Washington State Department of Services for the Blind

BUS ROUTE INFORMATION:

Our office is located on South Alaska Street between 32nd Avenue South and 35th Avenue South.  It is two-story brick building with an adjacent parking lot to the west.

Metro Transit bus routes 7, 39 and 48 stop near our office.

If you are traveling from downtown on Metro Transit bus route 7:

1. Request the bus stop at Alaska and Rainier.
2. When you get off the bus, turn right and proceed north to Alaska.
3. Turn left and travel westward up the hill to 35th Avenue.
4. Cross 35th Avenue and continue west.
5. Take the sidewalk going south just past the gravel garden.
6. Follow the low brick wall on your left, to stairs which will take you up to our front lobby doors and receptionist.

If you are traveling from the south on Metro Transit bus route 7:

1. Request the bus stop at Alaska and Rainier.
2. When you get off the bus, turn right and proceed south to Alaska.  (There is an audible pedestrian signal at this corner.)
3. Cross Alaska and turn right to cross Rainier.
4. Travel westward up the hill to 35th Avenue.
5. Cross 35th Avenue and continue west.
6. Take the sidewalk going south just past the gravel garden.
7. Follow the low brick wall on your left, to stairs which will take you up to our front lobby doors and receptionist.

If you are traveling from downtown Seattle or heading south on Metro Transit bus route 39:

1. Request the bus stop at 35th Avenue and Alaska Street.
2. When you get off the bus in front of the agency, turn right and look for the gravel garden on your left.
3. Take the sidewalk going south just past the gravel garden.
4. Follow the low brick wall on your left, to stairs which will take you up to our front lobby doors and receptionist.

If you are traveling southbound on a Columbia City #48 bus:

1. Follow the directions above for a southbound #39 bus.

If you are traveling southbound on a Rainier Beach #48 bus:

1. Request the bus stop on MLK Way South and South Alaska Street (which will put you on the northwest corner of that intersection).
2. When you get off of the bus, turn left and proceed south to the first intersection.
3. Turn east and cross MLK.
4. Turn south and cross Alaska.
5. Turn and travel east, and cross 31st and 32nd Avenues.
6. Go past two driveways and then find the southbound pathway.
7. Follow the low brick wall on your left, to stairs which will take up to our front lobby doors and receptionist.  

If you are traveling from the south on Metro Transit bus routes 39 or 48:

1. Request the bus stop at 35th Avenue.  (You will be across the street from the DSB building.)
2. When you get off the bus, turn right and proceed east to the first intersection.  (There is an audible pedestrian signal at this corner.)
3. Turn south, and cross Alaska Street.
4. Take the sidewalk going south just past the gravel garden.
5. Follow the low brick wall on your left, to stairs which will take you up to our front lobby doors and receptionist.

For Metro Transit bus route information, visit http://transit.metrokc.gov, or call 1-800-542-7876 or 206-553-3000.

**If you would like to have Metro Transit map out the route from your home, go to http://transit.metrokc.gov and use the “Trip Planner” link.  You can then use the “trip planner” link to obtain step by step directions from your house to our office.