JuNO

Please read the posting on the West Seattle Blog concerning the Rapid Ride presentation at our JuNO meeting on 1/8/08.  Here is the link: 

http://westseattleblog.com/blog/?p=5073

The minutes from the meeting are also posted.  Membership Meeting Notes 1/8/08 

What are your thoughts about this proposal?  How do you feel about Rapid Ride in the junction?  What questions, concerns and suggestions do you?

 Do you want the opportunity to check out information on Rapid Ride?  Here is your chance:

http://www.metrokc.gov/kcdot/transitnow/rapidride.stm

http://www.metrokc.gov/kcdot/transitnow/

Public meetings:

Thursday, January 24, 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Open House at The Hall at Fauntleroy, Vashon Room
9131 California Avenue SW , Seattle , 98136

Tuesday, January 29, 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Open House at the West Seattle Senior Center , Multi-Purpose Room
4217 SW Oregon Street , Seattle , 98116

Wednesday, January 30, Noon - 3:00 p.m.
Information Table at the West Seattle Senior Center , Multi-Purpose Room
4217 SW Oregon Street , Seattle , 98116

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask.  And, please give us your feedback on the proposal.  JuNO has been asked to write a letter to King County Metro with feedback on the proposal, so we would like to hear comments from our neighbors.

NEW INFORMATION Added 2/8/08:

I have learned more information about the proposed Rapid Ride transit:

• King County Council will be meeting in May to review recommendations from the Rapid Ride team.

• Over 1000 questionaires have been sent in.  If you want to submit a comment directly to Metro, the best option is Jack Lattemann as the project coordinator.

• The proposed West Seattle Rapid Ride would replace the local 54 bus.

• The two options for routing in the Junction under consideration are:

1. Follow the current 54 local route from California, left on edmonds, right on 44, right on Alaska.  This would enable all other connections on the corner of Alaska/California.  The Rapid Ride bus would not travel on California between Edmonds and Alaska.
2. Travel down Edmonds, turn right onto Alaska.  This would require a mid block stop with a station, bulb outs for the stop, and would likely be near the mid block cross walk (In front of Elliott Bay Brewery).

• The requested safety study for the possible midblock station/stop on California is not complete yet.  This is looking at pedestrian safety, and the impact on the Walk All Ways intersection on California/Alaska.
• The start of the route is still under consideration for either Westwood Village or the Fauntleroy Ferry dock.
• The Rapid Ride schedule is likely to have a bus every 15 minutes until 10:30pm and then every 30 minutes from 10:30pm until 1am.  The route would begin in September 2011.

 JuNO would like to make a recommendation to Metro . . . . please give us your input.  The West Seattle Junction Association (business association) is in favor of having Rapid Ride follow the existing 54 route and not come down California with a mid block stop.  I am pasting the letter they sent in the comments.

 PLEASE submit comments either directly to erica@wsjuno or as a comment to this posting by February 15th.  Thank you.

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