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King County Metro outlines South Link bus restructure, proposes trade-offs to fund all‑day service
Summary
King County Metro presented a cost‑neutral proposal to restructure bus service in South King County tied to the Link extension to Federal Way, prioritizing all‑day east–west connections and increased weekend service while removing several peak‑only routes to fund the changes.
King County Metro presented its South Link Connections proposals to the Des Moines City Council on July 24, laying out a cost‑neutral plan that would shift resources from suspended peak‑only service into more frequent all‑day and weekend routes that connect to the Link light rail extension to Federal Way.
The agency said the project area includes 10 cities and parts of unincorporated King County and that the draft network is intended to support three new Link stations and improved east–west travel. "This is a large restructure of bus service in South, Southwest King County ... Our project scope is 10 all day routes as well as 12 peak‑only routes," said Ryan Miller, service planner and network development lead for the South Link Connections mobility project.
Metro told the council it conducted multi‑phase engagement, outreaching to more than 200 organizations, multilingual…
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