TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Wednesday updates, with downtown alerts

(Live view from the east-facing WS Bridge camera; see other cameras on the WSB Traffic page)
6:51 AM: Reminder of two downtown alerts first mentioned in yesterday’s roundup: A crowd at KeyArena 9 am-2:30 pm for “We Day,” morning, and a funeral procession for a Seattle firefighter from Fremont into downtown, 11:30-1 pm.

7:36 AM: No West Seattle Water Taxi effects that we know of, but if you’re among our Vashon-commuter readership, the VASHON WT run at 8:15 is canceled (along with the 7:40 am run from Seattle) – repairs needed.

Jenava March 27, 2013 (8:57 am)

Wow, full rapid ride bus just passed by my crowded stop at Fauntleroy and Alaska. This does not bode well for the next bus, which I’m sure will now be packed! This hasn’t happened to me for a while. Is Metro improving service again??

RichWSeattle March 27, 2013 (10:51 am)

Jenava, I’ve found the full-bus issue to be a continuing problem at that very stop, though there has been some improvement in that not all buses are packed. Still I’ve been at the bus stop at times that I thought would guarantee me a bus with some room (before 7am, say) and have been surprised by a packed bus.

East Coast Cynic March 27, 2013 (12:54 pm)

Are these so-called Rapid Ride buses hitting their 15 minute marks more or less for arrival? Or does even prompt arrival time do nothing about the overcrowding?

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