The open houses promised in the previous announcement from Metro regarding the future expansion, and establishment of the RapidRide H line have been set now.
They are:
Burien
Wednesday, January 10th from 5-8 p.m.
Burien Community Center, Shorewood Room
14700 6th Ave SW, Burien
White Center
Thursday, January 11th from 5-8 p.m.
Mount View Elementary School, Cafeteria/Multi-purpose Room
10811 12th Ave SW, White Center
The plan features two options in West Seattle one of which (or a combination of which) will be brought online in 2020.
The line would extend out to Burien.
Option 1
- Adds all-day bus-only lanes from the West Seattle Bridge to SW Alaska St
- Adds peak bus-only lanes from 23rd Ave SW to SW Holden St
- Widens the west sidewalk from 23rd Ave SW to SW Holden St
- Improves pedestrian crossings
- Adds new neighborhood greenway connections
- Changes bus stop locations to increase bus speeds
- Adds a landscaped median in some sections of the corridor
Option 2
- Adds all-day bus-only lanes from the West Seattle Bridge to SW Alaska St
- Keeps existing protected bike lanes on Delridge Way SW and adds a new southbound protected bike lane from SW Andover St to SW Kenyon St
- Improves pedestrian crossings
- Adds new neighborhood greenway connections
- Changes bus stop locations to increase bus speeds
- Adds a landscaped median in some sections of the corridor
SDOT’s goal for a citywide 2024 Rapid Ride network is linked here .
Would the all-day bus-only lanes from the Bridge to SW Alaska essentially be removing the on-street parking in those areas?
Bummer for anyone who's bought a townhouse on Delridge in the last year.