King County Metro Transit

Application Purpose: the Purpose of This Award Is to Provide $79691985 in Fy 2022 and 2024 Federal Section 5309 Capital Investment Grants (CIG) Small Starts Discretionary Funds to Construct the Rapidride I Line BRT Project. (discretionary Ids # D2022-SSAA-004 D2024-SMST-001 and D2024-SSAD-007).; Activities Performed: Rapidride I Line Project Elements Will Include: Widening and Re-channelizing Roadways for More Exclusive Transit Priority Including Bat Lanes Transit Queue Bypass Lanes and Transit Queue Jumps; Bus Bulbs for Improved Station Boarding Experience; Telecommunication Infrastructure to Support Off-board Fare Payment and Real-time Bus Arrival Information; Transit Signal Coordination and Nextgen TSP to Improve Travel Times; Curb Extensions and Americans With Disability Act (ada)-compliant Ramps and Sidewalk and Road Crossing Improvements to Facilitate Safe Access to Transit. the Nextgen TSP Investments and Bat Lanes Are Strategically Located in Areas With the Most Congestion and Travel Time Delay to Ensure That Buses Will Not Get Stuck in Traffic.; Expected Outcomes: Rapidride I Line Would Provide Frequent High-quality BRT Service Along a 17-MILE North-south Route That Travels Between the Renton Transit Center and the Auburn Transit Center by the Kent Transit Center Connecting Three of the Largest Suburban Cities in South King County: Renton Kent and Auburn. All Three Communities Include Regionally Designated Growth Centers and Include the Locally Identified Centers of East Hill Panther Lake and Benson. the Corridor Includes Multiple Areas of High Concentrations of Population and Employment and the Suburbs of Renton Kent and Auburn Are Some of the Largest and Most Diverse in the Seattle Area. Connections to Other Regional High-capacity Transit Such as Rapidride F Line Sounder Commuter Rail and Future Metro and Sound Transit BRT Will Provide Increased Access to Regional Destinations.; Intended Beneficiaries: Rapidride I Line Will Serve the Cities of Renton Kent and Auburn. Within a Half Mile of the Corridor There Are Over 75000 Residents and Over 50000 Jobs With Health Care Aeronautics/airports Education Manufacturing and Retail as the Primary Employment Sectors. I Line Will Serve One of the More Racially Diverse Areas of King County With a High Concentration of Transit-dependent Residents; Subrecipient Activities: None