Comments on: Congress approves grant funding for E and F Lines http://rapidride.wordpress.com/2011/11/21/congress-approves-grant-funding-for-e-and-f-lines/ News about King County Metro Transit's new bus rapid transit service. Thu, 16 May 2013 03:15:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: rapidride http://rapidride.wordpress.com/2011/11/21/congress-approves-grant-funding-for-e-and-f-lines/#comment-289 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 23:38:18 +0000 http://rapidride.wordpress.com/?p=397#comment-289 The 140 was chosen for a number of reasons. It’s a major east/west cross-valley route that operates entirely in south King County. It’s been experiencing steady growth. It links to transit facilities where riders can transfer to other bus routes, Link light rail, and Sounder train service. These facilities include the Burien Transit Center, the Link Tukwila International Boulevard Station, the Tukwila Transit Center (to be built next to Southcenter Mall), the Tukwila Sounder Station, and the Renton Transit Center.

Routes 101, 102, and 106 are also busy routes with growing ridership, and Metro plans to provide additional service on these routes when resources become available.

]]> By: Tim Moore http://rapidride.wordpress.com/2011/11/21/congress-approves-grant-funding-for-e-and-f-lines/#comment-287 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 01:34:52 +0000 http://rapidride.wordpress.com/?p=397#comment-287 Why is Metro replacing the route 140 rather than the 101,102,106 routes?

]]> By: rapidride http://rapidride.wordpress.com/2011/11/21/congress-approves-grant-funding-for-e-and-f-lines/#comment-270 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:23:19 +0000 http://rapidride.wordpress.com/?p=397#comment-270 It doesn’t look that way. The RapidRide F Line will offer faster and more frequent service between Renton and the Link Tukwila Station, but the total travel time between Renton and downtown Seattle via the F Line and Link would still be longer than taking Route 101.

In the morning, Route 101 currently takes about 45 minutes to travel from the Renton Transit Center to University Street Station in downtown Seattle. A corresponding trip via the F Line and Link would take about an hour.

]]> By: rapidride http://rapidride.wordpress.com/2011/11/21/congress-approves-grant-funding-for-e-and-f-lines/#comment-269 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:43:20 +0000 http://rapidride.wordpress.com/?p=397#comment-269 The C Line is scheduled to start operation with our fall service change on Sept. 29.

]]> By: Tim Moore http://rapidride.wordpress.com/2011/11/21/congress-approves-grant-funding-for-e-and-f-lines/#comment-268 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:54:50 +0000 http://rapidride.wordpress.com/?p=397#comment-268 Will the Rapid Ride Line F get riders between Renton and Downtown Seattle via Line F and Light Rail any quicker than the Route 101?

]]> By: JunctionMeg http://rapidride.wordpress.com/2011/11/21/congress-approves-grant-funding-for-e-and-f-lines/#comment-258 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:25:59 +0000 http://rapidride.wordpress.com/?p=397#comment-258 Any ballpark on when RapidRide C starts operation? The commute from West Seattle is getting more horrific (not an overstatement) every day.

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