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- From: busker@seanews.akita.com (matt blumenfeld)
- Subject: Re: Transit system in Seattle (Re: Following distance Was (Re: Why C
- Organization: SEANEWS - Seattle Public Access News + Mail
- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 19:36:27 GMT
- Message-ID: <gBw2XB1w165w@seanews.akita.com>
- References: <1993Jan27.001820.10965@fnx.uucp>
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- del@fnx.uucp (Dag Erik Lindberg) writes:
-
- > In <1jnc76INNq00@shelley.u.washington.edu> dxxb@hardy.u.washington.edu (David
- >
- > >Compared to most other cities of similar size, I'd have to say
- > >Seattle's mass transit is pretty good. A few years ago I was in
- > [...]
- > >a car. After all, there's at least a half-dozen bus lines within
- > >1/4 mile of my house, with buses leaving for someplace nearby every
- > >few minutes during rush hour, every 15 minutes dirung weekdays,
- > >and every half hour on weekends. Yes, and both places were equally
- > >far from major arterials.
- >
- > You are one of the lucky ones. I hadn't taken a bus for about 5 years
- > when I decided to try it out this last Christmas. (No, not Christmas
- > day, the day before). It will probably be at *least* 5 years before I
- > take a Metro bus again.
- >
- > I found myself at the Seattle Center when I wanted to go home. I pulled
- > out my trusty quarter and called Metro to find out route information to
- > get home. I live in Totem Lake (near Bothell/Woodinville). Not more
- > than a half mile from 405, and within a mile of several major arterials.
- > I had to feed more quarters into the phone while the metronerd tried to
- > figure out how to get me home. It seems that Metro only runs direct
- > routes to my neck of the woods during morning and afternoon rush hour.
- >
- > The route I had to take was: Take a bus from Center to bus tunnel.
- > Transfer to bus to downtown Bellevue. Transfer to bus to Totem Lake.
- > Walk home. Travel time: a little over two hours. I can drive my car,
- > park, and walk to a function at the Coliseum in 30 minutes! Even in
- > heavy traffic it doesn't take me more than an hour.
- >
- > Mind you, Totem Lake isn't exactly a rural area.
- >
- > --
- > del AKA Erik Lindberg uunet!pilchuck!fnx!del
- > Who is John Galt?
-
- Wow! I know what a hassle it can be to ride Metro, as I live in Juanita.
- Just for future reference, if the 255 is running, that will take you to
- Kingsgate, which should be pretty close to where you're going. (Or, at
- least, it should be an hour or two faster...) L8R...
-
- Sig files?!?!?!? *WE* don' NEED no stinkin' Sig files!
- busker@seanews.akita.com
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