COSTS AND FUNDING The nine-year, $930 million Levy to Move Seattle GET INVOLVED SEATTLE RAPIDRIDE EXPANSION provides partial funding for the RapidRide Expansion We’ll be working with communities during the Program, along with funds for other projects to PROGRAM improve safety for all travelers, maintain streets planning, design, and construction phases September 2017 and bridges, and invest in reliable, affordable travel of each new RapidRide line in Seattle. For FACT SHEET options for a growing city. each new line, we’ll share data, ask for your feedback, and show how community input has Seattle is one of the nation’s fastest-growing cities SDOT will work with King County Metro to pursue with ever-increasing demands on our transportation grant funding programs and other partnership been incorporated into the design. system. SDOT is working with King County to expand opportunities to stretch taxpayer dollars to cover the Metro’s RapidRide transit network throughout our full cost of the program. To learn more about the RapidRide Expansion city, planning seven new lines to help better connect Program and how you can get involved, please people, places, and products. visit www.Seattle.gov/Transportation/ EXPANDING RAPIDRIDE WILL IMPROVE TRANSIT RapidRideExpansion.htm. CONNECTIONS • Advances our transit promise from the Levy to Move Seattle to provide 72% of Seattle residents with transit service that runs every 10 minutes or better all-day within a 10-minute walk from their home • Incorporates the best of King County Metro’s service, with simple, frequent service in the latest Metro vehicles • Goes beyond transit to better connect people walking and people riding bikes to the transit network by improving sidewalks, paths, and neighborhood greenways • Links diverse neighborhoods to downtown, • Brings SDOT and King County Metro together to transit hubs, employment opportunities, and address bus speed and service reliability, so we can shopping districts better ensure fast and on-time buses
Frequent service 10-15% faster performance goals in Seattle all day, evening, weekend bus travel times 10-min all day +50% ridership or better within 5 years 15-30 min or better night and weekend 85% on-time scheduled bus arrival
PROGRAM INFORMATION & CONTACT PROGRAM INFORMATION & CONTACT Dawn Schellenberg, SDOT Dawn Schellenberg, SDOT [email protected] or (206) 684-5189 [email protected] or (206) 684-5189 RAPIDRIDE KEY FEATURES
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Northgate DEDICATED BUS LANES ENHANCED BUS STOPS 2024 SEATTLE Bus-only lanes separate RapidRide stations RAPIDRIDE NETWORK buses from traffic, include real-time North JUNE 2017 Beach Greenwood increasing speed and arrival information, Maple Leaf reliability. larger shelters, E
lighting, and Roosevelt Phinney other amenities. Ridge Green 5 Lake Wedgwood
Green Lake University Ballard District RR MARKET OFF-BOARD FARE SPECIALIZED BUSES RR FREMONTFremont COLLECTION RapidRide buses offer more capacity Wallingford University Off-board fare and lower floors for easier loading Magnolia of Washington collection helps buses and unloading. RR ROOSEVELT Lake move faster as riders Washington can pay fares without D Queen Lake waiting in line. Union 2024 RapidRide Network* Anne Link Madison Capitol Madison - G Line Valley E Hill Delridge - H Line
SMART SIGNALS BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN Rainier G RR 23RD Transit signal priority extends or CONNECTIONS TO TRANSIT Roosevelt activates green lights to reduce Improvements to crossings, Central Madrona Market 5 District waiting times for buses at signals. neighborhood greenways, Elliot Bay and bike lanes will Fremont
help people get to new 90 23rd East Link RapidRide lines. 90 Delivery approach subject H to further analysis Mercer C Link Island Mount Major Transfer Hub Harbor Island Baker
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Existing RapidRide Beacon Hill West RapidRide Extension Seattle LINE OPENING PRELIMINARY TIMELINE Columbia Link Light Rail City 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Seattle Streetcar Georgetown *To be refined during corridor H G Line Downtown Roosevelt Market Fremont 23rd C Rainier development Delridge 5 Seattle to First Hill Downtown Seattle Ballard to Downtown Seattle Mt Baker to Central Valley to Madison Valley to Eastlake to Wallingford to to Fremont/Ballard Area to U-District Roosevelt U-District to Northgate H Line Downtown Rainier Not to Scale Fauntleroy Seattle to Delridge Downtown Seattle Data Sources: City of Seattle, King County White Center to Burien to Rainier Beach Mt Baker to Rainier
Beach To Burien Opening dates are subject to change as lines move from planning to design, and as funding sources are identified.