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AN ORDINANCE approving East Link and Downtown Redmond Link Extension Transportation Service Changes for King County.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. The changes in this ordinance to the Metro transit department's bus transit network include revisions to bus service in the cities of Beaux Arts, Bellevue, Bothell, Clyde Hill, Duvall, Issaquah, Kenmore, Kirkland, Lake Forest Park, Medina, Mercer Island, Newcastle, North Bend, Redmond, Renton, Sammamish, Shoreline, Seattle, Snoqualmie, Woodinville, and Yarrow Point.
2. The changes in this ordinance 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 and Service Guidelines.
3. Incremental implementation of the proposed changes is consistent with the policy direction and policies approved in the Metro Service Recovery Plan by the enactment of Ordinance 19581.
4. The changes in this ordinance reinstate or replace the fully or partially suspended service on Routes 8, 111, 114, 167, 200, 204, 208, 212, 214, 216, 217, 218, 219, 221, 224, 225, 226, 232, 237, 240, 241, 245, 246, 249, 250, 252, 257, 268, 269, 271, 311, 342, 630, 930, 931, and RapidRide B Line within the East Link Connections project consistent with the approach identified in the Metro Service Recovery Plan.
5. In 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, the Metro transit department conducted public outreach concerning proposed changes to service in east and north areas of King County currently provided by Routes 8, 111, 114, 167, 200, 204, 208, 212, 214, 216, 217, 218, 219, 221, 224, 225, 226, 232, 237, 240, 241, 245, 246, 249, 250, 252, 257, 268, 269, 271, 311, 342, 630, 930, 931, and RapidRide B Line.
6. The service changes in this ordinance would eliminate and replace routes 114, 167, 200, 208, 212, 214, 216, 217, 219, 221, 232, 237, 241, 246, 252, 257, 268, 271, 311, and 342, and reinvest savings t...
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