Op-Ed: Help Seattle Get the Frequent Transit Network We Deserve

The largest expenses for Seattleites today are housing and transportation. As the city becomes more and more expensive for working families, our city government must lead in providing more affordable transportation options. Unfortunately, one of our cheapest transportation options, transit, isn't fast, frequent, or reliable enough to be competitive with driving.

Today, we have the chance to fix that. The Move All Seattle Sustainability (MASS) Coalition is calling on the Seattle City Council to approve Mayor Katie Wilson's proposed Seattle Transit Measure (STM) renewal to fund vastly more bus service and expand fare subsidies to the lowest income Seattleites.

Seattle sets goals. Now it's time to achieve them.

In 2015, 25% of Seattle had access to all-day transit service that came every 10 minutes or better. Thanks to the Seattle Transit Measure, by 2020, 72% of residents had access to 10-minute service.



Unfortunately, the renewal measure that Seattle voters overwhelmingly approved in fall 2020 reduced funding and took a big step backwards on service frequency. Today, only 53% of Seattle lives within walking distance of transit that comes every 10 minutes all day.

https://www.theurbanist.org/op-ed-help-seattle-get-the-frequent-transit-network-we-deserve/