Ok I can die now.

Funny. Looks like more than 5mph to me!

i love riding the train to more places

if the MAN SG 220 has no fans then i am dead

anomalies

it’s real

first 222 rider ever

king county metro’s timetable colors are never consistent aaaaaaaa

another detail is that B and 250 haven’t seen significant ridership dips because very few people were using the buses as a full redmond to bellevue connection since they are pretty slow. these are for the most part new riders and new trips, which means fewer cars and more people getting places.

cascades trains running with conventional equipment are allowed to run at the talgo speed limit so there likely won’t be any travel time changes

i am so ready

real!!!

idk man every other animal on the earth seems to get on just fine without credit scores

i can’t wait to take the train to sheep station.

i lost brain cells making this map

died 2020, born 2025. welcome back 931.

i love defunding the police by…

*checks notes*

installing c-curbs

real!!!

(revised) 931 is back June 21st!!! First time the 931 has ran in over 5 years and the first bus service to Cottage Lake in over 2 years.

i post this shit as if anyone who follows me doesn’t already know what’s in the next service change lmao

if new bus routes bring joy, then some people (me) are about to be very happy :)

renumbering not remembering lmfao

i’m not sure why they aren’t remembering the 269 to a 210 route when it becomes an I-90 route. they are remembering the 208 to 215 and 311 to 256, but metro seems inconsistent about when it considers a route “new” vs “revised”.

part of what makes it difficult is the eastside’s numbering system has changed many times and continues to the change as service become less downtown-focused. 250s especially are starting to become a new class of Redmond/Woodinville routes with the 250 and upcoming 251 and 256.

the 200s bullshit is mostly classifiable:

200s - local routes in the I-90 corridor
210s - I-90 routes
220s - mainly Redmond
230s - mainly Kirkland/Woodinville
240s - mainly Bellevue
250s - SR-520 routes
260s - SR-520 routes (old)
270s - SR-520 to U District
280s - night owl (old)
290s - DART (old)

downtown redmond link photo dump

the foamer bus

in the future the route will be replaced with the 256, which is basically the same route but it deviates to kingsgate p&r and slu. (4/4)

it was then trimmed back to duvall at some point. in 2012 the duvall trips were cut back to woodinville, giving us the route we have today. (3/4)

from what i can tell, this route started life in the early 80s as a downtown to avondale route via jackson park and woodinville with a companion route (310) going out to duvall. eventually it was rerouted over SR-520 and took over the 310’s route out to duvall and novelty. (2/4)