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Council approves two support letters for Metro’s K Line locally preferred alternative; emphasizes service‑hour protections and mitigation
Summary
The council voted to send two letters backing King County Metro's locally preferred alternative for the K Line, with one letter (to Metro) incorporating specific technical caveats about retaining local service hours and protecting connections; council also requested that record‑of‑support memos be referenced in the letters.
Kirkland City Council on March 18 voted to authorize two letters of support for King County Metro’s locally preferred alternative (LPA) for the proposed K Line rapid bus corridor, while asking staff to ensure technical caveats and record‑of‑support conditions are incorporated.
Transportation planner Kimberly Scrivner presented two draft letters: one addressed to King County Metro that incorporated technical conditions (service hour protections, a request to prioritize connections to Lake Washington Institute of Technology and an explicit ask to retain Kirkland’s current service levels during any restructure), and another…
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