Comments on: C Line construction starting at Fauntleroy ferry dock

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 02:09:14 +0000

To make matters worse you discontinue the 54 an alterative bus for our daugter.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 02:08:01 +0000

Metro you go rid of the local #21 to and from Arbor Heights, you leave all Arbor Heights residents without direct bus service, forcing us all to walk to Roxbury in all kinds of weather. Yes the new “shelters” are not even sheltrs, they do nothing to keep riders from getting blown apart or rained on. Our daughter attends Dnny Middle School and now she has to walk all the way to Roxbury crossing dangerous 35th Ave & Roxbury. How in the heck does she get home from school? I I know she waits she wait for the # 22somehwer on 35th ? and she might get home before dark? School gets out at 2:10 according to your trip planner she won;t get home until 3:20! What a crock!

By: rapidride

rapidride — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 15:23:25 +0000

The C Line will begin/end at Westwood Village, not White Center like current Route 54, so comparisons between the two are not exact.

We estimate that the C Line’s travel time from to downtown Seattle will be about five minutes less than current Route 54 due to several factors, including consolidated stops, bus stop improvements, traffic signal coordination, the RapidRide bus design, and off-board fare payment at major stops.

We’ll fine-tune the schedule after the C Line launches and we get some experience providing the service in real-world conditions.

By: Ellen

Ellen — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 17:40:54 +0000

My last post was addressed to Metro, not any of the bloggers. Thanks, Ellen

By: Ellen

Ellen — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 17:40:19 +0000

All you have to do is widen the sides of the shelters so that rain blowing sideways does not get the inside of the shelters wet. Excuse my sarcasm, but unless you can command the rain to fall at a 90-degree angle, when your knees stick out beyond the width of the shelter sides, they get wet when there is a wind blowing the rain sideways. If you are in charge of the rain, then I will call you God and give up my complaints. Have you people ever used these RapidRide shelters?

By: Ellen

Ellen — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 17:35:08 +0000

Advice to look at other RapidRide benefits: I’ve looked at the other benefits and they sound wonderful. However, when standing in a RapidRide non-shelter, wet and cold, I won’t be caring much about anything else besides being wet and cold!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I invite you to stand with me at my bus stop on a cold, stormy day and enjoy being wet, either in the shelter, or outside the shelter on one of the outside benches.

And re: buses every 10 mins? If the current Metro bus system has taken down all its signs telling a rider when the bus is coming because Metro can’t predict traffic patters (which makes sense), how are you going to predict traffic patterns/hold ups and stick to your 10 min promises for RapidRide buses? Come on, people, we’re not stupid.

When is a bus shelter NOT a shelter? When it’s wet inside!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ellen

By: Jazmyne

Jazmyne — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 22:43:55 +0000

how long are they estimating the C line…from beginning in white center, to ending in downtown seattle? will take less time than the original 54?

By: rapidride

rapidride — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 20:11:21 +0000

Hi Ellen, If you'd like to know more about the reasons behind Metro's RapidRide shelter designs, check out our new post, The whys of Metro's RapidRide shelter design.

By: norahw

norahw — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 20:33:29 +0000

When are we going to get a shelter at 35th and Avalon northbound? We have been without any shelter, inadequate or otherwise, since February 16, going on 4 months. This is unacceptable, and I certainly hope you will do better on future Rapid Ride lines.

Why wasn’t our other shelter left in place until construction started on the new one? Why didn’t they make a walkway so that people coming from the north could easily get to the temporary stop? Has anyone on the planning committee ever tried to cross 35th at Oregon are about 7:05 am? It’s nearly impossible.

By: norahw

norahw — Mon, 14 May 2012 21:03:57 +0000

I hope that you won’t have to wait as long to get your stops back as some of us have had to! Going on 3 months now for 35th & Avalon northbound.