RapidRide
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RapidRide bus running on the C Line
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| Founded | 2010 |
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| Headquarters | Seattle, Washington |
| Locale | King County |
| Routes |
A Line: Tukwila – Federal Way |
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133 buses:
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| Daily ridership | 64,860 (2016) |
| Annual ridership | 20,700,000 (2016) |
| Fuel type | Diesel-electric hybrid |
| Operator | King County Metro |
| Website | RapidRide |
A Line: Tukwila – Federal Way
B Line: Redmond – Bellevue
C Line: West Seattle – South Lake Union
D Line: Ballard – Downtown Seattle
E Line: Shoreline – Downtown Seattle
133 buses:
RapidRide is a network of limited-stop bus routes with some bus rapid transit features in King County, Washington, operated by King County Metro. The network consists of six routes totaling 64 miles that carried riders on approximately 64,860 trips on an average weekday in 2016, comprising about 17 percent of King County Metro’s total daily ridership.
RapidRide lines are faster than a typical local bus routes because they service fewer stops (on average, 40% less than the routes they replaced), make extensive use of transit signal priority to preempt traffic lights, and on some lines, use special lanes to bypass traffic. RapidRide lines runs no less than every 10 minutes during peak commuting hours and every 15 minutes on weekends and during most off-peak hours. Most lines (except the B and F lines) also have night owl (late night and early morning) service.
The creation of the RapidRide network was one of the main elements of King County's "Transit Now" initiative that was proposed in April 2006 and approved by voters in November 2006. Funding for the construction and operation of the lines came from a 0.1% sales tax increase included in Transit Now, contributions from local cities and over $80 million in grants from state and federal agencies. One of the most notable local contributions was from Seattle, which funded traffic signal and roadway improvements with the City's "Bridging the Gap" property tax levy, passed at the same time as Transit Now in November 2006.
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