transit is also critical to the success of any 15-minute city strategy.
As we expand this network, it helps move people better as the city and region grow. Mass transit options such as metro, light rail transit (LRT), trams and bus. Seattle has 27.5 miles of dedicated bus lanes and transit priority signals at 60 intersections. With this first-hand knowledge, our team now feels like they can better plan future bus lanes across the city, from helping create new bus stops, bus-only lanes, to planning street improvements for route changes to serve customers better. We have a new perspective on driving a bus compared to a car! This gave our team a better sense of the experience from the driver’s seat, what it takes to navigate a bus, and how much room it takes to do it well and safely. North Hanley Transit CenterVillage Square Shopping CenterWashington & LindberghFlo.4:20 am4:38 am4:45 am4:5.4:50 am5:08 am5:15 am5:2.5:20 am5:38 am5:45 am5:5. 15 sales tax to renew a city tax known as the Seattle Transportation Benefit District.
SEATTLE METRO BUS 15 DRIVERS
King County Metro’s 3,000 drivers make it look easy. They’re master curb huggers and their turning radius down sometimes busy and narrow streets in Seattle and across King County is on point! To get a better sense of the widths and turning radius of buses, our team at the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) got together with Metro’s safety and training sections to go for a spin.Ī new perspective from the driver’s seat.īus driving takes some serious skills. The Seattle City Council Monday voted to send a measure to the November ballot for a.