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Weekend Service Impacts
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Event reroute for routes 50, 128, C-Line RapidRide; transit service will be rerouted during the West Seattle Night Market and Tree Lighting event on Dec. 4, 7:30 a.m. - 10:30 p.m.;
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Event reroute for routes 160, 181; transit service will be rerouted during the Auburn Santa Parade & Tree Lighting events; Dec. 4 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.;
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Temporary construction reroute for route 60; transit service will be rerouted in both directions off 9 Ave between Jefferson St & Alder St on Dec. 4 7:30 a.m. - 10:30 p.m.;
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Temporary construction reroute for routes 1, 2, 13, 24, 33, D-Line RapidRide; transit service will be affected by the closure of 3rd Ave between Denny Way and Broad st on Dec. 4 7:00 a.m. - Dec. 5 8:00 p.m.;
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Seahawks game kickoff at 1:25 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 5. Expect significant congestion and delays for all traffic and transit service in the SODO, Stadium, Pioneer Square, downtown Seattle and adjacent areas;
- For a complete list of current service advisories, please visit Metro's Service Advisories page.
Service Reminders
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Seattle Center Monorail will operate extended hours on Friday, Dec. 3, 7:30 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. The Monorail will departs approximately every 10 minutes;
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Routes 773 and 775 connecting to West Seattle Water Taxi is operating on week day peak hours only;
- We recommend customers arrive at their bus stop a few minutes before the scheduled departure time of their trip;
- Remember, it's easy and free to sign up for email or text alerts about King County Metro service. Alerts can be tailored to your favorite route(s).
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Emerald City Comic Con is back this weekend!
Get your nerd on at the Emerald City Comic Con.
Skip the parking, find your ride to Washington State Convention Center, in downtown Seattle, using Metro's Trip Planner.
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King County Council passes mid-biennial budget
On Nov. 23, the King County Council approved the 2021-22 mid-biennial budget. The $672 million supplemental budget funds transit service and battery-electric bus infrastructure, as well as Best Starts for Kids (BSK), climate projects, a new Community Diversion Program, gun violence reduction, Mental Illness and Drug Dependency (MIDD), and other investments.
On Oct. 13, we shared the Metro highlights of the Executive’s proposed budget. The budget that the County Council adopted includes a Metro operating budget of nearly $55 million and a Metro capital budget of nearly $114 million.
Learn more on the Metro Matters blog.
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Check out Metro general manager Terry White's published op-ed in Passenger Transport
Originally published in Passenger Transport, the official magazine of the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), on Nov. 19, 2021.
A common refrain from our community members in the first year of the pandemic was that they had no desire to go back to “normal.” They rightly demanded, instead, to be authors of a mobility future that is brighter than the past.
This year, that theme has turned into a resounding chorus from public transit leaders, too. We know ridership will rebound because transit remains inextricably linked to creating the types of cities and towns where all of us want to live, work, and play. But lapsed riders won’t resume taking trips solely during rush hours, on the identical days as before, or even to the same destinations. What’s more, customers who never stopped riding transit deserve a greatly improved experience and are our best-placed experts to guide the way ahead.
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Read the rest on the Metro Matters blog.
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Celebrate palindrome week with Route 12 and Route 21!
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RapidRide H Line construction update – December 2021
Crews are installing safety improvements and bus station upgrades along the route. Work has already started or will begin in the coming weeks at the following locations in Seattle, White Center, and Burien.
Learn more on the Metro Matters blog.
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