Ride Together...It's What We Do!
Lakeside School wants to help our students, faculty, and staff members get to and from school in convenient ways that help the environment. Please check out the information on this page to learn about the many bus and carpool options we offer.
PLEASE NOTE: There are several changes to routes, stops, and times on the 2010-11 bus schedules. One new stop change for Route 987, was not on the original mailed schedule - the S McClellan and 33rd Ave S stop will change to S McClellan and 31st Ave S, effective September 4, 2010.
Please check your route carefully!
RIDE THE BUS
The bus is a safe and smart way to get to school. Students from Lakeside, Evergreen School, and University Prep ride our buses. The routes are designed to run on major arterials, with few stops, thereby serving the hightest number of families in the shortest amount of time.
Families who have signed up for the custom bus should have already received a mailing containing the either the full or half-year (for the Fall) bus pass, the final bus schedules for the morning and afternoon routes and for the two evening activity bus routes, along with other pertinent information for Lakeside’s bus riders. Spring bus riding students will receive their mailing closer to Spring.
If you have not ordered a bus pass please contact Wesley Ryan in the business office, 206-440-2942. There may be space available depending on the route. You can find a link to download a bus service agreement form in the box at the right side of this page. Current bus schedules and a calendar of service are also located in the download box on the right.
You can find route maps in the gold link box on the right side of this page.
GENERAL BUS INFORMATION
For the 2010-11 school year, all riders will have either a half or full-year custom bus pass to allow our bus system to fit within the new ORCA bus system. All riders must have a custom bus pass to board the bus. Drivers have been instructed not to take money or passes purchased from other vendors. Bus passes may be used on the morning, afternoon and/or evening bus. Remember, your custom bus passes can be used on any Metro, Community Transit, or Sound Transit bus or train. Drivers can issue transfers to any other Metro bus.
If you have billing concerns, please call the business office, 206-440-2942 or e-mail Wesley Ryan.
If you have a bus service concern, please call 206-440-2801. These calls will be answered by Theresa Cline in the Middle School in the morning, Cathy Martin in the business office during school hours, and Carol Yancey in the Middle School after school.
Metro Contact Information
If your student’s bus is more than ten minutes late, please contact Metro Rider Information at 206-553-3000 (press 0) to inquire when it might arrive, so you can decide whether to transport your student, or wait a bit longer. In the afternoon or evening, you may call this number to find out if the bus was late leaving Lakeside (or if it is just caught in traffic along the way).
If no one is available at that number, please call the emergency pager at 206-982-8909 and enter in your telephone number for a return call. We also offer a Lakeside number to call with any Metro custom bus concerns, 206-440-2801. This number is answered by a Lakeside staff person from 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Please remember to have your student arrive and be waiting at the bus stop at least five minutes before the bus is scheduled to depart, so your student doesn’t risk missing the bus. All riders must be at the bus stop, and in the bus zone, not sitting in personal cars where the driver cannot see them. Please remember that only custom bus passes will be accepted by the bus drivers, not cash or passes from other sources.
If you need to plan a bus trip for after school activities or on weekends, the Metro trip planner will give you detailed information on routes, stops, and schedules. Click here for more information.
Adverse Weather or Snow
If school is in session, the buses will be running. However, when snow or ice creates a travel challenge, bus routes with hills will be affected, some stops may be eliminated, and service will be slowed.
Snow route maps are located on the right side of this page. These maps are guidelines only and weather can be varied across the city.
For specific information on weather-related Metro service changes click here for Metro's weather page or call 206-553-3000 (press 0).
In Addition, Metro has several alert services available:
Eye on Your Metro Commute: http://metrocommute.wordpress.com/ A blog specifically for Metro issues.
King County Metro Alerts: If you wish to subscribe to KCMetro-Alerts for messages about Metro Transit service go to http://metro.kingcounty.gov/alerts.html.
Bus Tracker: http://metro.kingcounty.gov/oltools/tracker.html provides real-time bus information for a specific time point or geographic region. (It is not as useful if a bus is rerouted.)
King County Twitter: http://twitter.com/kcnews for general King County news including emergency Metro bulletins.
FORM A CARPOOL
It’s easy to form a carpool with other Lakeside families. Call the admissions office at 206-368-3605 and give them your zip code, and they will send you a list of other families in your neighborhood. If you are requesting information for the next school year, this information will be available in mid-May.