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    Seattle, WA 98104

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    About King County Metro Transit

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    201 S. Jackson St.
    Seattle, WA 98104
    http://metro.kingcounty.gov/
    206-553-3000

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    Gillig
    Hybrid, Hydrogen & Electric Vehicles

    King County Metro signs contract with GILLIG to purchase electric buses

    March 18, 2024
    The $111 million contract with GILLIG includes an initial order of 89 BEBs with the option to purchase up to 395 vehicles.
    Sound Transit
    Infrastructure

    Sound Transit to mitigate crowding when Lynnwood Link extension opens

    Sound Transit
    March 11, 2024
    Among the steps the agency is proposing are increased storage capacity for trains, which allows for more frequent service during peak hours, and alternative bus service between...
    King County Metro Transit
    Facilities

    King County Metro breaks ground on first electric bus base facility

    March 8, 2024
    The new 544,000-square-foot base will include maintenance facilities and charging infrastructure for the next-generation battery-electric buses that are scheduled to begin service...
    King County Metro Transit
    Safety & Security

    King County Metro continuing to improve security presence on transit systems

    March 6, 2024
    The agency has more than doubled its Transit Security Officers during the past two years from 70 to 160, deployed Metro Ambassadors to provide customer support and activated a...
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    Bus

    King County Metro partners with ATU 587 to launch new bus operator training pilot

    Jan. 2, 2024
    The Mentors Moving Metro pilot will match experienced operators with new, part-time operators for six to 12 months.
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    Fare Collection

    King County Metro study shows benefits of using ORCA cards

    Dec. 6, 2023
    The nine-month study featured 767 participants and was in collaboration with King County Metro’s Transportation Demand Management Ridership Recovery Project.
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    Infrastructure

    SDOT partners with King County Metro to launch bus lane only pilot

    Dec. 5, 2023
    SDOT is piloting new street treatments to discourage people driving personal vehicles in bus-only lanes.
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    Infrastructure

    SDOT completes final design on Route 40 Transit-Plus Multimodal Corridor project

    Seattle Department of Transportation
    Nov. 21, 2023
    The project, which will create a safer and more reliable bus route and Seattle’s first-ever freight- and bus-only lane, now moves to the contractor selection process, with construction...
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    Infrastructure

    SDOT completes final design of RapidRide J Line

    Seattle Department of Transportation
    Nov. 1, 2023
    The project upgrades King County Metro’ Transit’s Route 70 with an improved RapidRide level of service that will enhance connections to Downtown, Belltown, South Lake Union, Eastlake...
    Facilities

    Sound Transit Board awards $62.5 million design-build contract to Absher Construction of Puyallup for Kent Station parking garage

    Sound Transit
    Oct. 30, 2023
    The new parking garage will include a new structured parking facility, additional surface parking and other associated access improvements that will serve the Sounder S Line, ...

    Articles & News

    King County Metro
    Bus

    King County Executive Constantine proposes new transit services to King County Metro bus network

    Brandon Lewis
    Feb. 9, 2024
    If the proposed changes are adopted by the King County Council, initial upgrades to the King County Metro bus network will begin with the Aug. 31 service change alongside the...
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    Infrastructure

    FTA awards Seattle DOT $64.2 million for RapidRide J Line BRT

    Brandon Lewis
    Jan. 29, 2024
    SDOT's 5.2-mile RapidRide J Line will upgrade an existing King County Metro bus line by providing improved reliability with bus-only lanes and transit signal priority, decreased...
    Mass Transit/Mischa Wanek-Libman
    Members of TriMet's Community Safety Team checking a train in downtown Portland, Ore., in April 2023.
    Safety & Security

    UW Study Shows Riders Risk of Secondhand Drug Exposure Minimal; Additional Study is Needed to Assess Risk to Operators

    Mischa Wanek-Libman
    Oct. 3, 2023
    The five transit agencies in Washington State and Oregon that commissioned the first-of-its-kind study are putting mitigation recommendations into practice to keep riders and ...
    University of Washington
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    Safety & Security

    UW study finds traces of drugs on transit buses at levels unlikely to cause risks to worker health

    Brandon Lewis
    Sept. 8, 2023
    The study found fentanyl and methamphetamine on board numerous transit vehicles, but the positive samples contained small amounts that are unlikely to cause acute medical conditions...
    King County Metro
    King County Metro will launch Metro Flex on March 6. Metro Flex is an on-demand service that replaces Community Ride, Ride Pingo to Transit and Via to Transit.
    Shared Mobility

