hot! new! bus numbering!
Thrilling only because it was a slow news weekend: The old familiar Metro #7, beloved for its meandering service from South Seattle through Downtown and Broadway to the University district has been divided. Making its last stop downtown, the 7 either ends at Third and Pike or is magically transformed into the shiny new #49 for service to the northern territories. [metrokc]
If anyone knows about the naming conventions for city busses, please share in the comments section.
Heilsa,All!
The system of nameing Metro bus run numbers(oxy-moron!)is usuall arcane,but flexible.
The #6 Aurora Village became,first,#356.
Then,after the “Atrocity/on-board Dispute/Crash”,it became:
“#357″-Not!
OOPS!
Now,It’s # 358,a “politicly correct”number.
Usually,primary,1 or 2 digits means it’s run directly through the hour-glass neck of central business core”down-town”.
Long numbers mean suburbs or specials.
It grew like “topsey”,and is set in stone,now.
I expostulate only from long experience,I’ve never seen a cogent explanation.
“Randi’88″
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Metro Neighborhood Map: http://transit.metrokc.gov/tops/bus/area_maps/regional.html
Text Version: http://transit.metrokc.gov/tops/bus/neighborhoods/region_text.html
Service Routes:
001-009 Downtown Seattle
010-019 Downtown Seattle
020-029 District Routes
030-039 District Routes
040-049 Crosstown
050-059 West Seattle
060-069 Crosstown
070-079 University District
080-089 Night Owl
090-099 Streetcar/Trolly
100-199 South Seattle, S. King County
200-299 East Side, E. King County
300-399 North Seattle, Shoreline, N. King Co.
400-499 Community Transit Express Service Snohomish County
500-599 Sound Transit Regional Express Service
600-699 Olympia Express
700-799 Unknown
800-899 Weekday Express
900-999 Weekday Express
…more or less. There are plenty of stragglers that cross these guidelines, but that is the rough breakdown.