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Remember, “It’s a great day to ride Metro” [ [link removed] ] to get to events and activities where there is often traffic congestion and limited parking.
*King County began migrating its website March 31, which means some transit resources are temporarily unavailable. Metro’s Trip Planner [ [link removed] ] remains available and transit alert service disruptions are emailed, texted and tweeted [ [link removed] ].*
Weekend Service Impacts
* *King County Metro will operate all bus routes Monday, April 3 through Sunday, April 9.* Although some individual weekday bus trips will be canceled, all weekend routes and trips are expected to operate as scheduled. More information [ [link removed] ];
* *Temporary reroute* for *Routes 255 [ [link removed] ], 271 and ST 542 [ [link removed] ]*; Transit service to the University District will be rerouted off of the SR 520 off-ramp to Montlake Blvd NE, from Friday, March 31 at 8pm to Monday, April 3 at 5am;
* *Event reroute* for *Routes 45 [ [link removed] ], 67 [ [link removed] ], 75 [ [link removed] ] and 372 [ [link removed] ]*; Transit service will be rerouted near the UW campus during cherry blossom viewing each Saturday and Sunday from 6am to 6pm, starting April 1 to April 16;
* *Temporary reroute* for *Route 70 [ [link removed] ]*; Transit service to the University District will be rerouted off of Virginia St between 7th Ave and Boren St on Saturday, April 1 and Sunday, April 2, from 8am to 4pm daily;
* *Temporary reroute* for *Route 271 [ [link removed] ]*; Transit service to the University District will be rerouted off of NE 8th St between Bellevue Way NE and 100th Ave NE, from Saturday, April 1 at 4am to Sunday, April 2 at 6pm;
*All Service Alerts* [ [link removed] ]
Service Reminders
* 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 Mariners will host the Cleveland Guardians at T-Mobile Park on Friday at 7:10pm, Saturday at 6:40pm and Sunday at 1:10pm;
* Seattle Kraken will host the Los Angelas Kings at Climate Pledge Arena on Saturday at 7pm;
* Monster Jam will be held at Lumen Field on Saturday at 7pm;
* *Seattle Center Monorail [ [link removed] ] *will operate on the normal schedule this weekend. The Monorail will depart approximately every 10 minutes;
* *Water Taxi* continues its seven-day-a-week service [ [link removed] ]. This 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 [ [link removed] ] 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 [ [link removed] ] about King County Metro service. Alerts can be tailored to your favorite route(s).
*Metro News*
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International survey: How’s your bus service? [ #survey ]
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Take transit for a hassle-free way to get to the Mariners [ #mariners ]
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Recent kudos for Free Youth Transit Pass program and ‘first of its kind’ battery-bus software [ #kudos ]
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International survey: How’s your bus service?
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Sixteen transit agencies from around the world, including King County Metro, are conducting a customer survey [ [link removed] ]. These agencies will compare the results of the surveys to learn from each other and work toward giving you even better transit service. The survey is open until Sunday, April 30.
Visit our Metro Matters blog [ [link removed](Traditional%20Chinese) ] for more information, also available in 官話 (Traditional Chinese) [ [link removed](Traditional%20Chinese) ] | Español (Spanish) [ [link removed](Spanish) ]
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Take transit for a hassle-free way to get to the Mariners
The wait is over. It’s time for some Seattle Mariners baseball. Take transit to games and skip the high cost of parking.
* From South King County or North Seattle, Link Light Rail [ [link removed] ] is an awesome connection to T-Mobile Park.
* You can relax before the game by riding the Water Taxi from West Seattle [ [link removed] ] to downtown and walk, roll or scoot from Pier 50 to the park.
* Coming to the ballpark from Burien? Jump on the new RapidRide H Line [ [link removed] ] from the Burien Transit Center and get off on Alaskan Way S.
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The 2023 edition of the M’s took to the field for their home opener on March 30. We’ve got a page that is a one-stop shop [ [link removed] ] with what you need to take transit to the game.
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Recent kudos for Free Youth Transit Pass program and ‘first of its kind’ battery-bus software
Jeanne Suleiman (l) and Ina Percival with the Innovative Transportation Solution award presented by WTS Puget Sound
Jeanne Suleiman (l) and Ina Percival with the Innovative Transportation Solution award presented by WTS Puget Sound for Metro's Free Youth Transit Pass program
King County Metro is proud to be recognized by the Puget Sound Chapter of WTS for our adoption and roll out of the Free Youth Transit Pass. WTS, an international organization that supports, advances and connects women who work in transportation, advocates for shaping transportation to support the public good.
“This program and policy change represents a fantastic investment in our riders of the future and we are honored to receive the award,” said Ina Percival, Metro Supervisor for Market and Business Development. “It was a fantastic team effort and included all of our regional transit partners.”
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Additionally, Foundry’s CIO, a national publication that focuses on the use of technology in business, is recognizing a King County Metro battery-bus program that is the first of its kind in North America. Software measuring the effectiveness of the infrastructure that powers our battery-electric bus fleet received the CIO 100 award from the publication.
“The CIO 100 Award recognizes the collaborative approach Metro and KCIT has in place as we continue our transition to a zero-emission future,” said Metro General Manager Michelle Allison. “Metro knew what we needed to develop the infrastructure to support our battery-electric bus fleet and KCIT worked with us in adapting the technology. The result is a prototype system that we envision becoming an industry-leading example for technology supporting battery-electric buses.”
Read more on recognition for our Free Youth Transit Pass [ [link removed] ] and our battery-electric technology [ [link removed] ] on our Metro Matters blog.
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Metro is hiring part-time and full-time transit operators (bus drivers) and trades professionals to keep the region moving. Learn more on our website [ [link removed] ].
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