Buses not going down 1st Ave. in Pioneer Sqare/downtown – Complaining

[West Seattle since 1979]

Why is it that people can complain about a 3-day music event that’s too noisy and actually mention a class action lawsuit, yet when i complain about no buses going down 1st Ave. in Pioneer Square and going up the hill, I’m selfish or a whiner, and I should just walk up the hill to 3rd no matter how hard it is for me, or take Ubers whether or not I can afford them?

I realize that 1st Ave. is torn up now, which was supposed to be to get ready for the Center City Connector (CCC) streetcar. But that may never happen, from what I hear. The mayor seems to be opposed, and it does seem like a very expensive transportation method.

But once the streets are back to normal again, and if the CCC is scrapped, I kind of doubt there will be any kind of buses that go from the waterfront or from 1st Ave. to 3rd or otherwise up that hill. Some people in the Seattle Transit Blog comments keep saying “But there are buses on 3rd. Why are buses needed on 1st?”

It seems like if anyone has any kind of mobility problems, the bus system is getting less and less a choice. I understand that stops need to be spaced farther apart, but there have always been buses or some kind of public transportation down 1st Ave.. The local West Seattle buses like the 21 and 56 (and the earlier 18) always went somewhere on 1st and then went to 3rd or somewhere else downtown. After those moved to 3rd there were other buses that went from 1st to 3rd. I’m talking about from the 1880’s until last December, about 130 years. Now suddenly buses aren’t needed on 1st.

This is a huge problem for me, and it’s affecting my budget as I’m having to take Ubers instead of the bus. Why can’t I be allowed to complain about this? I’m sure I’m not the only one affected by this.

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