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Clerk 08/19/2016
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AN ORDINANCE approving public transportation service changes for March 2017, substantially for Route 907, operating in Southeast King County.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. The proposed changes to Metro Route 907 consist of changes that affect service in the cities of Black Diamond, Enumclaw, Maple Valley and Renton, as well as portions of unincorporated King County.
2. The proposed changes are consistent with the policy direction and priorities adopted in Ordinance 18301, enacted June 16, 2016, in the 2015 update to King County Metro's Strategic Plan for Public Transportation 2011-2021 and associated Service Guidelines.
3. Ordinance 17143, Section 7, enacted July 13, 2011, which adopted the original version of King County Metro's Strategic Plan for Public Transportation 2011-2012, required the executive to transmit to the council by June 15, 2012, a five-year implementation plan for alternatives to traditional transit service delivery.
4. The Five-Year Implementation Plan for Alternatives to Traditional Transit Service Delivery ("the plan") was accepted by the council September 17, 2012, via Motion 13736.
5. The plan identified three candidate areas for alternative transportation services, including southeast King County.
6. In accordance with the plan and Ordinance 17941, enacted November 20, 2014, which established a budget for Alternative Services, Metro conducted appropriate planning and outreach with community stakeholders and local jurisdictions to develop an alternative service proposal that restructures southeast King County routes 915 and 907, to improve efficiency and provide right-size services in that market.
7. The changes to Route 915, as adopted in Ordinance 18132, enacted October 22, 2015, were implemented in March 2016.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. The March 2017 Public Transportation Service Changes,
substantially as described in Attachment A to this ordinance, are hereby approved and shall be implemented effective March 11, 2017.