Does Metro even have enough diesel buses to run some sort of Queen Anne Shuttle in peak hours? Even if it does, there are only a couple of ways off the hill that won’t be blocked – the 1 route, but that is not convenient for most QA people, or past SPU on the 13 and then west on Nickerson to 15th and then back towards downtown.

Walking to work is not bad for me (3 miles), but even that will be an adventure with so many streets closed. For people who live in Capitol Hill and don’t have a car, there’s basically no way out!

I also find it aggravating that any funeral procession get to tie up traffic anyhwhere. The person is dead, why do they get to aggravate everybody one more time?

For me, instructions are to dump my ashes in an octopus pot and throw it in the Sound, then let the party begin. Good riddance!

A nice thing about the 8 is that it can make Ballard to Capitol Hill surprisingly quick when you transfer from a 15 or 18 at Kidd Valley. Without the 8, the only options are transfers Downtown or in the U District, both of which are slow and invariably involve far more wretched routes.

http://www.busdude.com/HTML/KCM_MML_Index.htm

You die in the line of public service, you get a prime-minister’s funeral, that’s the deal. On the flipside, those who would qualify are held to a higher standard in many matters.

While I certainly think respects should be made for a fallen officer, this just comes across as an egotistical display by the police force and a waste of taxpayer money in a time when many government agencies are facing budget issues. Sorry for the rant, but people die tragic deaths all the time, particularly in the military, and very few get this kind of treatment.

Being a LONG time bus rider I see the affected routes as:

for sure – 1,2,3,4,5,8,13,15,16,24,33, and I think 358….all cross Denny at some point.

Others that come to mind for capitol hill might be the 10, 12….I forget which ones operate up on the hill.

Not to mention ANYTHING on the route from Husky stadium…..like the 43/44.

As I said, being a LONG time bus rider (since age 8 and I’m 51 now so you do the mat!) I see this as a major impact on getting around. This is NOT a complaint, but just merely a statement of fact. If it were me, and I work or have to travel in the impacted area, I’d A: go to work VERY early, or B: take the day off and be a part of the community as a whole an honor this devoted policeman.

I’m sure someone at Metro will tell me I’m wrong, that’s OK…cuz I’m only doing this to get the word out that this will be a long drawn out morning and why go out and get stuck trying to get around on what surely will be gridlocked bus service.