Rob Fellows' presentation for the proposed rerouting of the #18 bus onto 85th St in Greenwood.

1. Greenwood:
Transit
at
a
Crossroads
A
minor
change
to
the
proposed
service
change
would
make
a
night-­‐and-­‐day
difference
to
transit
service
in
our
neighborhood

2. Greenwood
is
one
of
11
designated
urban
villages
north
of
the
Ship
Canal
in
Sea<le’s
Comprehensive
Plan
Accordingly,
we
have
welcomed
significant
growth
over
the
past
two
decades

3. We
lack
direct
connecFons
to
key
nearby
desFnaFons.
Under
Metro’s
proposal,
we
would
lose
yet
another.
Metro’s
proposal
would
eliminate
current
Route
5
connecFon
to
Northgate
and
North
Sea<le
Community
College
• Important
to
teenagers,
seniors,
students,
and
connecFon
to
regional
transit
We
have
no
direct
service
now
to
Ballard
or
Fremont

4. Transfers
to
Northgate
at
Greenwood
and
105th
would
be
unpleasant
and
inconvenient
Transfers
can
work
for
commute
trips
with
convenient
connecFons,
frequent
and
reliable
service
–
BUT,
–
They
are
a
major
disincenFve
to
transit
use
to
local
desFnaFons
for
everyday
non-­‐work
trips.

5. ONE
SMALL
ROUTING
CHANGE
would
make
a
night
and
day
difference
to
transit
service
in
Greenwood
Proposed
change
would
run
Route
18
on
N
85th
instead
of
Holman
Rd
between
15th
NW
and
Greenwood
Ave
N
• Provides
be<er
Northgate
connecFon
• Provides
long-­‐desired
direct
connecFon
to
Ballard
and
Fremont

6. Analysis:
-­‐
Meets
Metro’s
objecFves
-­‐
No
loss
of
service
on
Holman
Rd
Meet’s
Metro’s
objecFves:
No
negaFve
impacts:
• Consolidates
and
strengthens
• Holman
Rd.
would
have
Route
5
north
of
Holman
Rd.
RapidRide
service
on
affected
segment
• MiFgates
loss
of
unproducFve
Route
28
tail
• No
lost
coverage
on
either
Holman
Rd.
or
N
105th
St.
• Eliminates
confusion
by
having
two
tails
on
route
5
• Negligible
difference
in
travel
Fme
or
operaFng
• Northgate
tail
has
been
weak
cost
due
to
part
Fme
operaFons
–
this
is
fixed

7. Summary
• Please
consider
running
Route
18
on
N
85th
St.
between
15th
Ave.
NW
and
Greenwood
Ave.
N
• If
not,
Please
don’t
sever
our
connecFon
to
Northgate,
as
imperfect
as
it
is