    King County Metro bringing all on-demand services under single brand: Metro Flex

    Mischa Wanek-Libman
    March 3, 2023
    The integrated service launches March 6 and will support travel through the served neighborhoods, as well as the region.
    King County Metro
    147 of the 208 buses King County Metro pulled from service due to steering issues have returned to service.
    Vehicles

    King County Metro makes progress returning buses with fixed steering issues to service

    Mischa Wanek-Libman
    Jan. 13, 2023
    More than 70 percent of the 208 buses pulled for steering column replacement have returned to service.
    King County Metro Transit
    Screen shots showing King County Metro's Transit GO Rewards platform.
    Mobile Applications

    King County Metro launches rewards program

    Mass Transit Staff Report
    Oct. 14, 2022
    Transit GO Rewards will allow county residents and visitors to earn points that can be redeemed for free transit tickets or credits toward the region’s micromobility providers...
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    King County Metro General Manager for Strategy and Partnerships De’Sean Quinn speaks at an event announcing an extrension to the Via to Transit program at the Skyway King County Library in Seattle, Washington on Aug. 10, 2021.
    Management

    King County Metro names De’Sean Quinn as assistant general manager of partnerships and strategy

    Mass Transit Staff Report
    Oct. 6, 2022
    Quinn has been serving in the role on an interim basis and has 18 years of experience with King County.
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    A King County Metro Transit bus operator at a stop this past winter.
    Management

    King County Metro recalling 200 part-time bus operators

    Mischa Wanek-Libman
    April 29, 2021
    The operators were laid off in August and are being recalled in anticipation of increased levels of ridership as the Puget Sound region proceeds to reopen.
    Transit employees from across the nation joined efforts in a new video encouraging mask wearing while using public transit.
    Safety & Security

    Transit agencies join forces to promote mask usage

    Mischa Wanek-Libman
    Jan. 8, 2021
    The agencies have produced a video with “a simple task” request of riders: Wear a mask.

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    Shared Mobility

    King County Metro expanding Metro Flex services to city of Issaquah

    Oct. 12, 2023
    Service will be available in the service area across Issaquah and Sammamish for $2.75 a trip, which is the same fare as a ride on a King County Metro bus.
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    Hybrid, Hydrogen & Electric Vehicles

    King County Metro releases first battery-electric bus with eco-friendly inspired design

    Sept. 28, 2023
    The New Energy design is a mix of electric yellow and seafoam blue and stands as a visual representation of King County Metro’s movement to a cleaner and more eco-friendly climate...
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    Management

    King County Metro celebrates success of second annual Youth Transit Equity Internship

    Sept. 18, 2023
    Throughout the three-week program in July, the Transit Equity Interns become peer ambassadors of transportation resources, explored career pathways within King County Metro and...
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    Management

    King County Metro Transit names Ernest Kandilige its permanent deputy general manager

    Aug. 23, 2023
    Kandilige has served as King County Metro's interim deputy general manager since January.
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    Management

    King County Metro and ATU Local 587 agree to new three-year labor contract

    Aug. 17, 2023
    The agreement increases wages by approximately 17 percent over the life of the contract, as well as a lump sum retroactive payment, a retention bonus of $2,500 and a one-time ...
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    Facilities

    King County Metro begins construction on layover facility along Eastlake Avenue

    April 18, 2023
    The facility will consist of 11 bus layover spaces and provide a place for operators to take breaks and access safe restroom facilities.
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    Management

    King County Metro selects Todd Morrell as chief of Metro Transit Police Department

    April 17, 2023
    Morrell, who replaces former chief of police Jose Marenco, brings more than 25 years of experience in law enforcement.
    King County Metro
    King County Metro launches the RapidRide H Line at Steve Cox Memorial Park in White Center. L-R: Seattle’s Adiam Emery, Seattle Councilmember Lisa Herbold, 4Culture artists Jovita Mercado and Yasiman Ahsani, General Manager Michelle Allison, County Executive Dow Constantine, County Councilmember Joe McDermott, Burien Mayor Sofia Aragon, Tomo Chef Brady Ishiwata Wililams and White Center Food Bank Executive Director Carmen Smith.
    Bus

    King County Metro launches service on RapidRide H Line

    March 20, 2023
    The RapidRide H Line is now King County Metro’s seventh RapidRide line and will help retain ridership and attract new ones.
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    Infrastructure

    King County Metro to launch RapidRide H Line March 18

    March 10, 2023
    The change includes King County Metro revising bus schedules and adding bus trips funded by the Seattle Transit Measure.