<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /></head><body><div data-html-editor-font-wrapper="true" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Its hard for me to access that area myself. That whole area needs some work for transit options. I would love to hear what Metro's plan is around individuals accessing 1st and the waterfront.<br><br>Kristina Sawyckyj<br><br>September 18, 2024 10:38 AM, "Katie Wilson" <<a target="_blank" tabindex="-1" href="mailto:katie@transitriders.org?to=%22Katie%20Wilson%22%20<katie@transitriders.org>">katie@transitriders.org</a>> wrote:<br> <blockquote><div><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;-webkit-nbsp-mode: space;line-break: after-white-space">Tai got back to me and is interested in a meeting with Metro. I can try to set that up— who in this group would be interested in joining?<div><br><br> <blockquote type="cite"><div>On Sep 11, 2024, at 2:16 PM, Katie Wilson <<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="mailto:katie@transitriders.org">katie@transitriders.org</a>> wrote:</div> <div><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;-webkit-nbsp-mode: space;line-break: after-white-space">Oh, cool. Well it seems like either we could start by trying to set up a meeting with Metro staff, or by writing a letter. I can email Tai Nguyen, would anyone like to be put in touch with them, or should I just ask if they’d be interested in having us help facilitate a meeting with Metro?<div></div><div>Katie<div></div><div> <blockquote type="cite"><div>On Sep 10, 2024, at 1:43 PM, Cole Gleason <<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="mailto:cole@colegleason.com">cole@colegleason.com</a>> wrote:</div> <div><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;-webkit-nbsp-mode: space;line-break: after-white-space">Metro already seems primed to do this, potentially some public advocacy would help make the case?<div></div><div><a rel="external nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" href="https://www.theurbanist.org/2024/06/11/metro-weighs-transit-for-seattle-waterfront/">The Urbanist - Metro Weighs Transit Alternatives for Seattle Waterfront and North Belltown </a></div><div><div></div></div><div></div><div><div style="display: inline !important"><a rel="external nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" href="https://seattletransitblog.com/2024/05/21/county-council-receives-update-on-waterfront-shuttle/">Seattle Transit Blog - County Council Receives Update on Waterfront Shuttle</a></div></div><div></div><div>And here is Metro’s staff report from earlier this year: <a rel="external nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" href="https://kingcounty.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=12963112&GUID=796F11EF-9008-4749-A3EE-84C30C283BC5">https://kingcounty.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=12963112&GUID=796F11EF-9008-4749-A3EE-84C30C283BC5</a></div><div></div><div>Cole</div><div><div></div></div><div><div> <blockquote type="cite"><div>On Sep 10, 2024, at 12:44 PM, Katie Wilson <<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="mailto:katie@transitriders.org">katie@transitriders.org</a>> wrote:</div> <div><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;-webkit-nbsp-mode: space;line-break: after-white-space"><div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing: normal;text-align: start;text-indent: 0px;text-transform: none;white-space: normal;word-spacing: 0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration: none;overflow-wrap: break-word;-webkit-nbsp-mode: space;line-break: after-white-space"><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing: normal;text-align: start;text-indent: 0px;text-transform: none;white-space: normal;word-spacing: 0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration: none;overflow-wrap: break-word;-webkit-nbsp-mode: space;line-break: after-white-space"><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing: normal;text-align: start;text-indent: 0px;text-transform: none;white-space: normal;word-spacing: 0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration: none;overflow-wrap: break-word;-webkit-nbsp-mode: space;line-break: after-white-space"><div style="letter-spacing: normal;text-align: start;text-indent: 0px;text-transform: none;white-space: normal;word-spacing: 0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;overflow-wrap: break-word;-webkit-nbsp-mode: space;line-break: after-white-space"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;-webkit-nbsp-mode: space;line-break: after-white-space"><div style="font-style: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;font-weight: normal;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: start;text-indent: 0px;text-transform: none;white-space: normal;word-spacing: 0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"><font color="#666666" face="arial, sans-serif" size="2">Anyone have thoughts about pushing to restore the Route 99? Maybe another case where we could at least facilitate a meeting with Metro staff?