King County Metro Bus Route 17 Express

Crowded as all get out for the Seahawks game.
But we got there safe and the bus driver was super kind.

I hate this bus. I used to live in the no man’s land in-​between Queen Anne, Fremont, and Ballard, and was almost totally dependent on the 17 for about 3.5 years. It brought me to a near murderous rage on many, many, many occasions. For one, it does not run often enough. Most of the day it runs every half hour; a little more frequently during rush hour, but only once a freakin hour after 7:30 pm when heading towards downtown. My biggest gripe though is it is rarely on time after about 9am (and not even then if it rains or snows). I have been late to work and appointments and missed transfers and spent cumulative hours waiting in the sun and rain and cold waiting for this damn bus. And it’s not just me, I can’t tell you how many regular riders I’ve heard say the same thing. I don’t know why they don’t run the 17 more frequently (it’s usually pretty full) and/​or adjust the schedules to reflect reality as the weekday evening and all weekend buses are pretty much always late.
I had to take the 17 today and was fully reminded why I hate it so much. I left the gym at 4:10 and thought I’d get to my destination at 5pm at the *very* latest. Silly me to underestimate the unreliability of this route. I waited for about half an hour, finally boarded a standing room only bus with people around me complaining how it was 20 minutes late, and ultimately arrived at the hardware store at 5:15. I am so glad I don’t have to ride this bus daily anymore. The only reason I don’t give it 1 Star is because if you live off Nickerson and need to get to downtown or Ballard, it’s pretty much your only option. So an extra Star for existing.