Photos by Susie Fitzhugh Bell Times Analysis Task Force (Metro Service) (January 22, 2015date)

King County Metro 2

Metro at a Glance (2013) Service area 2,134 square miles Population 2.04 million Fixed-route ridership million Weekday Ave. Ridership390,000 Vanpool ridership: 3.5 million Annual service hours 3.6 million Active fleet 1,359 buses Bus stops 8,357 Park-and-rides 130 Annual Diesel Use10,400,000 gals. Transit Operating budget+$500M King County Metro 3

49% female Average age: 43 Occupation: – 61% employed (full or part time) – 10% students – 13% retired Median Income: $64,591 Vehicle ownership: – Of riders, 89% own – Of non-riders, 97% own 45% of households used Metro at least once in previous month (2013 survey) Who Rides Metro? 4

SPS purchases ORCA cards (smart cards) from Metro each year and provides them to its transportation-eligible students. SPS is charged based on the number of student trips taken the year before and the calculated program “Rate per Trip” Student can use the ORCA cards 24/7 on Metro service and for any trip purpose In addition to Metro, students can also ride on Sound Transit buses & light rail SPS is responsible for assigning and distributing the cards to individual students In addition to the cost for the number of trips taken, SPS pays a $5 fee each year for each new card. Cards are valid during the current school year (Sept – June) and then expire. ORCA Student Pass Program 5

2014/2015 School Year Contract Annual Number of trips taken by SPS students:2.2 M 2014/2015 School year – Transit Rate per Trip:$0.96 Annual Metro Transit cost (trips x rate):$2.1 M New Cards each year12,000 New Card Fee Cost: ($5.00/card)$60,000 SPS ORCA #’s 6

Metro Service – Daily Ridership 7

Clear, objective, and transparent approach to making decisions about adding reducing, and changing the transit service. Focus service where it’s needed most – the three-legged stool: Ridership: Over-crowded, On-time performance (reliability) Social equity: low-income and minority communities Geographic value: routes that get people to key destinations across King County. Service is evaluated throughout the year and revisions implemented during Metro’s 3 service change dates; June, Sept, & Feb. METRO SERVICE GUIDELINES 8

City passed a tax measure in November that will allow the purchase of about $40M of Metro transit service each year. The tax is valid for 6 years and includes a vehicle license fee of $60 per vehicle and an increase to the sales tax of $0.1% The City and County Council are currently considering an agreement that would begin implementing additional Seattle service in June and Sept. Much of the proposed new service is aimed at addressing over- crowding and reliability needs that Metro has identified in its Service Guidelines. City of Seattle Tax Measure 9

Patrol deputies Bike squad (BEES) Detectives Plain clothes (undercover team) Anti-terrorism team o Bomb dog and handler Focused efforts on the Metro Bus System to address transit “quality of life” and “Code of Conduct” issues Patrol bus routes, zones and transit centers Coach Ride Team Efforts (CRT) - uniform and plain clothes High visibility and contact focused with customers and employees for crime prevention Metro Transit Police 10