting the Route 20 was the thing to do given their constraints and values and the outreach process had been thorough. We reiterated that we'd like to see Metro on a growth trajectory as soon as possible so that restructures and service changes don't have to be austerity-minded hunger games. We also expressed our thanks for responding to our Save the 20 letter and walking us through their decision process.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Best,<br></div><div>Doug<br></div><div><div><br></div><div class="qt-gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="qt-gmail_attr"><div>---------- Forwarded message ---------<br></div><div>From: <b class="qt-gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Distelhorst, Luke</b> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:ldistelhorst@kingcounty.gov">ldistelhorst@kingcounty.gov</a>></span><br></div><div>Date: Wed, Jul 31, 2024 at 4:58 PM<br></div><div>Subject: RE: Metro and TRU Discussion re: Route 20<br></div><div>To: Martin, DeAnna <<a href="mailto:DeAnna.Martin@kingcounty.gov">DeAnna.Martin@kingcounty.gov</a>>, VanderZee, David <<a href="mailto:David.VanderZee@kingcounty.gov">David.VanderZee@kingcounty.gov</a>>, Newman, Graydon <<a href="mailto:Graydon.Newman@kingcounty.gov">Graydon.Newman@kingcounty.gov</a>>, Katie Wilson <<a href="mailto:katie@transitriders.org">katie@transitriders.org</a>> <<a href="mailto:katie@transitriders.org">katie@transitriders.org</a>>, Doug Trumm <<a href="mailto:dmtrumm@gmail.com">dmtrumm@gmail.com</a>>, Wes M <<a href="mailto:wesm@wyvern.eu">wesm@wyvern.eu</a>><br></div><div>Cc: Allison, Michelle <<a href="mailto:Michelle.Allison@kingcounty.gov">Michelle.Allison@kingcounty.gov</a>>, Jahshan, Maha <<a href="mailto:mjahshan@kingcounty.gov">mjahshan@kingcounty.gov</a>>, Hawks, Sean <<a href="mailto:shawks@kingcounty.gov">shawks@kingcounty.gov</a>>, Switzer, Jeff <<a href="mailto:Jeff.Switzer@kingcounty.gov">Jeff.Switzer@kingcounty.gov</a>><br></div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div class="qt-msg4588657673802809955"><div lang="EN-US" style="overflow-wrap:break-word;"><div class="qt-m_4588657673802809955WordSection1"><p class="qt-MsoNormal">Hi Wes and Doug,<u></u><u></u><br></p><p class="qt-MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u><br></p><p class="qt-MsoNormal">Thanks for meeting this afternoon! I’m attaching the slides we shared today.<u></u><u></u><br></p><p class="qt-MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u><br></p><p class="qt-MsoNormal">Here is a link for the Lynnwood Link Connections Public Engagement Report as well: <a href="https://cdn.kingcounty.gov/-/media/king-county/depts/metro/documents/projects/lynnwood-link-connections/engagement-summary/lynwood-link-public-engagement-report.pdf?rev=3ff265721fb24825a6e6250440f06b00&hash=C74F67B8FE586B3495642BD150C8E5B7" target="_blank"> public engagement report (kingcounty.gov)</a>. Might be of interest if you want to see more of the engagement/decision-making process! <span class="font" style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji", sans-serif;">😊</span><u></u><u></u><br></p><p class="qt-MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u><br></p><p class="qt-MsoNormal">Please let us know if you have any other questions.<u></u><u></u><br></p><p class="qt-MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u><br></p><p class="qt-MsoNormal">Best wishes,<u></u><u></u><br></p><p class="qt-MsoNormal">Luke<u></u><u></u><br></p><p class="qt-MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u><br></p><table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="653" style="width:489.45pt;border-collapse:collapse;"><tbody><tr style="height:80.35pt;"><td width="214" valign="top" style="width:160.65pt;border-top-width:medium;border-right-width:medium;border-bottom-width:medium;border-left-width:medium;border-top-style:none;border-right-style:none;border-bottom-style:none;border-left-style:none;border-top-color:currentcolor;border-right-color:currentcolor;border-bottom-color:currentcolor;border-left-color:currentcolor;border-image-source:none;border-image-slice:100%;border-image-width:1;border-image-outset:0;border-image-repeat:stretch;padding-top:0in;padding-right:0in;padding-bottom:0in;padding-left:0in;height:80.35pt;"><p class="qt-MsoNormal" style="margin-right:6pt;line-height:105%;vertical-align:baseline;"><a href="https://kingcounty.gov/depts/transportation/metro.aspx" target="_blank"><span style="color:black;text-decoration-line:none;"><img border="0" width="192" height="75" style="width:2in;height:0.7777in;" id="qt-m_4588657673802809955Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:ii_1910b3f84a34cff311"></span></a><span style="line-height:105%;"><span class="font" style="font-family:"Segoe UI", sans-serif;"><span class="size" style="font-size:9pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></span></span><br></p></td><td width="438" valign="top" style="width:328.8pt;border-top-width:medium;border-right-width:medium;border-bottom-width:medium;border-left-width:medium;border-top-style:none;border-right-style:none;border-bottom-style:none;border-left-style:none;border-top-color:currentcolor;border-right-color:currentcolor;border-bottom-color:currentcolor;border-left-color:currentcolor;border-image-source:none;border-image-slice:100%;border-image-width:1;border-image-outset:0;border-image-repeat:stretch;padding-top:0in;padding-right:0in;padding-bottom:0in;padding-left:0in;height:80.35pt;"><p class="qt-MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%;"><b><span style="line-height:105%;color:black;"><span class="font" style="font-family:"Calibri Light", sans-serif;"><span class="size" style="font-size:12pt;">Luke Distelhorst </span></span></span></b><span style="line-height:105%;color:black;"><span class="font" style="font-family:"Calibri Light", sans-serif;"><span class="size" style="font-size:12pt;">(he/him)<b><u></u><u></u></b></span></span></span><br></p><p class="qt-MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%;"><span style="line-height:105%;color:black;"><span class="font" style="font-family:"Calibri Light", sans-serif;"><span class="size" style="font-size:12pt;">Sr. Community Engagement Planner<u></u><u></u></span></span></span><br></p><p class="qt-MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%;"><span style="line-height:105%;color:black;"><span class="font" style="font-family:"Calibri Light", sans-serif;"><span class="size" style="font-size:12pt;">Desk: 206-848-0508 | Mobile: 206-532-1951</span></span></span><span style="line-height:105%;"><span class="font" style="font-family:"Calibri Light", sans-serif;"><span class="size" style="font-size:12pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></span></span><br></p><p class="qt-MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%;"><span style="line-height:105%;"><span class="font" style="font-family:"Calibri Light", sans-serif;"><span class="size" style="font-size:12pt;"><a href="mailto:LDistelhorst@kingcounty.gov" target="_blank">LDistelhorst@kingcounty.gov</a><u></u><u></u></span></span></span><br></p></td></tr></tbody></table><div><p class="qt-MsoNormal"></p><div>-----Original Appointment-----<br></div><div> <b>From:</b> Martin, DeAnna <<a href="mailto:DeAnna.Martin@kingcounty.gov" target="_blank">DeAnna.Martin@kingcounty.gov</a>> <br></div><div> <b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, July 31, 2024 9:56 AM<br></div><div> <b>To:</b> Martin, DeAnna; 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