For years, Metro buses, with their frequent stops, were the only option for most people. “It will give people the ability to walk to a place to take a bus that they know is coming.”Īlthough that sounds simple, using public transit in the Snoqualmie Valley has rarely been easy. The shuttle is one of two additions -the other is a new route 208 connecting North Bend, Snoqualmie Ridge and the Issaquah Transit Center, afternoons and Saturdays-in a package of sweeping changes that eliminate most Metro routes within the Valley and several to and from the area during the day. Metro, after studying Snoqualmie Valley’s transportation needs and gathering public input from more than 500 local riders, is contracting with SVT for Valley Shuttle services for the next five years, as part of its Alternative Services program. “It’s really unique, Metro’s never done it.” “We’re pretty excited,” says Amy Biggs, director of Snoqualmie Valley Transportation, which is administering the Valley Shuttle program. that day, three small buses, marked with the Metro Transit colors and the words “Valley Shuttle,” will enter service as the only public transportation option connecting Duvall, North Bend, and all points in between. Monday marks the start of the new, but also old, Valley Shuttle service in Snoqualmie Valley.
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