​We Need More Bus Service

​City council is debating the renewal of the Seattle Transit Measure, the voter approved levy that funds additional bus service within Seattle.

​Mayor Katie Wilson has proposed doubling the measure and funding a huge increase in the city's bus service, focusing on nights and weekends. But councilmembers want to cut bus service instead. Read our position here.

​Join us at Public Comment

​You can give public comment at City Council this Monday and ask them to prioritize more transit service and tell them not to cut our buses. Giving public comment is lower stakes than it sounds but shows city council that we care about our bus network.

​In Person

​Public comment sign up starts at 10:45am in the city council chamber on the second floor of city hall. The meeting begins at 11am. Commenting is the first thing on the agenda and sign up ends when commenting ends so please arrive before 11 to be heard.

​Remote

​Public comment can also be delivered via phone. Instructions and registration are here. Remote registration opens at 10am.

​Written

​If you're not able to make it on Monday, you can also email your comment to [email protected]. Councilmembers are supposed to read them all.

​Public Comment Instructions

​Introduce yourself and explain to councilmembers how increasing bus service would make Seattle and your life better. Comments are typically capped at 1-2 minutes.

​For nerds, the Mayor's proposal is here, the amendments are here and the meeting details are here.

​Talking Points

• ​Reject Amendment 13 (Bob Kettle, Downtown) which would reduce the measure's sales tax rate from 0.3% to 0.2% and force Seattle to cut transit service and halt the Mayor's planned service expansion

• ​Reject Amendment 4 (Rob Saka, West Seattle) which would force the city council to pass a law every year dictating specific bus service investments and likely pit all the routes against each other annually instead of following SDOT's service prioritization framework

• ​Reject Amendment 5 (Rob Saka, West Seattle) which would shrink the duration of the measure from 10 years to 6.75 years. This would force its renewal to be on a special election in 2033

• ​Support Amendments 11 and 17 which would state the city council's intent to pursue progressive revenue and reduce reliance on the sales tax

• ​Support Amendments 10 and 29 which would prioritize bus service to the city's densest areas (Regional Centers like Ballard) and would raise the mandatory spending on transit service from 60% to 75%