More Metro buses add announced stops for riders

Riders on 80 more Metro and Metro-operated Sound Transit bus routes will hear announcements for all scheduled stops instead of intermittent announcements as has previously been the case.

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  • Tuesday, December 22, 2015 2:01pm
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Metro has added announced stops to more of its routes.

Metro has added announced stops to more of its routes.

Riders on 80 more Metro and Metro-operated Sound Transit bus routes will hear announcements for all scheduled stops instead of intermittent announcements as has previously been the case.

This is in addition to the 20 routes that were updated in November, according to Metro.

Volumes for external route and destination announcements also have been adjusted to improve service for transit customers with visual disabilities on approximately 50 test coaches. Full-fleet updates to meet volume needs for all transit customers will occur after this initial test.

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Improved on-board stop, route and destination announcements will meet or exceed Federal Transit Administration requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act, and will benefit all riders. An on-site FTA audit in 2014 found deficiencies in Metro’s compliance with ADA regulations on stop and route announcements. Metro is committed to making route, stop and destination information fully accessible to all riders.

Routes that have internal announcements at all stops are:

Metro routes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 36, 37, 40, 41, 43, 44, 47, 48, 50, 60, 65, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 101, 102, 105, 106, 107, 113, 120, 121, 218, 150, 153, 166, 167, 179, 180, 187, 190, 200, 201, 208, 212, 214, 216, 221, 224, 226, 242, 244, 255, 271, 277, 301, 308, 312, 342, 345, 355, 373, Group Health Express, 891, 892, 980, 981, 995, RapidRide C, D and E lines, and Metro-operated Sound Transit Express routes 522, 540, 542 and 545.

In the coming months, King County Metro Transit will phase in comprehensive on-board stop announcements on all routes to ensure that riders with disabilities and others who may need the information are consistently better served.


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