Task Force Resources
Final Meeting Materials
Reference Materials
- Ground Rules (draft)
- Service Guidelines Task Force and Long-Range Plan Differences
- Metro's Service Planning Process
- Corridor Service Families and Alternative Services
Draft Principles and Recommendations
This document represents the emerging principles and recommendations from Task Force discussion. As this document evolves and changes, updates will be added below.
- Recommendations (6-16-15)
- Revised recommendations (7-9-15)
Resource Notebook
- All chapters (Note: Individual notebook chapters can be downloaded below under each category.)
General Information
Regional Transit Task Force (RTTF) to Present
- Notebook Chapter 3: Regional Transit Task Force (RTTF) to Present
- 2009 Transit Audit
- Metro Follow-up to Audit
- Auditor's Follow-up
- RTTF Final Report
- King County Metro Strategic Plan and Service Guidelines
- 2013 Strategic Plan Progress Report
- Sound Transit / Metro Transit Integration Report
- PSRC's report on Transit Coordination in the Central Puget Sound
- Metro's Long Range Plan
- Metro's Accountability Center (Annual Guidelines Reports, Peer comparisons, Performance data)
- Metro's budget
Service Guidelines
- Notebook Chapter 4: Service Guidelines
- 2014 Service Guidelines Report
- 2013 Service Guidelines Report
- 2012 Service Guidelines Report
- 2011 Service Guidelines Report
Social Equity
- Notebook Chapter 5: Social Equity
- King County Title VI Policy
- Metro Title VI Program Report
- 2014 Determinants of Equity Report
- 2014 King County Equity and Social Justice Report
Geographic Value
Service Types
- Notebook Chapter 7: Service Types
- Best Practices in Transit Service Planning (page 5: Classification Systems)
- American Public Transportation Association (APTA) Peer Review (page 5: Recommendation re: service types)
Alternative Services
- Notebook Chapter 8: Alternative Services
- Five Year Implementation Plan for Alternatives to Traditional Transit Service Delivery
- Alternative Services Website
Purchase of Additional Service
- Notebook Chapter 9: Purchase of Additional Services
- Proviso regarding transit service agreement (page 97)
- Metro Community Mobility Contracts Program
Metro Background
Report and Recommendations
The Service Guidelines Task Force transmitted its report and recommendations to the King County Council and County Executive on Nov 2, 2015.
Next Steps
Task Force recommendations have been incorporated into updates to Metro's Strategic Plan for Public Transportation and Service Guidelines. The King County Council passed the updates in June 2016. Metro will continue its work to achieve the goals outlined in the plan.