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Goodbye Route 358, hello Rapid Ride E Line
Armed with candy hearts, new timetables and the spirit of #Metromance, RapidRide Man and Metro staff met up with Route 358 riders Friday to bid farewell to Route 358 as it is retired and replaced by...
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Some blog posts and all comments temporarily removed
Editor’s Note: This post was updated on February 26, 2014. On February 10, 2014, the King County Council approved the formation of a Transportation Benefit District. On February 24, 2014, the King...
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Bus Driver Appreciation Day 2014
King County Executive Dow Constantine proclaimed March 18, 2014 Bus Driver Appreciation Day, honoring more than 2,700 Metro Transit operators for the hard work they do each day.Filed under: Uncategorized
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Blog posts and comments have returned
On February 14, 2014, the King County Council approved the formation of a Transportation Benefit District. On February 24, 2014, the King County Transportation District voted to place a ballot measure...
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King County Council to listen to public testimony on Metro cuts
King County Metro and county leaders have been working for more than five years to reduce costs and achieve stable funding to preserve transit service, but given our current finances, we have no choice...
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Metro honors Operator of the Year Jeffery Jackson
You’ve probably seen him driving the 1 or the 14 in downtown Seattle, or the afternoon Route 7 to Rainier Beach. Big smile, great laugh, calm and cool behind the wheel as he navigates his electric...
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Metro community transportation fair at Bitter Lake on Aug. 23
King County Metro Transit is hosting a free transportation resource fair 3:30-5:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, at the Bitter Lake Community Center, 13035 Linden Ave. North in Seattle. The fair will have...
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Transit notes: Bumbershoot, Labor Day, Seahawks opener
It’s time for Bumbershoot, a holiday weekend, PAX Prime and gearing up for some GOHAWKS! If you use Metro Transit to get around town this weekend, plan ahead so you get where you want to be on time....
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Join us in honoring October’s Disability Awareness Month
This October, we invite you to join us in recognizing Disability Awareness Month. We are proud to continue a campaign we started a year ago: We are Metro – Community driven! The diversity of people who...
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Third Ave Transit Corridor Project – meet us on the street!
Whoa, that’s a busy street! Did you know that Third Avenue is downtown Seattle’s most heavily used transit corridor? More than 2,500 buses travel the corridor every weekday and about 42,000 people...
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King County Council to hold public hearing on proposed fare changes Tuesday,...
The King County Council will hold a public hearing on proposed Metro Transit fare changes on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 1:30 p.m. in the King County Courthouse, Room 1001, 516 Third Ave, Seattle. The following...
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Metro tests ticket machine in downtown Seattle
So how many times has this happened? You board the bus and realize you don’t have the exact change to pay the fare. Now what do you do? Beginning today, riders boarding King County Metro buses on Third...
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What do you see as the future of public transportation?
With our region growing and changing, it’s time to start thinking about transit service for the future. Metro will be conducting a long-range planning effort over the next year and a half. We want to...
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Metro, Sound Transit: a vision of data access, customer information
By Metro Transit General Manager Kevin Desmond and Sound Transit Acting CEO Mike Harbour Bus riders don’t just want to know when the bus is scheduled to arrive, they expect to know when it is really...
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Help welcome King County’s newest water taxi
Enjoy refreshments, music, and free rides on Saturday, March 28 as King County celebrates the arrival of the M.V. Sally Fox, its new vessel for the Vashon Water Taxi route. The event, hosted by King...
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Public Transportation Visioning Event: Tuesday, March 31
What is the future of public transportation in our region? Come hear a panel of experts speak, and share your own ideas in a breakout session on Tuesday, March 31, 6-8 p.m. at the Seattle Central...
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Public Transportation Visioning Events in South and East King County May 18 &...
What is the future of public transportation in our region? Come hear a panel of experts speak, ask questions and share your ideas on Monday, May 18 in Federal Way and Tuesday, May 19 in Bellevue. With...
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New Mercer Island Shuttle Starts Service- Metro Route 630
What a sweet ride! Several morning commuters were treated to a sweet ride Monday on the new Mercer Island shuttle service. At one stop of the new Route 630, elected officials welcomed riders with...
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Six peak bus routes relocated from downtown Seattle transit tunnel
With more peak hour trains – coming every six minutes – a handful of Metro peak bus routes have relocated from the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel and are now serving surface street stops in Seattle....
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New bus stop coming to Third Avenue, between Union and Pike
Starting November 23, several routes that currently serve northbound and southbound stops on Third Avenue between Pine and Pike will begin serving two new stops one block south, between Pike and Union...
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