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Seniors

“I am a senior disabled person living near 56th and Latona. It is my only means of public transportation to get to the University campus, and to Northgate where my dentist and doctor are located. ... I will have to turn to expensive private rides.” S

“For senior citizens without car, this bus is only option to University Ave and Northgate.” GH

“Greenlake is a highly visited area. You want more transit (fewer cars) here, not less. This route goes by a high school, college and university as well as serving a retirement home of several hundred (mostly mobility impaired) seniors. Again, more transit in this area, not less.” SP

“I am 80 years old and vision impaired. I cannot drive or walk very far. The 20 bus is critical for shopping, getting to Northgate and UW medical, shopping in Wallingford, and other things. Losing #20 would make getting by independently considerably more difficult.” JN

“I am a senior without access to a car. I attend fitness classes in Northgate at least twice a week via 20 bus. My doctor and my dentist are both at Northgate and accessible to me only via the 20 bus. I have a monthly doctor appointment. Other means of transportation are either unreliable or too expensive for me on a limited income. Please keep the 20 bus.” RL

“I am especially concerned because I live at the Hearthstone and many of our residents and especially employees use the #20 bus. It is invaluable!? AS

“I am nearly 82 years old, I use the #20 bus to go to the Northgate Lightrail station, to go downtown , Udistrict, Capitol Hill. I need the bus as it is nearly impossible to find a parking space during the day at Northgate Lightrail. I also need the #20 to connect with the 372 to Bothel as I have good friends there. Without the #20 bus it will make it very difficult to go to the different places that I do now as it will be often too far for me to walk. Please, let us keep our bus!” NM

“I live at Willis House (a 40 unit SHA Senior residence). I rely on Route 20 to access my medical clinics as well as weekly grocery shopping....Route 20 is the ideal mode of transportation for me for obtaining food as well as meeting medical needs. Losing the use of route 20 would be a very burdensome and inconvenient change. Please reconsider the proposed elimination of route 20.” SB

“ need and use Bus 20 to get to my Medical appointments at The Polyclinic Northgate Plaza and to get my groceries at Trader Joe's in the University District. I'm a senior and I really depend on Bus 20 to get me to these important places. Without Bus 20, I would need to walk several blocks uphill to take care of my medical appts. and getting my groceries. Thank you for keeping Bus 20 on this route - it makes living in Seattle near Green Lake so convenient and easy.” BO

“I’m 89 years old and can only use public transportation close to my home that I can walk to. Without this bus route I’m left without transportation …. Can’t even get to a place to transfer to another bus . Also, service workers generally don’t have cars so their only way to work is this bus route.” EW

“I'm going to be 80 in 2025 and had hoped to no longer drive my car. Elimination of bus 20 will greatly impact my ability to get to doctors appointments.” WS

“I'm part of The Hearthstone retirement community, and Bus #20 is important to both residents and employees.” KE

“One reason for choosing to move to The Hearthstone senior living center is the excellent bus service here. Many folks here are without cars, and depend on Bus #20 At 84yo, I too may soon be giving up driving and will be depending on public transportation.” CT

“Our residents in the Hearthstone uses the bus for their daily shopping and outing. Our elderly residents need the bus #20, because our residents does not drive due to safety reasons.” JC

“Route 20 (the old #26, which served our area well for decades) is the ONLY North-South bus serving much of Wallingford, especially the VOTERS of the E. Wallingford, Green Lake, broad Northgate shopping area, the North Seattle College/Licton Springs areas & even up to the Lake City shopping area. Dropping the #20 bus would FORCE many people to walk quite a few blocks to access another bus going to the areas served by #20, which I, as a 76-year-old VOTER with arthritic legs & back cannot do effectively any longer. The #20 not only no longer goes downtown, but forces riders to connect to the light rail, whether they want to use it (or are even ABLE to easily use it), or not. Eliminating the #20 would also be hard on people carrying full shopping/grocery bags, parents with young children, & many disabled individuals. ELIMINATING BUS ROUTES (especially for this #20 route) SHOWS DISRESPECT FOR SEATTLE CITIZENS, many of whom are VOTERS.” RG

“This bus route serves both a large retirement community as well as the Dockside building which serves the uhhomed and low income. I have used this route several times. Many of the folks here do not drive and depend on mass transit. When we should be encouraging folks to decrease driving and decrease pollution this is not the time to cut bus service.” LP

“This route is important to me and my wife. We live at the Hearthstone retirement community and take the 20 to Northgate for movies and shopping at Target. We also go to the University district. Please reconsider-even if it has to run less frequently.” WB

