You have until February 6 to comment on Metro's latest proposed changes to bus service in Southeast King County, which the agency revised after releasing an initial list of changes last fall. I won't go into the initial proposal (you can read all about that here); here's a quick look at what has changed since Metro released its initial proposal. (The short version, for those who don't want to read a bunch of wonky route info: They listened! And the new proposals seem much better than the ones that came out in October.)

• Rainier Valley commuters will be happy to learn the the Route 7 Express—eliminated in the initial proposal—will be restored at reduced service levels (five trips in the morning and evening, rather than the current eight or nine). In addition, service on the Route 9 Express, which serves commuters to First Hill and Capitol Hill, will increase; currently, the bus runs only every hour for much of the day. The 9 will still run to the Rainier Beach light rail station, but no additional service to connect Rainier Valley residents to light rail between Othello and MLK.

•Â New service on the Route 8 between Capitol Hill and Rainier Beach on weekends and evenings (!!), plus more frequent service on the 8 overall. The 8 would also be extended all the way to Rainier Beach, instead of ending at the Mount Baker station (to partly replace the 42, which will be eliminated because of light rail). The Route 48 would now end at the Mount Baker station, instead of continuing on to Rainier Beach.

• In addition to more-frequent service, the 60 would now be extended all the way to White Center from Georgetown on the weekends

• Instead of completely eliminating the Route 34 (and "replacing" it with a new Route 50 connecting West Seattle to the Othello Station, north Columbia City, and Seward Park), the new proposal would create a 34 Express running three times a day in each direction. The proposed Route 50 would remain, running more frequently than previously proposed. Routes 35 and 39 would be eliminated.

Details from Metro here; questionnaire on the changes here.