TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Wednesday watch

(SDOT MAP with travel times/ Is the ‘low bridge’ closed? LOOK HERE/ West Seattle-relevant traffic cams HERE)

7:11 AM: Good morning. Trouble at the east end of the eastbound bridge – a crash partly blocking the ramp to southbound I-5.

7:39 AM: As commenter NH pointed out, the 56 was skipped last hour – Metro’s alert was almost an hour after the fact.

7:47 AM: SDOT says the bridge-ramp crash scene is now clear.

7:57 AM: Reminder about tonight’s Triangle Route Task Force meeting, 4:30-7 pm at Fauntleroy Church (9140 California SW), focused on proposed change in Fauntleroy-Vashon-Southworth ferry schedule – here’s the new revision proposal.

NH December 12, 2018 (7:15 am)

The 6:51 56 either left early or didn’t show at all. No alert.

WSB December 12, 2018 (7:35 am)

And now the alert – almost an hour later.
Bus rider December 12, 2018 (6:15 pm)

The 56 had mechanical problems. It was parked on Admiral near Schmitz Park.

newnative December 12, 2018 (7:37 am)

Just got an alert at 7:34 saying it didn’t operate!

Lola December 12, 2018 (9:37 am)

That’s why I don’t take buses not reliable. I would have been fired a long time ago if I had to rely on a bus. That and the thought of someone maybe following me off a bus or wanting to do harm to me. Scary.

newnative December 12, 2018 (3:19 pm)

that is hysterical. I have been taking buses for over three years to work. There are a host of buses to choose from. While it’s a bummer to wait for a no show bus, if you go early enough you won’t be late. I get mad at poor drivers and other miscellaneous mishaps but it doesn’t deter me from riding. Nothing scary about your typical commute.
- Kevin December 12, 2018 (7:30 pm)
  
  Newnative, have you considered the fact that not all bus routes have “hosts of buses to choose from” and that everyone does not commute on your schedule? Another fact for you to consider is that everyone doesn’t share your life experiences so what doesn’t seem scary to you might scare someone else. Think before you write or you risk appearing like an uninformed jerk.
  - newnative December 12, 2018 (8:47 pm)
    
    Maybe I am tired of people slurring bus riders as if we’re terrible people. Uninformed jerk?! I hear more bigoted nonsense about the bus stops i use from people who obviously don’t ride the bus. Who is the uninformed one? Btw, i live in a neighborhood that sometimes requires three buses because our routes don’t run all day or on the weekends.

East Coast Cynic December 12, 2018 (6:26 pm)

If you have a smartphone, you could use the one bus away app to find out when buses are arriving or not before you leave home so you’re not waiting for a bus longer than you should or in vain for a no-show.

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