Metro Weekend Update - St Patrick's Day event reroutes; Transit Appreciation Week; Upcoming service change info; and more;
King County, Washington sent this bulletin at 03/10/2023 05:23 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
Temporary Construction Reroute for Routes 43 and 48; Transit service will be rerouted off of northbound East Montlake Pl E from Friday, March 10 at 10 p.m. to Monday, March 13 at 5 a.m.;
Temporary Construction Reroute for Route 40; Transit service will be rerouted in both directions off of NW Market St in Ballard on Saturday, March 11 and Sunday, March 12, from 4 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily;
Temporary Construction Reroute for Route 62; Transit service will be rerouted in both directions off of Dexter Ave N, between Mercer St and Roy St, on Saturday, March 11 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.;
Event Reroute for Route 13; Transit service will be affected during the Queen Anne Little League Season Kickoff Parade on Saturday, March 11 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.;
Temporary Construction Reroute for Route 70; Transit service to University District will be rerouted off of eastbound Virginia St between 7th Ave and Boren St on Saturday, March 11 and Sunday, March 12, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily;
Weekend Construction Reroute for Routes 31 and 32; Transit service will be rerouted and will not serve the stop eastbound on NE 42nd St at 8th Ave NE on Saturday, March 11 and Sunday, March 12, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily;
Event Reroute for Routes 2, 10, 11, 12, 49, 101, 150, ST 545, ST 550 and ST 554; Transit service in downtown Seattle area will be affected during the St Patrick's Day Parade on Saturday, March 11 from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.;
Event Reroute for Routes 3, 4, 5, 8, 28, 40, 62, RapidRide C and E Lines and ST 554; Transit service in the downtown and Seattle Center area will be affected during the St Patrick's Day Dash on Sunday, March 12 from 5 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.;
Event Reroute for Route 62; Transit Service will be rerouted in both directions off of 7th Ave in downtown Seattle for a film shoot on Sunday, March 12 from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.;
King County Metro will operate all weekday bus routes Monday, March 13, through Friday, March 17, although some individual bus trips will be canceled. All weekend routes and trips are expected to operate as scheduled. More information;
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;
Seattle Kraken vs. Dallas Stars at Climate Pledge Arena, 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 11;
Seattle Sea Dragons vs. San Antonio Brahmas at Lumen Field, 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 11;
Seattle Center Monorailwill operate on the normal schedule this weekend. The Monorail will depart approximately every 10 minutes;
Water Taxi continues its seven-day-a-week service throughout the winter. This service will run from approximately 6 a.m. weekdays (8:30 a.m. weekends) to 7 p.m.;
Please be aware that during our winter sailing season, King Tides or high winds could create conditions that impact schedules. It may be necessary to reduce speed to protect the vessel on the Vashon route. More information;
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).
Daylight Saving Time officially starts at 2 AM on Sunday, March 12, 2023.
If you ride the bus Saturday night, including very late night trips that operate from downtown Seattle or designated terminals up until 4:15 AM, wait to set your clocks ahead until after you are done riding buses for the night.
All trips leaving bases on Sunday morning operate on Daylight Saving Time.
Giving thanks: Join us in celebrating Transit Appreciation Week March 12-18
It’s Transit Appreciation Week!
Our week of celebration runs March 12-18, culminating with international Transit Operator Appreciation Day Saturday, March 18. Metro also thanks the hundreds of thousands of riders who travel on buses, boats, trains and streetcars every day.
What are the best ways to say thanks?
Thank your bus operator, Access driver, rail operator, streetcar operator or Water Taxi crew member. Use the hashtag #ThanksMetro and give them a shout-out on social media.
Download this sign and wave it at your bus stop or take a photo and tag Metro’s Twitter @KingCountyMetro.
Coming soon: King County Metro to launch RapidRide H Line as part of spring service change
On Saturday, March 18, King County Metro will revise bus schedules for the March 2023 service change. Metro has launched its March 2023 service change web page to outline coming changes and improvements for riders. The information also is available in Español (Spanish) and 中文 (Chinese).
Riders traveling along the 12-mile corridor between Burien, White Center, Delridge and downtown Seattle will experience upgrades to transit stations and improvements to speed and reliability as Route 120 becomes the RapidRide H Line, Metro’s seventh RapidRide line.
More trips, funded by the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) thanks to the voter-approved Seattle Transit Measure, are planned for 18 bus routes: 3, 4, 28, 33, 36, 40, 44, 48, 50, 65, 67, 70, 73, 106, 107, and RapidRide C, D and E lines.
Read more on the highlights of this service change on the Metro Matters blog.
Join the Transit Advisory Commission
Recruitment is open for the volunteer Transit Advisory Commission. The commission meets monthly to advise the King County Council, County Executive and Metro on transit policy.
Qualifying applicants can live in any of the nine King County Council districts. We especially encourage applications from youth, communities of color, people with physical or cognitive disabilities; those with low to no income; people experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity; immigrants or refugees and linguistically diverse residents.
The deadline for applications is April 8. People can find what council district they live in using this map.
Metro Base Chief receives national honor for support of employees serving in the military reserves
Lisa Dove is awarded the Patriot Award on March 2, 2023, at Metro’s Atlantic base in Seattle, Washington.
King County Metro supports and respects our employees serving in the military reserves, and no one embodies these values more than Base Chief Lisa Dove, who was recently honored with the Patriot Award for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve.
Phil Sanders, a retired King County employee and a volunteer with Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, presented the award. He called Dove an outstanding example of how to support employees who are simultaneously serving their country, their civilian employers and their families. “There’s nothing better than a supervisor or a manager who cares about their employees,” Sanders said. “She’s been a constant source of support.”
“This is very special to me,” Dove said at the ceremony. “It’s our duty and our obligation to support our reserve employees. This (award) just means the world to me.”
