Metro Plans to Discontinue Bus Route 28 in Broadview
Here is a message from Broadview resident Zach van Schouwen:
Wanted to share that Metro is planning to eliminate 28 service to Broadview in the proposed bus restructure that will come once Lynnwood Link opens.
I see a lot of neighborhood folks on this bus so figured this might be of interest to your readers. It’s a long walk to Greenwood Ave from the western half of the neighborhood.
Zach van Schouwen, Broadview
Here’s the proposal:
Here’s what I heard after writing to Metro:
As this is a budget-neutral project, any increase in frequency or service to areas that don’t currently have service come at the expense of removing service from somewhere else. This means that there will be changes to some parts of the network in order to prioritize the key needs we identified for this project through our Phase 1 outreach.
As pointed out, the peak-only segment of the Route 28 that runs through Broadview is proposed to be deleted. The reason is very low productivity and ridership per trip. Even in the Fall of 2019 (pre-pandemic) when ridership numbers system-wide were robust, the average daily “ons” and “offs” at stops in the Broadview area was just under 3, as compared to average daily ons and offs for the rest of Route 28 which was over 22.
If the peak-only segment were to be deleted, riders would have alternatives in the all-day Route 5 and the peak-only Route 16 that operates on Greenwood Ave. N., which are both within a ¼ mile for the majority of the portion of Route 28 that is proposed to be deleted. In addition, in comparison to the Route 28, the Route 16 would provide an improvement in the frequency during the peak periods from 15-30 minutes to 15 minutes.