“I just wanted to share a story about neighbor. She rides this bus almost everyday to work. She is older and not technically inclined, although I’ve spoken to her, she has not fully grasped that this bus line is being discontinued. A lot of people have expressed concern about this line being cut, but I worry a lot of the people who it will most effect don’t even have it on their radar due to other life stresses. My neighbor does not drive and is a widow. She already works full time and I don’t know what she will really do when this bus line gets cut. Yes, she could walk an extra 15 minutes to the 62 and sit through a longer commute at the beginning and end of her full day. She could do this walk at night in the rain. I don’t know how she’d transport any groceries without assistance, as the 20 drops off right in front of her building. This will affect her day to day and I just wanted to share for her.” L

Disabled Persons

“Excellent alternative to access U-District/Green Lake and get to Northgate in the event of rail interruptions/maintenance. As a person who experiences chronic pain and bouts of fatigue, being able to take the 20 instead of walking has been very helpful for me. I've seen families with strollers, riders who use wheelchairs, and folks who use grocery carts benefit from the bus on this route as well. Anyone with mobility difficulty benefits from having more access to expanded public transit, not less.” Q

“I am permanently partially disabled. Which means I can't walk long distances without pain, a cane or (if the bus is far) an Uber. If this bus route is eliminated I will be forced to double my transportation costs which would make living in Seattle harder then it already is. I make $25/hour. If there was no bus ... transportation would go up an extra $350 a month. That would out price me of Seattle.” MW

“I don't have a car and I have a disability and am unable to walk very far. I live in the South Greenlake neighborhood. I take the #20 bus to church in Greenlake. I take the 20 to connect to the 44 to travel to Wallingford and Ballard. I take the 20 to travel directly to the University District to do business and connect to light rail. I take the 20 to do business in Northgate and Lake City. The 44 and the 62 are too far away for me to walk to. If the #20 is discontinued, I will have no way to travel anywhere on public transit. I will lose my ability to travel anywhere independently. The biggest loss will be that I will not be able to go to church. The #20 stops right next to my church and there isn't any other bus route that travels up first avenue in Greenlake. Please do not discontinue the #20 bus. The route is essential for me to be able to travel the places I need to go every day on public transit. Thanks for listening.” LM

“I have mobility limitations and the 20 is the only bus that goes down my street and is the only bus stop in the area less than a 10 minute walk away. It is my commute bus to and from work!” JL

“I have multiple sclerosis. I take the 20 bus to do volunteer work and to doctor appointments in the U District, to connections to go farther afield, and to get my groceries near Green Lake. The bus stops at the top of my street and makes living where I live and doing what I do possible. Without the 20 bus I’ll be dependent on my husband (who has a full time job) to drive me where I need to go, or on Uber. There are no other buses that go toward the U District that don’t require a 15-20 minute hilly walk to get to (in rain, heat, etc). And the proposed 20 reroute would present the exact same challenges for me. Perhaps fine for many people, but severely limiting and overwhelming for someone with MS.” JU

“I have visual as well as physical disabilities that make it difficult to travel. Complicating and lengthening my travel would hinder my ability to continue to have any independence.” ND

“As a disabled person I use the 20 line to get to where I need to go in a quick and efficient manner. The recent line reductions have directly impacted my day-to-day life; and have caused my essential trips to be longer, more tiring, and more stressful. I rely on the 20 line to safely get to doctors appointments, the grocery store, and to see loved ones; and most importantly, to get home.” BL

“I’m a grad student with a disability that causes mobility problems. I chose to move to this neighborhood because it’s a nice quiet area, but also because the 20 bus line allows me stable transportation to the UW campus.If the 20 bus line is cancelled, I will likely have to move because I can’t walk the 11 blocks to the next closest bus line that runs to campus (the 44). Without the 20 bus line, people who live in these areas will be left without solid public transit.” GL

“I’m a teenager with a disability. I cannot walk far, and I need access to public transportation. This bus route is critical to people like me.” OV

“It is far too hilly to ask people who use mobility devices to move that seven blocks.” JA

“People with special needs require bus service close to their homes. To live independently it is crucial to be able to board the bus without immense hardship incurred traveling to another location.” AA

“My daughter and I are disabled. Bus #20 is the only accessible bus route for us as it runs in front of our apartment and we use it at least twice, often more, a week. While another bus is a couple blocks away, it is down a steep street and is increasingly difficult to access. This is hard in the summer, and dangerous in wet and slippery conditions. My daughter and I cannot walk very far, and often I push her in a stroller. Getting the stroller up and down to Green Lake is becoming increasingly difficult, and will become even more so as our health deteriorates and she grows. Our mobility challenges necessitate being close to a bus as I cannot drive anymore. Bus #20 is critical to our community engagement and accessing medical services. It is part of the reason we live where we do. Frankly, this is a civil rights issue as the removal of this bus line affects two protected classes of individuals - the disabled and the elderly. Removing this bus route knowing that disabled individuals require it is callous and directly affects our civil right to accessible transportation. It is also in direct opposition to Seattle’s plan to encourage residents to utilize public transportation. Some individuals who currently utilize this bus will now be forced to drive, impacting climate change, traffic congestion, and their well-being.” L

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