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Greenwood: Transit at a Crossroads A minor change to the proposed service change would make a nightandday difference to transit service in our neighborhood
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Greenwood:  Transit  at  a  Crossroads  

 A  minor  change  to  the  proposed  service  change  would  make  a  night-­‐and-­‐day  difference  to  transit  

service  in  our  neighborhood  

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Greenwood  is  one  of  11  designated  urban  villages  north  of  the  Ship  Canal  in  Sea<le’s  Comprehensive  Plan  

Accordingly,  we  have  welcomed  significant  growth  over  the  past  two  decades  

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We  lack  direct  connecFons  to  key  nearby  desFnaFons.  Under  Metro’s  proposal,  we  would  lose  yet  another.  

Metro’s  proposal  would  eliminate  current  Route  5  connecFon  to  Northgate  and  North  Sea<le  Community  College  

•  Important  to  teenagers,    seniors,  students,  and    connecFon  to  regional  transit    

We  have  no  direct  service  now  to  Ballard  or  Fremont  

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Transfers  to  Northgate  at  Greenwood  and  105th  would  be  unpleasant  and  inconvenient  Transfers  can  work  for  commute  trips  with  convenient  connecFons,  frequent  and  reliable  service  –  BUT,  –    

They  are  a  major  disincenFve  to  transit  use  to  local  desFnaFons  for  everyday  non-­‐work  trips.  

 

   

   

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ONE  SMALL  ROUTING  CHANGE  would  make  a  night  and  day  difference  to  transit  service  in  Greenwood  Proposed  change  would  run  Route  18  on  N  85th  instead  of  Holman  Rd  between  15th  NW  and  Greenwood  Ave  N  

 

•  Provides  be<er  Northgate    connecFon  

•  Provides  long-­‐desired  direct  connecFon  to  Ballard  and  Fremont  

 

 

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Analysis:        -­‐  Meets  Metro’s  objecFves        -­‐  No  loss  of  service  on  Holman  Rd  Meet’s  Metro’s  objecFves:  

•  Consolidates  and  strengthens  Route  5  north  of  Holman  Rd.    

•  MiFgates  loss  of  unproducFve  Route  28  tail  

•  Eliminates  confusion  by  having  two  tails  on  route  5  

•  Northgate  tail  has  been  weak  due  to  part  Fme  operaFons  –  this  is  fixed  

 

 

No  negaFve  impacts:  

•  Holman  Rd.  would  have  RapidRide  service  on  affected  segment  

•  No  lost  coverage  on  either  Holman  Rd.  or  N  105th  St.  

•  Negligible  difference  in  travel  Fme  or  operaFng  cost  

 

 

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Summary  

•  Please  consider  running  Route  18  on    N  85th  St.  between  15th  Ave.  NW  and  Greenwood  Ave.  N  •  If  not,  Please  don’t  sever  our  connecFon  to  Northgate,  as  imperfect  as  it  is