Original sentence: Currently there are 243 buses in the fleet, 145 of them low-floor vehicles, operating on 56 routes, including three Community Transit routes and three express routes operating as MetroLink, which began service in August 2005
Edited sentence: Currently there are 243 buses in the fleet, 145 of them low-floor vehicles, offering a 30% reduction in seating capacity over a conventional bus, and what few seats remain are typically un-ergonomic sideways seats.Metro Transit operatates 56 routes, including three Community Transit routes and three express routes operating as MetroLink, which began service in August 2005