Why can’t KC Metro fix the L8?

KC Route 8 is supposed to arrive every 10-15 minutes. But…it doesn’t. The 8 is one of the most delayed routes in the city, and today is probably one of the most egregious examples of how badly the 8 is delayed. There is not a single bus coming for the next 35 minutes, if we’re lucky.

The 8 is one of the longest routes in the city stretching from Mt Baker to Madrona, up to Capitol Hill and then down to SLU. It’s a windy path through some narrower streets and through both the hot trash that is Denny Way after 4pm and the mess that is Broadway after they “fixed” the intersection.

Citizens through this route have been pleading for years for this route to get fixed and it has only gotten worse (especially as Amazon’s fucking RTO has kicked into full swing).

What will it take for KC Metro to fix the L8?

(This isn’t a “I’m never taking public transit again”)