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0 pointsUnpossibleJim4y ago0 comments

Seattle's public transportation is poorly connected and confused at best. Mismanaged and terrible at worst. It seems like a ponzi scheme masquerading as a public transportation system, at times. There's a demand for it, which is the sad truth of the situation.

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seanmcdirmid4y ago

Seattle could be better connected, but it isn’t that bad. If you are going downtown, you can get something, even something lateral Ballard to Bellevue requires just one connection.

t-writescode4y ago

As long as Seattle is your source or destination, Seattle's transit is pretty okay.

If you dare go Eastside; or, worse, need to go from like Renton to Totem Lake; or Redmond to somewhere that isn't the the center of Bellevue, you're just never going to get there in a reasonable amount of time.

bobthepanda4y ago

these are at least all getting addressed with the massive upgrades that are ongoing. Local Eastside transit will be much better once East Link is opened and bus hours wasted on I-90 are redeployed to serve local areas.

Renton to Totem Lake in particular is planned for 2024-25. https://www.soundtransit.org/system-expansion/i-405-brt

seanmcdirmid4y ago

Sure, but the east side is fairly anti transit compared to the west side. Look at the drama Bellevue put everyone through for the new link route from Seattle to Redmond via Mercer island.

Also, Renton to Totem Lake should only be one connection given a weird sound transit airport route (590?) from West Seattle to Bellevue that goes through Renton.

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seanmcdirmid4y ago

Seattle could be better connected, but it isn’t that bad. If you are going downtown, you can get something, even something lateral Ballard to Bellevue requires just one connection.

t-writescode4y ago

As long as Seattle is your source or destination, Seattle's transit is pretty okay.

bobthepanda4y ago

Renton to Totem Lake in particular is planned for 2024-25. https://www.soundtransit.org/system-expansion/i-405-brt

seanmcdirmid4y ago

Sure, but the east side is fairly anti transit compared to the west side. Look at the drama Bellevue put everyone through for the new link route from Seattle to Redmond via Mercer island.

Also, Renton to Totem Lake should only be one connection given a weird sound transit airport route (590?) from West Seattle to Bellevue that goes through Renton.

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