Madison Bus Rapid Transit
RapidRide G Bus Ridership Starts Strong and Is Trending Upward
More than 4,000 riders jumped on a RapidRide G bus on an average weekday in October, strong performance for a brand new bus route. Trending up, the G Line has room to grow.
Metro Works to Smooth Out Bumpy RapidRide G Launch
The G Line on Madison Street got off to a rocky start with significant bus bunching combined with major delays for riders. There are already signs of improvement.
Metro Launches RapidRide G, Seattle’s Most Ambitious Bus Rapid Transit Project
King County Metro's eighth RapidRide line, Madison Street's G Line, launches Saturday with some of the most robust speed and reliability features of any bus route in Puget Sound.
Join for The Urbanist’s RapidRide G Line Opening Celebration
The Urbanist is hosting an opening day celebration for the RapidRide G Line, which commences service early Saturday morning. Our event is from 5:00pm to 7:30pm at Stoup Capitol Hill.
Seattle Gears Up to Launch Madison’s RapidRide G on September 14
Ten years in the making, Seattle's most robust bus rapid transit line ever will start running this fall between Downtown Seattle and Madison Valley.
RapidRide G Bus Changes Would Restore Dormant Trolley Route in Capitol Hill
With the launch of RapidRide G service later this year, a whole slate of changes to nearby routes are planned pending adoption by the King County Council. Nearby routes see frequency reductions, with the boosted Route 60 an exception.
Metro Floats Reviving Route 47 in Flawed Bus Restructure Proposal for RapidRide G
The proposal resurrecting Route 47 brings deeper cuts to Routes 10, 11, and 49, which seem unlikely to curry support.
King County Metro is wrapping...
Sparse Frequencies Limit Potential of Metro’s Proposed RapidRide G Bus Reshuffle
RapidRide G Line will have lots of capacity during the day, but evenings and connections get dicey.
Next year, the Seattle Department of Transportation...