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Celebrating Earth Week across King County |
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Happy Earth Week! King County is taking action year-round to fight climate change and protect and restore our environment. From improving stream health and growing green jobs to transitioning to a zero-emission fleet, enhancing wildfire preparedness and more, visit this link for a look at our work. And keep scrolling for more climate and environment updates.
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Expanding EV charging access countywide |
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Earlier this week, we announced a $6 million grant from the state Department of Commerce to expand access to electric vehicle charging across King County. The funding will be used to build more than 400 charging ports, including at community centers, fire stations, residential buildings, retail centers and Metro bus bases.
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Floodplain restoration along Snoqualmie River |
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King County completed its largest-ever floodplain restoration project, improving salmon habitat and protecting farms, homes and roads along the Snoqualmie River. The 145-acre project in Fall City is the latest in a series of restoration projects King County and partners have completed in recent years along major river corridors, including the Green River, Cedar River and Duwamish River.
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Metro receives equity & sustainability award |
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The RapidRide H Line has been recognized with the Envision Platinum Award for its equity and sustainability improvements. King County Metro worked with communities along the route on improvements to make riding transit safer and easier, resulting in better sidewalks, crosswalks, lighting and bus stations.
Fun fact: bus shelters were designed to minimize maintenance and water use with smooth glass roofs and drought tolerant plants.
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