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CITY OF MEDINA, WASHINGTON
RESOLUTION NO. 424
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MEDINA,
WASHINGTON, REGARDING KING COUNTY METRO BUS ROUTE 271.
WHEREAS, King County Metro Bus Route 271 currently provides bus transit between
Bellevue College, downtown Bellevue, and the University of Washington, with bus stops
accessible to residents of the City of Medina along 84th Avenue NE between NE 12th Street and
SR-520; and
WHEREAS, King County Metro Bus Route 271 provides the only local bus service for
residents of the City of Medina; and
WHEREAS, the City of Medina is making significant contributions toward regional
transit, including by hosting a Park & Ride, the 520 Bridge Maintenance Facility, and the 520
regional bicycle and pedestrian trail, all of which are accessed at-grade in a residential City
neighborhood, all of which generate high volumes of pass-through traffic for the City to manage,
and all of which impose significant costs on the Medina community without meaningful benefit to
the City; and
WHEREAS, the Cities of Medina and Clyde Hill and the Washington State Department
of Transportation have collectively invested over $5M in improving the 84th Avenue NE
transportation corridor where Route 271 has travelled for years, and those improvements
include elements meant to support King County Metro bus services along that corridor; and
WHEREAS, King County Metro has indicated an interest in eliminating Route 271, and
in so doing, eliminating all bus service on the recently redeveloped 84th Avenue NE
transportation corridor and eliminating all local bus transportation serving the City of Medina,
despite Medina’s significant contributions to regional mobility; and
WHEREAS, Route 271 provides the only bus transportation for Medina high school
students to their public high schools in the Bellevue School District (which does not operate
school buses for high school students), and further supports education by providing connections
to Bellevue College and the University of Washington; and
WHEREAS, Route 271 encourages use of mass transit into downtown Seattle by
providing a logical transit connection from residential areas to Sound Transit’s Regional Light
Rail line at the University of Washington; and
WHEREAS, Route 271 builds community by providing access to local places of worship,
City Parks, and other local amenities; and
WHEREAS, 84th Ave NE is a designated minor arterial street intended and suitable for
transit purposes and is delineated as a transit route by Medina’s Comprehensive Plan; and
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WHEREAS, King County Metro’s proposed route changes would result in a new bus
route into downtown Bellevue that would travel along 92nd Avenue NE in Clyde Hill, a street that
is not as suitable for bus traffic as is 84th Avenue NE, because 92nd Avenue NE (1) has steep
grades, in contrast with the flat topography of 84th Avenue NE, (2) has a residential
neighborhood design much less conducive to safe bus traffic and safe pedestrian transit access
than the wide arterial design and open visibility of 84th Avenue NE, and (3) cannot provide bus
transit stops reasonably accessible to residents of the Cities of Medina or Hunts Point given the
topography and the distances involved; and
WHEREAS, the Cities of Clyde Hill and Hunts Point have each adopted resolutions in
support of retaining Route 271 as it is currently configured, and have provided copies thereof to
King County Metro and the King County Council; and
WHEREAS, the citizens of the City of Medina pay local sales taxes and property taxes,
portions of which provide funding for King County Metro;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MEDINA,
WASHINGTON, RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
1)King County Metro Bus Route 271 should be maintained along its current route on
84th Avenue NE and continue to provide services to the citizens of Medina, Clyde Hill, and
Hunts Point.
2)This Resolution shall be sent to King County Metro and the King County Council so
those bodies are made aware of City of Medina’s concerns with Metro’s proposed abandonment
of Route 271 along 84th Avenue NE.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MEDINA ON JANUARY 10, 2022
AND SIGNED IN AUTHENTICATION OF ITS PASSAGE ON JANUARY 10, 2022.
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: 1/11/2022
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: 1/10/2022
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