![]() Finally, there are reductions to the STBD program that are necessary because of the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Northgate area is going to be transformed by the opening of Northgate Link, so much of the service funded by the STBD is going to be adjusted. The closure of the low bridge to general traffic also increases demand for bus service in the corridor. West Seattle is getting special attention due to the effects of the sudden closure of the West Seattle Bridge last year, increasing travel time for buses on the lower Spokane Street bridge. The plan is broken down into three broad categories: West Seattle, Northgate, and service reductions. ![]() Now we have details on how the city will spend its STBD money on bus service. But Metro’s plan assumed no contribution from the Seattle Transportation Benefit District (STBD), to establish a baseline for the STBD to build on. When we reported on Metro’s scaled back plans for restructuring service for Northgate Link, there were a lot of disappointments in how the plan was scaled back to match COVID-19 adjusted revenue expectations. ![]() Since Sound Transit has announced that Northgate Link will open on October 2nd, which is a few weeks behind a widely anticipated September 2021 opening, King County Metro has also changed the Northgate bus service restructure to occur on October 2nd as well. The future Northgate Link Station under construction, adjacent to the existing Northgate Transit Center (Atomic Taco) ![]()
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