</font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div> <blockquote type="cite"><div>Begin forwarded message:</div> <div style="margin-top: 0px;margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-left: 0px"><span style='font-family: -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif'><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif">Gordon Padelford <<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="mailto:gordon@seattlegreenways.org">gordon@seattlegreenways.org</a>></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px;margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-left: 0px"><span style='font-family: -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif'><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Re: 1st Ave bus</b></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px;margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-left: 0px"><span style='font-family: -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif'><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif">September 10, 2024 at 11:15:28 AM PDT</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px;margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-left: 0px"><span style='font-family: -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif'><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif">Tai Nguyen <<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="mailto:tai.h.nguyen@icloud.com">tai.h.nguyen@icloud.com</a>></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px;margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-left: 0px"><span style='font-family: -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif'><b>Cc: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif">Katie Wilson <<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="mailto:katie@transitriders.org">katie@transitriders.org</a>></span></div> <div><div dir="ltr">Hi Tai,<div></div><div><a rel="external nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" href="https://transitriders.org/">Transit Riders Union</a> has folks who may be able to help with this. CC'd is Katie Wilson who can get you connected.</div><div></div><div>best,</div><div> <div><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>-Gordon</div><div></div><div>Executive Director</div><div><font size="2"><i>Seattle Neighborhood Greenways</i></font></div><div><a style="color: rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank" rel="external nofollow noopener noreferrer" tabindex="-1" href="http://seattlegreenways.org/">Website</a><span style="color: rgb(68,68,68)"> I </span><a style="color: rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank" rel="external nofollow noopener noreferrer" tabindex="-1" href="http://twitter.com/SNGreenways">Twitter</a><span style="color: rgb(68,68,68)"> I </span><a style="color: rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank" rel="external nofollow noopener noreferrer" tabindex="-1" href="https://www.facebook.com/SEAGreenways">Facebook</a><span style="color: rgb(68,68,68)"> | </span><a style="color: rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank" rel="external nofollow noopener noreferrer" tabindex="-1" href="https://www.instagram.com/seagreenways/">Instagram</a><span style="color: rgb(68,68,68)"> | </span><a style="color: rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank" rel="external nofollow noopener noreferrer" tabindex="-1" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/10235978/">LinkedIn</a></div><div></div><div><b style="color: rgb(39,78,19)"><a target="_blank" rel="external nofollow noopener noreferrer" tabindex="-1" href="https://seattlegreenways.org/tickets">Get tickets</a> for <i>Shaping Seattle: Moving Toward Climate Justice</i> on Sept. 19 at 6:00 PM at Rainier Arts Center.</b></div></div></div></div></div></div> <div><div dir="ltr">On Wed, Aug 28, 2024 at 4:59 PM 'Tai Nguyen' via Downtown Greenways <<a rel="external nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" href="mailto:downtowngreenways@googlegroups.com">downtowngreenways@googlegroups.com</a>> wrote:</div><blockquote style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left: 1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left: 1ex"><div><div><div>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.</div><div></div><div>"""</div><div>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!</div><div></div><div>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.</div><div></div></div><div>You can also reach out to organizations that do similar advocacy. The Late 8 campaign is a good example.</div><div></div><div><div>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.</div><div><div>"""</div><div></div><div>I referenced this article:</div><div><a rel="external nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" href="https://kingcountymetro.blog/2017/06/30/route-99-is-leaving-first-avenue/">Route 99 is leaving First Avenue – Metro Matters (kingcountymetro.blog)</a></div><div></div><div>Tai Nguyen</div></div></div><div></div></div><div></div>--<br>You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Downtown Greenways" group.<br>To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to <a target="_blank" rel="external nofollow noopener noreferrer" tabindex="-1" href="mailto:downtowngreenways+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com">downtowngreenways+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com</a>.<br>To view this discussion on the web visit <a target="_blank" rel="external nofollow noopener noreferrer" tabindex="-1" href="https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/downtowngreenways/8c8e430c-899a-413b-b54b-c183c0dd4239%40me.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer">https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/downtowngreenways/8c8e430c-899a-413b-b54b-c183c0dd4239%40me.com</a>.<br>For more options, visit <a target="_blank" rel="external nofollow noopener noreferrer" tabindex="-1" href="https://groups.google.com/d/optout">https://groups.google.com/d/optout</a>.</blockquote></div></div></blockquote></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>Transit mailing list<br><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="mailto:Transit@transitriders.org">Transit@transitriders.org</a><br><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://lists.transitriders.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/transit">http://lists.transitriders.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/transit</a></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></blockquote><br><br><signature></signature></div></body></html>