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

• Stop closure?for Routes?5, 21, 24, 27, 28, 33, 124, 131, 132,?RapidRide D Line, and RapidRide E Line;?Stop #490 3rd Avenue & Cherry Street (Southbound) closed from 8?a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sat Apr 8 due to construction;
• Stop closure?for Routes 3 and 4; Stop #4010 Taylor Avenue N & Lee Street (Southbound) relocated from 11 a.m. to 4?p.m. on Sat Apr 8 due to roadway work;
• Temporary reroute?for Routes 20 and 44; Transit service will be rerouted off westbound NE 43rd Street and will not serve the stop at U District Station at Bay 1, daily 7 a.m. to 4?p.m. on Sat Apr 8 and Sun Apr 9 due to construction;
• Temporary reroute?for Routes 49 and 70; Transit service heading toward the U District will be rerouted off westbound NE 43rd Street and will not serve the stop at U District Station at Bay 1, daily 7 a.m. to 4p.m. on Sat Apr 8 and Sun Apr 9, due to construction.

• Temporary reroute?for Routes 45, 75, 67 and 372; Transit service to Northgate will be rerouted off of the UW campus to reduce congestion during cherry blossom viewing?from 6 a.m. to 6p.m. from Saturday, April 8 to Sunday, April 9;

• Temporary reroute?for Route 240; Transit service to Bellevue TC will be rerouted off 106 Avenue NE in Bellevue from 6 a.m. to 6p.m. from Saturday, April 8 to Sunday, April 9;

• Temporary reroute?for Route 271; Transit service to Issaquah will be rerouted off of NE 8th Street between Bellevue Way NE and 108th Avenue NE from 6 a.m. to 6p.m. from Saturday, April 8 to Sunday, April 9;

Service Reminders

• Take transit to all your events in Seattle this weekend. Metro and Link Light Rail serves riders heading to Washington State Conference Center, T-Mobile Park, Husky Stadium, Lumen Field and Climate Pledge Arena;
  • The Seattle Kraken will have a match at the?Climate Pledge Arena?at 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 8;
  • Sounders?have a match on Saturday, April 8 at 7:30 p.m. at Lumen Field;
  • Sakura-Con will be at Washington State Convention Center from Friday, April 7 - Sunday, April 8;
• Seattle Center Monorail?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?throughout the winter. The seven-day-a-week?service will run from approximately 6 a.m. weekdays (8:30 a.m. weekends) to 7 p.m.;
  • West Seattle Water Taxi summer schedule begins April 17. Weekday service from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. and weekend service 8:30 a.m. to 11 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 News

• Transit service update April 10-16

• Late night trips to return to West Seattle Water Taxi starting Friday, April 21

• Photomurals celebrating indigenous elders first of new bus shelter art

• Metro invites riders to participate in international bus service survey

Transit service update April 10-16

King County Metro will operate all bus routes Monday, April 10, through Sunday, April 16, although some individual weekday bus trips will be canceled. All weekend routes and trips are expected to operate as scheduled, supporting an estimated 250,000 weekend bus riders (and growing).

Fleet repairs continue and our maintenance crews are focused on returning buses to service, as well as working with vendors to stabilize the supply chain challenges affecting our industry. We appreciate your patience while we complete this important work. We also continue to face workforce availability challenges and are?actively recruiting, training and promoting operators to deliver our service.

Late night trips to return to West Seattle Water Taxi starting Friday, April 21

The summer sailing schedule for the West Seattle Water Taxi begins?April 17?and will run through?Oct. 13.? As we close out the current sailing schedule and prepare for summer, Water Taxi staff will temporarily suspend service over the weekend of?April 15-16?to conduct training and maintenance.

Daytime?sailings for the West Seattle Water Taxi start at around 6 a.m. weekdays and 8:30 a.m. on the weekends. The midday service remains in place, but our summer schedule includes the return of late-night sailings through 11 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. There are no late-night sailings Sundays through Thursdays, including after night events at Lumen Field or T-Mobile Park.

Leave your car at home and take transit to the Water Taxi.?In West Seattle, riders can take the free Metro water taxi shuttles to and from the dock at Seacrest Park.?Route 773?serves the West Seattle junction.?Route 775??serves the Admiral District and?Alki.

How much does it cost to travel by Water Taxi??Adult?fare?is?$5.75 one way ($5 with an ORCA card). Don?t have an ORCA Card yet, download the?TransitGoTicket?App on your mobile device for express boarding. This is the first summer where young people can ride the Water Taxi, and most regional transit,?for free! Customers with lower incomes, seniors, and people with disabilities can now apply for an ORCA Regional Reduced Fare Permit (RRFP) card using the new?Reduced Fare Portal.

Grab your shades and get ready for a Water Taxi summer. We can?t wait to see you on board!

Photomurals celebrating indigenous elders first of new bus shelter art

Suquamish Elder Barbara Lawrence at Old Man House with her Grandfather Leo

A series of artworks honoring Suquamish and S?Klallam Elders are now appearing in bus shelters in downtown Seattle, some of the first of 108 new photomurals selected for installation in shelters throughout King County.

The photomurals of indigenous peoples were created by Kim Hawk, who was inspired by a Christmas gift she gave to her husband, a Suquamish Tribal Elder. It was a framed portrait of his grandfather, and Hawk said: ?As he was holding it, I was deeply moved by his joy and inspiration. The Suquamish tribe, as with all indigenous communities, holds a deep reverence for their ancestors. My husband speaks his grandfather into existence every day.?

Hawk said the photo display represents the bond her husband had with his grandfather and ?the pride that all indigenous people take in their sacred lineage.?

Metro and Photographic Center Northwest (PCNW) have collaborated in the City Panorama Project for over a decade. The focus of the project is to incorporate art into everyday life throughout King County, to increase the visibility of the photographic arts, and to make new perspectives and ideas available to all. More than 1,000 photo murals have been installed in Metro bus shelters since the launch of the project in 2010.

Read more on the Metro Matters blog.

Metro invites riders to participate in international bus service survey

Whether you ride frequently, occasionally, or if you hardly ever ride, we'd love to hear your feedback?on current service and your plans for using transit after the pandemic.?

Sixteen transit agencies from around the world, including King County Metro, are conducting a?customer survey. 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.

Your personal details and responses will remain confidential and will not be used for any other purpose.

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.?