Metro Weekend Update - Fare-free New Year's holiday service; Seattle Center service reroute; Kraken and Seahawks games; and more;
King County, Washington sent this bulletin at 12/30/2022 06:26 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
Event Reroute for Routes 3 and 4; Transit service will be rerouted off 5th Avenue N near Seattle Center during the New Year's at the Needle event from 10 p.m. to end of service on Saturday, December 31;
Take transit to all your sporting events in Seattle this weekend. Metro and Link Light Rail serves riders heading to T-Mobile Park, Husky Stadium, Lumen Field and Climate Pledge Arena;
The Seattle Kraken will have a match at the Climate Pledge Arena on Saturday, December 31 at 7 p.m. and on Monday, January 2 at 5 p.m.;
The Seahawks will take Lumen Field on Saturday, January 1 at 1:05 p.m.;
Seattle Center Monorailwill operate late on Saturday, December 31 from 8:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. then 12:30 a.m. to 1 a.m. On Sunday, January 1, the monorail will operate 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and from 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Monday, January 2. 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).
Metro will join other regional transit agencies to provide free rides this New Year’s Eve. Riders can travel without paying fares on King County Metro, Sound Transit, Community Transit, Everett Transit, and the Seattle Streetcar as part of their celebrations.
Find more information about New Year's Eve fare- free service on the Metro Matters blog.
Thanking Metro Transit Police Chief Jose Marenco
King County Metro General Manager, Terry White wrote in the Metro Matters blog:
"Metro Transit Police Chief Jose Marenco has provided exemplary service to the King County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) for 24 years and to the Snoqualmie Police Department for two years prior to that. Since October 2020, Jose has been King County Metro’s
friend and partner as Chief of Metro Transit Police. We’re tremendously grateful for his outstanding work on behalf of Metro’s employees, our riders and our community members. In recognition, KCSO recently promoted Jose to Chief of the Patrol Operations Division."
Once again, Metro Transit police and others in King County law enforcement stepped up during the holidays in a diaper drive to aid local families in need. The donations they collected filled several vehicles.
Diapers are big deal: Studies show their expense can force families to choose between their children’s health and other needs. It means families may keep diapers on babies for too long or attempt to reuse disposable diapers, resulting in rashes or infections. Diapers cost nearly $100 per month per child, a big price tag for parents working low-wage jobs or who are unemployed. Parents can’t use food stamps or WIC benefits to purchase diapers, and many childcare programs require that parents provide their own diapers.
The drive partnered with the Salvation Army to reach families in need. Other deputies and personnel around the county likewise participated in the diaper drive.
