Metro to Move Route 10 in March

Metro's map. The revision is no longer "potential" - it's coming in March.

Metro announced today that, as part of the U-Link restructure scheduled for March 2016, it will change route 10 to use John St and Olive Wy, rather than Pine St, between 15th Ave E and Bellevue Ave E. The change comes in response to concerns that the previous final restructure plan, as modified by Metro after turns at 19th Ave and Madison St proved unworkable, did not provide enough connectivity to Capitol Hill Station and removed service between the dense Summit neighborhood and downtown.

We advocated for the change, but were hardly alone. Lots of people independently suggested it, and it played prominently in many different discussions of the restructure. While it's not perfect - it compromises north-south connectivity within Capitol Hill and may result in some overcrowding on route 11 - the change will improve connections to Link and preserve service for the many downtown riders in Summit. Metro should be commended for its flexibility in implementing this change at the very last minute.