Coalition-backed initiative seeks to advance safety improvements and reliable transit

Earlier today, City Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck (Position 8) announced the “Better Bus Lanes” Campaign on Seattle’s Capitol Hill, in response to a Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) proposal last month to remove a block of bus lane on East Union Street that serves the King County Metro Route 2 bus. After overwhelming public outcry on the issue, SDOT announced they would keep the bus lane in place and open the closed Route 2 bus stop on the block at East Union and 12 th Avenue.

Councilmember Rinck made today’s announcement alongside Transportation Choices Coalition, Amalgamated Transit Union 587, Transit Riders Union, Aurora Reimagined Coalition, Fix the L8, and Central Seattle

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