SERVICE NETWORK
envisions much more frequent and reliable transit service, all day, everyday.
How The Network Would Change
METRO CONNECTS would add 2.5 million new service hours to Metro service by 2040.
The Enhanced Service Network
The proposed METRO CONNECTS service network includes four broad categories of service: frequent, all-day express, local / flexible, and Accessible Transportation Options.
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Buses so often you don’t need a schedule, serving 70 percent of King County residents.
We want to transform our transit system so you can walk out the door knowing that a bus will come soon and get you where you want to go. METRO CONNECTS proposes a major expansion of frequent service. We would finish the RapidRide alphabet by adding 20 new lines, and upgrade all 26 lines to make service faster, more comfortable, and even easier to use.
What would it look like?
An extensive network of nearly 600 miles of frequent service would let riders travel farther, faster and more conveniently than today to major county destinations.
Read this section of the plan here.
What would it take?
- Build toward a frequent service network
- Expand and enhance RapidRide
- With partners, invest in speed and reliability improvements in all existing and future RapidRide corridors.
Faster express, limited stops, all day.
King County is growing, with more people and jobs in places like Bellevue, SeaTac, and Issaquah. Our service network must provide faster and easier trips between growth centers across the county.
What would it look like?
Today, many Metro express buses primarily serve traditional commuter markets, offering faster travel and more direct connections between historic growth centers during peak times. As job and residential centers grow, our county will need fast, reliable, all-day service to support changing travel patterns.
Read this section of the plan here.
What would it take?
- Expand Express service to new growth areas, lengthen spans of service, and increase frequency
- Partner to improve express travel speeds and reliability
- Coordinate express service with Sound Transit and other transit providers
Options for everyone, for every trip.
We know that a “one size fits all” approach to transportation doesn’t work. Our customers have different transportation needs that may change for different days, times, or destinations.
What would it look like?
Local service helps people get to destinations within their communities and connects them to the regional transit network. Today, most of Metro’s local service is provided by 40- to 60-foot buses that operate on regular routes with fixed schedules. We also operate bus service with flexible routing, such as Dial-A-Ride Transit (DART), and community shuttles.
Read this section of the plan here.
What would it take?
- Community-based planning and partnerships to implement new services.
- Pilot new and innovative services and technology applications.
Better ways to meet diverse customer needs.
METRO CONNECTS would increase the accessibility of our general public services to all customers by providing 100 percent low-floor buses and 100 percent accessible stops, redesigning vehicle interiors to better accommodate customers and what they bring on board (mobility aids, luggage, strollers) and increasing auditory and tactile information throughout the system.
What would it look like?
Metro strives to provide comfortable and easy-to-use service for all passengers, regardless of physical abilities, languages spoken, and mobility or other devices they need to have with them.
Read this section of the plan here.
What would it take?
- Use inclusive planning
- Pilot and start new service models to reduce costs and improve service quality.
- Make customer information and support available to customers who have limited English proficiency or disabilities.
- Partner to provide service.
