Seattle Bus Alternatives for Light Rail 2024 Guide
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- čas přidán 12. 12. 2023
- Learn a few bus alternatives to light rail for various routes around Seattle in this video guide.
Introduction 0:06
Bus route overview 0:41
Seattle to SeaTac Airport overview 1:07
Option 1 (124 & A) 1:30
Option 2 (150, F, & A) 3:08
Rainier Beach to Downtown Seattle overview 4:54
Option 1 (106 & various) 5:16
Option 2 (107 & 36) 6:58
Northgate to Downtown Seattle overview 8:46
Option 1 (40 & E) 9:10
Option 2 (67, 65, & 70) 10:21
Outroduction 11:51
Credits 12:06
King County Metro Schedules and Maps: kingcounty.gov/en/dept/metro/...
Videos were taken by me with my GoPro HERO 7 Black camera.
3D map animation was created using Google Earth Studio.
Map images were created using Affinity Photo and Google Earth Pro.
Voiceover recordings were created using Rode Wireless GO II microphones, Blue Yeti microphone, and Audacity software.
Final video including overlays and animations was created by me using Wondershare FilmoraPro.
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Very helpful, thanks for this video. Always good to know what the options are.
Amazing video, thank you! :)
Thank you 💙
Great vid, Link lightrail is going to reduce frequency when the Lynnwood extension opens, and even worse when federal way gets served. SoundTransit goofed in its train orders, needs to implement staggered collinear service patterns. Completing EastLink-Seattle service will help a little
Thank you! Yeah, it's not looking great for frequent light rail service in the next few years, but I hope the future will improve
The main “goof” was running light rail at grade through Rainier Valley from the Boeing Access Road to Mt Baker. This saved a lot of money at the cost of safety for anyone walking, rolling, biking, or driving across the tracks. It also cut off through streets, added congestion for east/west transit and other road users, and makes the entire system vulnerable to severe delays when accidents occur in this corridor (even car vs car accidents can and do block train tracks). It also reduces the speed of trains significantly between RB station and MB station to try to reduce hazards and avoid collisions. Sound Transit has tried a lot of bandaids to reduce fatalities and injuries, throwing pretty much everything short of crossing arms at the problem, but the real solution would be to tunnel or elevate this segment. Neither are likely to happen. It’s purely a coincidence, of course, that the Rainier Valley is the only part of Seattle that has a relatively high African American, SE Asian, and East African population, and this is the only segment of the system at grade in a non-industrial area.
It's unfortunate that the trains do run at grade without gates or other protective measures. I know there is some history around early community outreach for the light rail in the Rainier Valley that included concerns that elevating the light rail would cause riders to ignore/skip the RV on their way to the airport instead of engage with and visit the community, so that may have influenced the decision for placement.
Well…
If I wanted to go to SeaTac airport right now, light rail would not be an option as the last southbound train left university station about a half an hour ago.
I could get there by Metro if I left very soon, with my senior orca card, it would only take me an hour and 43 minutes at a cost of one dollar.
If I went by bicycle, it would only take 22 minutes longer than Metro, at no cost.
Shortly, if I didn’t own a car, biking would be my only option, until the buses started running again.
if I went in my EV, it would take me 21 minutes at a cost of $0.00 to $0.60 for electricity.
I am in favor of personal electric vehicles, and public transit.
However, until and unless these options become faster and more convenient than owning a car…
Public transit will remain the ONLY lesser option for those who cannot afford the convenience of owning an automobile in a car-centric city.
You're right. We really need to invest in getting that frequent and 24 hour transit access for it to truly be the best option for travel.
There is a transit option for getting to SeaTac Airport from downtown Seattle at all times of the day/night using the 124 and RapidRide A, but the service frequency needs to be improved. Here's info on King County Metro's Night Owl service: kingcounty.gov/en/dept/metro/travel-options/bus/night-owl