The Metropolitan King County Council’s Transportation, Economy and Environment Committee will hold a hearing at its Wednesday, Dec. 7, meeting to receive public input on the proposed June 2012 service changes for Metro Transit.

The meeting is at 9:30 a.m., 10th floor, King County Courthouse, Third and James Streets, Seattle.

The committee will hear from the public on the first service changes to be implemented under the Strategic Plan for Public Transportation 2011-2021, adopted by the council this past summer.

The Strategic Plan guides Metro to reinvest bus service hours from low performing routes to address overcrowding and unmet needs elsewhere in the system to allow more people to use the Metro system. The proposed service changes, to go into effect this next June, are intended to implement the strategic plan policies.

This public hearing is not directed at proposed transit service changes related to the implementation of RapidRide Lines C and D next fall. The council anticipates hosting public hearing on those proposed changes in the spring of 2012.

If you are unable to attend, but would like to submit your comments to the committee, they can be sent to Janice Mansfield at janice.mansfield@kingcounty.gov or to: Janice Mansfield, King County Council Transportation, Economy and Environment Committee, 516 Third Avenue, Room 1200, Seattle, WA  98104