tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299108886803608881.post4196621630849650836..comments2024-03-28T17:34:21.418-07:00Comments on The South Fraser Blog: Seattle’s light rail sheds light on what to expect in Surrey and LangleyNathan Pachalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17647693133663879821noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299108886803608881.post-53843291412382180822018-04-02T10:16:41.336-07:002018-04-02T10:16:41.336-07:00There is no equivalent intersection to King George...There is no equivalent intersection to King George/104th and its crazy configuration in the Seattle system. This will have to be fixed or Surrey's LRT will seriously underperform.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299108886803608881.post-75789784947845727092018-03-26T16:36:25.919-07:002018-03-26T16:36:25.919-07:00I too explored Link and MLK when I was in Seattle ...I too explored Link and MLK when I was in Seattle in December and made a couple of notable observations. One of the things that interested me the most is that , regional buses have not been completely reorganized around the LRT service. I noticed this the next day when I consulted Google Maps for a trip to Southcentre Mall in Tukwila, and was directed to take KCM's <a href="https://www.kingcounty.gov/depts/transportation/metro/schedules-maps/150.aspx#route-map" rel="nofollow">#150 bus</a> from the transit tunnel. The continued existence of this frequent KCM-operated bus route puzzled me, because it heads in essentially the same direction as the Sound Transit-operated LRT system and services a corridor in Tukwila that should easily connect to an LRT station. At first glance it would seem that KCM had missed an opportunity for bus-LRT integration, but as it turns out, the 150 not only retains the one-seat ride to downtown but seems to offer better scheduled travel times using I-5's HOV lanes and the SODO busway - even during rush hour.<br /><br />Gets me quite curious what attitudes locals have had over the decision to pursue street-running construction on MLK. One thing I'm sure about is it hasn't really stuck - seemingly all future extensions of Link system will be fully grade-separated, largely on elevated viaducts like SkyTrain, and with practically no street-running construction. One of the major transit advocacy groups in Seattle (Seattle Subway) even seems to want the MLK segment replaced with an express line following the I-5 corridor, at least according to their <a href="http://www.seattlesubway.org/region.pdf" rel="nofollow">map</a>.Darylhttp://blog.daryldelacruz.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299108886803608881.post-23888960432982882852018-03-26T13:43:44.377-07:002018-03-26T13:43:44.377-07:00I am very familiar with the Link system in Seattle...I am very familiar with the Link system in Seattle and have ridden on it many times. The biggest difference in the at-grade portion is that MLK Jr. Way has considerably less vehicle traffic (and surrounding population) than is the case with all the roads in Surrey and Langley where LRT will go. If you get a chance, see if you are able to get recent traffic volumes on that road and the same figures for King George, 104 Avenue and Fraser Hioghway. I suspect there will be some very dramatic differences.Frankly Speakinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00351744821142793032noreply@blogger.com