Several Metro Bus routes moving to Fourth Avenue to improve commute times

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SEATTLE -- A big change is coming Monday for thousands of Metro bus riders commuting from West Seattle, Burien and southwest King County, as a dozen bus routes are going to be making some corridor changes to improve commute times.

Among those whose commutes have become significantly longer is Paul Ames Reinhold.

"It's taken me three to three and a half hours to commute every day," he said.

Ames Reinhold's commuting stories are similar to other riders who take Metro's C Line from West Seattle to Downtown and back again.

"I live in southwest Seattle and work in Ballard and it takes me two hours to get to work in the morning and two hours to get home," Ingre Brown said.

Starting on Sept. 9, Metro will move all 12 southbound routes off First Avenue and instead use Second Avenue to connect to Fourth Avenue.

Brown's commute has increased by about 45 minutes in both directions after the Alaskan Way Viaduct demolition started. Her route is among 12 that used the viaduct daily. When demolition started, Metro moved those bus routes to First Avenue, which has caused tedious delays for riders since the start of summer, according to Metro.

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[LisaM]

1. Does that mean the Rapid Ride C will no longer be on Third Avenue?

I take it from downtown to West Seattle once or twice a month and for now I pick it up on Third Avenue, in front of the 1111 Third Building. From there, it goes to First (it hasn't been a significant problem for me because by the time I go, between 6:45 and 7:00 pm, traffic is cleared out). But it's quite convenient for me to catch it at that stop.

The article doesn't really say if that stop has changed, but I guess I can wander over and take a look.

They finally fixed the 41, after turning out 15-minute commute into one that could take over an hour. Now it's even better than when it was in the tunnel. On a good day, I get from the Northgate Transit Center to downtown in 8 minutes. Light rail is going to take longer than that with its convoluted route, and the stop is much farther from my apartment (I basically walk out the door and catch the bus now).