Transit advocates rally in support of SR 522 Bus Rapid Transit
Friday, April 4, 2025
Lake Forest Park, WA—Transit advocates from Lake Forest Park, Shoreline, Kenmore, and Bothell are coming together on Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 10:30am to rally in support of the Stride bus rapid transit project in their community.
The Stride S3 bus rapid transit project will build new accessible sidewalks along SR 522 and Bothell Way and bring fast, frequent, and reliable transit to these growing communities.
“Lake Forest Park can't wait for bus rapid transit! We voted for it by a wider margin than any other community along this route, and the sooner it breaks ground, the sooner it can connect commuters and kids with our neighboring communities,” said Josh Rosenau, lead organizer for Lake Forest Park for Bus Rapid Transit,
“All over the world, Bus Rapid Transit is proven to reduce car trips and carbon emissions, while making communities more accessible.”
Stride S3 will bring:
- Frequent buses every 10 minutes connecting the Shoreline South light rail station to UW Bothell
- Quick, reliable service along dedicated bus lanes
- Reduced emissions from clean, quiet electric buses
- New sidewalks, street lights, storm sewers, and bus stops
Cecelia Black, Community Organizer, Disability Mobility Initiative, Disability Rights Washington pointed out that
“Stride S3 will make our transportation system work better for the almost 30% of Lake Forest Park, Shoreline, Kenmore, and Bothell residents who are non-drivers. This is our opportunity to address our transportation system that has left so many people behind. We cannot wait any longer for safe sidewalks and reliable transit.”
Rally for Stride S3
Saturday April 5, 10:30am
For more information about Lake Forest Park for Bus Rapid Transit, visit lfp4brt.org. For more information on Stride, visit SoundTransit.org
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3 comments:
can we have a rapid bus without huge concrete walls and deforestation? let's see some creativity from Sound Transit instead of same-old, same-old antiquated approach.
The timing of this strikes me as more than odd. First, it appears that it was posted in the early morning hours today. Second, it conflicts with the local and National Day of Protest called “Hands Off”. Extensive local planning has gone into this laudable effort, with meetings planned in Snohomish, Seattle, and Bothell and others. I just can’t understand why you would schedule your Stride-3 meeting in conflict with this. Please explain. Better yet, reschedule your rally.
Why would they displace families from their homes for some bus stops nobody wants for a bus lane that will not improve mobility/transit from what it is today AND spend over $700M (and counting) to do it? The same people that lie about the benefits and make it sound like this will be an improvement just so they can destroy the landscape and spend hundreds of millions of dollars to virtue signal.
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