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K Line RapidRide briefing: Metro seeks local endorsements as council asks for more impact analysis
Summary
King County Metro and city staff briefed the council on the K Line RapidRide design and timeline. Staff outlined speed-and-reliability projects, station proposals and signal-priority upgrades; council members asked for more analysis of corridor impacts, costs and effects on existing routes.
City transportation staff and a Metro representative briefed the Kirkland City Council on Jan. 21 on the K Line RapidRide project, the proposed locally preferred alternative (LPA) process and the next steps for applying to Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Small Starts grant funding.
Kimberly Scribner of the city’s transportation team and Ryan Whitney from King County Metro described the project components under consideration: a package of speed-and-reliability treatments, passenger facility upgrades, station pairs and numerous intersection signal upgrades. Metro has narrowed the…
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