Metro Weekend Update - Service level update; Possible winter weather; Metro survey; and more;
King County, Washington sent this bulletin at 12/16/2022 06:42 PM PST
Remember, “It’s a great day to ride Metro” to get to events and activities where there is often traffic congestion and limited parking.
Weekend Service Impacts
Metro continues to deliver more than 90% of its typical 11,000 weekday trips. Before traveling, riders are encouraged to review our service advisories, use real-time tools below to see whether the trip they want is operating and review our list of alternative routes if their route is temporarily suspended.
On Friday, Dec. 16, Metro will temporarily suspend the following routes: 9, 15, 17, 18, 29, 64, 121, 237, 301, and 304. Visit the Metro Matters Blog for alternatives for suspended routes.
To check your trip and/or to discover other travel options, please use King County Metro’s planning tools:
Use “Text for Departure” by texting your bus stop number to 62550. You will receive a text with the next departure times and/or canceled trips at that stop;
Take transit to all your sporting events in Seattle;
The Seattle Kraken will have a match at the Climate Pledge Arena at 5 p.m. on Sunday;
Seattle Center Monorailwill operate late this weekend on Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 12 a.m. The Monorail will depart approximately every 10 minutes;
Water Taxi continues its seven-days a week service throughout the winter, with the exception of certain holidays. To help you prepare, here’s the holiday sailing schedule. The seven-day-a-week service will run from approximately 6 a.m. weekdays (8:30 a.m. weekends) to 7 p.m.;
We recommend riders arrive at their bus stop a few minutes before the scheduled departure time of their trip;
Riders can use Text for Departures by texting their stop number to 62550 to get next departure times;
Remember, it's free and easy to sign up for email or text alerts about King County Metro service. Alerts can be tailored to your favorite route(s).
Possible winter weather in the forecast: Prepare to travel using Metro tools
That chill in the air and possible snow in the forecast means it’s time to prepare for winter weather and how it could impact your travel on King County Metro.
If snow routes are activated, updates will be posted for affected routes. Whether you’re taking bus, Access paratransit, or on-demand services, we’ve got you covered.
Visit MetroWinter.com for up-to-date information about traveling during winter weather.
Help Metro improve our service
King County Metro wants to hear from you! We want your feedback on trip planning tools like maps, schedules and alerts.
If you complete this survey, you can enter for a chance to win one of ten $100 gift cards. If you are selected to participate in the study, you will receive up to $150.
To fund and improve Metro, remember to ‘tap for transit’
Metro relies on fare revenue to deliver transit service that hundreds of thousands of people count on every day. Even if your employer pays for or subsidizes your transit, it’s still important to “tap for transit” every time you board and, on Sound Transit Link light rail, when you exit, too.
But tapping your ORCA card or otherwise showing payment does more than help pay for transit service. Those taps provide us with data that we use to improve your service. For example, more taps at a specific location or at a certain time of day can indicate we should increase service there.
Executive Constantine proclaims ‘Terry White Day’ for retiring Metro General Manager
"Terry will retire at the end of 2022, leaving a legacy of an innovative, integrated transit network that connects individuals and families to opportunity." King County Executive Dow Constantine's proclamation declaring Dec 12, 2022 as 'Terry White Day'
