07/21/2026
We're voting on better bus service!
The Council will vote on the Seattle Transit Measure renewal at 2 PM today. It includes amendments I sponsored to guarantee more funding for bus service and prioritize faster service between regional growth centers, like Ballard, and downtown and light rail.
It's unacceptable that it takes 45 minutes to an hour to get downtown from Ballard by bus. In the past few years, the 15x and 18x bus lines were suspended and the 17x has been reduced. My amendments will help us fight to get more direct bus service from Ballard to downtown and to light rail.
My other amendment, guaranteeing 75 percent of the measure's funding will be used for transit, will mean better bus service for every Seattleite. We had better bus service in 2021 than we do today. We need to make sure people have transit options they can rely on.
If the Council passes the Seattle Transit Measure Renewal today, it will head to your General Election ballot this November.
My two amendments to secure better bus service for our neighborhoods passed in the Seattle Transportation Benefit District Committee! They are now part of the Seattle Transit Measure that will be on the ballot this November. We need better transit now more than ever. With Ballard, Fremont, Green Lak...
