RENTON, Wash. — King County Metro is asking riders to weigh in on proposed changes to a dozen bus routes and bus stops as the agency prepares for a new transit center in Renton.
The changes are part of Metro’s Renton Area Mobility Project, which is intended to reorganize transit service around the future Renton Transit Center near the South Renton Park-and-Ride.
The new transit center is expected to open in 2028 at South Grady Way and Rainier Avenue South, just south of the current transit center at South Second Street and Logan Avenue South.
The project would connect Metro buses and Metro Flex service with the future RapidRide I Line and Sound Transit’s Stride S1 Bus Rapid Transit line. Metro says the resulting transit hub would provide connections between Burien, Renton, Bellevue, and other communities.
Metro is considering changes to Routes 101, 102, 105, 106, 107, 143, 148, 153, 240, and 907, along with the RapidRide F Line and future RapidRide I Line, which currently operates as Route 160.
According to Metro, most routes would take more direct paths to and from the new facility. That would mean fewer routes directly serving some portions of downtown Renton, although the agency says downtown would continue to have frequent transit service.
Some routes could see service adjustments, as well.
The first phase of the Renton Area Mobility Project runs from October through November 2026.
Metro is gathering feedback from riders, community organizations, stakeholders, and people who live, work, or travel through Renton.
The public can take Metro’s survey through Nov. 30. For more information about the project and where to find the survey, click here.
Metro says the feedback will help shape its proposed transit network. The agency expects to share an updated proposal with the community in mid-2027, followed by another round of public input.
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