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Issaquah reviews MetroFlex performance and weighs circulator or private microtransit options
Summary
Administration presented MetroFlex performance metrics (Issaquah's share plus King County yields a total cost per ride over $40, average wait ~23 minutes, 55% shared trips) and proposed exploring alternatives — a city-run circulator, Circuit, or renegotiated MetroFlex service — with council asking for route-level cost comparisons and Burlington/Bellevue experience.
Andrea Leonard, deputy city administrator, returned to council on Feb. 9 to revisit MetroFlex and microtransit options after council's fall concerns about cost-effectiveness.
Leonard reported that Issaquah pays for one van and driver while King County covers other infrastructure; King County's cost per ride is "a little over $20," she said, and Issaquah's share results in a total cost per ride of "over $40." The administration also reported 55% of trips are…
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