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Metro Eliminating Routes 20 & 73 in Victory Heights This Fall

An article in The Urbanist describes the changes coming to Metro Transit this fall when the Link Light Rail begins its service north to Lynnwood. Among them are eliminating Route 73 running down 15th Avenue NE, and Route 20 which … Continue reading

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Metro Suspends Route 320

Metro transit this week “temporarily” suspended Route 320 that serves Kenmore, Victory Heights (via Northgate Way), and South Lake Union. According to their blog post, labor shortages have caused the route (and several others) to be suspended for the weeks … Continue reading

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Fall Bus Changes Retain Direct Rush Hour Service Downtown

Even after a bus re-organization this October announced by Metro transit, Victory Heights will still have direct service downtown during commuter hours. With the opening of new Link Light Stations at Northgate and Roosevelt starting October 2nd, a great deal … Continue reading

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Metro Downsizes 2021 Bus Service

Back in January we mentioned all the changes Metro Transit was proposing when the Link Light Rail opens to Northgate in September 2021. Now, their latest plan has downsized quite a bit from what was originally proposed, partially owing to … Continue reading

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Metro Transit Wants Your Feedback On 2021 Changes

At this month’s meeting of the Victory Heights Community Council, David VanderZee from Metro Transit spoke about the proposed changes to transit service coming in 2021 when link light rail comes to Northgate. Read the entire minutes of the February … Continue reading

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Metro Transit Speaker Live This Tuesday

If the 2021 changes to Metro transit routes interests you, Transportation Planner, King County Metro, Dave VanderZee will present at our monthly meeting of the Victory Heights Community Council on Tuesday, February 18th. The meeting starts at 7 PM at … Continue reading

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Bus Service Downtown Changes Effective Saturday

With the Link Light Rail station open at Husky Stadium last Saturday, Metro Transit will be implementing changes to bus routes around Victory Heights that will eliminate direct bus service downtown except for commuter routes beginning Saturday the 26th. The … Continue reading

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Proposed Bus Cuts Eliminate Direct Service Downtown

Direct bus service from Victory Heights to downtown would be eliminated unless the Washington State legislature restores funding, King County Metro Transit says. If proposed service cuts go through, Route 72 would be eliminated completely and Route 73 would be … Continue reading

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