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Council backs Metroflex on‑demand transit and discusses road maintenance, school‑bus coordination
Summary
The council supported asking King County to include Metroflex-style on‑demand transit and to study coordination with school transportation; a separate road‑maintenance amendment was proposed but not seconded into the motion package.
The council discussed Item 5 asking King County to implement Metroflex on‑demand transit service on Vashon‑Maury Island as a way to reduce car dependence and improve connections to main transit lines.
Kevin Jones (speaker 10) described Metroflex as "an on demand" service where riders call and the service picks them up, creating small regional transit hubs to replace drive‑alone trips. Attendees suggested coordinating with school busing to make better use of existing trips and discussed local taxi services that already provide rides for residents.
A separate amendment proposed asking King County to 'properly maintain our roads' so that lighter, more efficient vehicles could operate and to reduce vehicle emissions by smoothing surfaces; that motion did not attract a second in the meeting’s amendment process but was noted as relevant to future transportation committee work.
