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AN ORDINANCE approving August 2024 public transportation service changes for King County related to G Line Rapid Ride and Madison Area Public Transportation Changes.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. The proposed changes to the Metro transit department's bus transit network include revisions to bus service in the city of Seattle.
2. The proposed changes are consistent with the policy direction and priorities adopted in Ordinance 19367, enacted December 15, 2021, which adopted the 2021 update to the King County Metro Strategic Plan for Public Transportation 2021-2031, the King County Metro Service Guidelines, and Metro transit department's long-range service and capital plan, Metro Connects.
3. The proposed changes will implement the second RapidRide line to be developed through the Metro transit department's RapidRide Expansion Program, created by Ordinance 18409, enacted November 17, 2016, in partnership with the city of Seattle's transportation Levy to Move Seattle, enacted July 7, 2015.
4. The proposed changes will create new route RapidRide G Line, consistent with the alignment and station locations approved in Ordinance 19012.
5. In 2021 the City of Seattle was awarded a $59.9 million Federal Transit Administration (FTA) grant from FTA's Capital Investment Grant (CIG) Program. The proposed changes will establish service levels for the new route RapidRide G Line fulfilling requirements from the Federal Transit Administration. The service levels are required to be maintained for a minimum of five years per the agreement with the FTA.
6. The proposed changes and their incremental implementation are consistent with the policy direction and policies approved in the Metro Service Recovery Plan by the adoption of Ordinance 19581.
7. In 2023, the Metro transit department conducted public engagement concerning changes to service in the central Seattle areas of King County currently provided by Routes 3, 10, 11, 12, 47, 49, and 60.
8. Metro Connects includes...
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