Black and white image of a Metro bus with Green text over is that says Metro Weekend Update

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.






Weekend Service Impacts

* Temporary reroute [ [link removed] ]?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 6 p.m. from Saturday, April 15 to Sunday, April 16;
* Temporary reroute [ [link removed] ]?for *Routes 240 and 271;?*Transit service will be rerouted in Downtown Bellevue, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily on Saturday, April 15 and Sunday, April 16;
* Temporary reroute [ [link removed] ]?for *Routes 49 and 70;*?Transit service to Downtown Seattle will be rerouted from 7 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 15 during the Tenacious 10 Run; [ [link removed] ]
* Stop relocation [ [link removed] ] for *NW Market Street & 11th Avenue NW*; Stops #29680 and?#29217 are relocated from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 15 due to street repair work;
* Stop relocation [ [link removed] ]?for *Denny Way & Fairview Avenue N westbound;?*Stop #2285 is relocated from 7 a.m. on Saturday, April 15 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, April 16 due to street repair work;
* Stop relocation [ [link removed] ]?for?*3rd Avenue & Cherry Street southbound; *Stop#490?is relocated from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 15 due to construction;
* Temporary reroute [ [link removed] ]?for *Routes 101, 105, 148 and 240*; Transit service will be rerouted in the Downtown Renton area from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 15 during the Dragon 5K/10K Run;

*All Service Alerts* [ [link removed] ]

________________________________________________________________________






Service Reminders

* *West Seattle Water Taxi?summer schedule* [ [link removed] ] begins *April 17*. Weekday service runs from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., weekend service from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., and additional late night runs on Fridays and Saturdays until 11 p.m.;?

* *Vashon Water Taxi*?schedule?here [ [link removed] ];
*

*Water Taxi service suspended April 15-16 for maintenance [ [link removed] ];*


* Take transit to all your 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 Mariners [ [link removed] ] will have games at T-Mobile Park [ [link removed] ]?at 7:10 p.m. on Friday, 6:40 p.m. on Saturday, and 1:10 p.m. on Sunday;
* The OL Reign [ [link removed] ] will have their opening match at Lumen Field at 7 p.m. on Friday;
* Concerts will be held at Climate Pledge Arena [ [link removed] ] at 7:30 p.m. on both Friday and Saturday;

* *Seattle Center Monorail [ [link removed] ]?*will operate 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. on Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. on Saturday, and 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Sunday. The Monorail will depart approximately every 10 minutes;
* 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*

* Transit service update April 17-23 [ #Service ]
*

West Seattle Water Taxi service suspended April 15-16 for maintenance [ #watertaxi ]


*

Recognizing Metro?s Operators of the Month [ #TopOps ]


*

Metro welcomes new Metro Transit Police Chief Todd Morrell [ #MTP ]

Transit service update April 17-23

King County Metro will operate all bus routes Monday, April 17, through Sunday, April 23. Although some individual weekday bus trips will be canceled, all weekend routes and trips are expected to operate as scheduled.

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 [ [link removed] ], training and promoting operators to deliver our service.

________________________________________________________________________

West Seattle Water Taxi service suspended April 15-16 for maintenance
Image of Water Taxi crossing Elliot Bay with the skyline of Seattle in the background

As the King County Water Taxi team prepares for the start of its?summer sailing season [ [link removed] ]?on April 17, *service for the West Seattle Water Taxi will be suspended for the weekend of?April 15-16*?to conduct training and maintenance.

Transit options available during the weekend closure include:

*Buses*


* King County Metro?RapidRide C Line? [ [link removed] ],?RapidRide H Line [ [link removed] ]?and?Route?21? [ [link removed] ]connect West Seattle to downtown Seattle. These routes use a bus stop in downtown Seattle close to the King County Water Taxi?s Pier 50 terminal at Alaskan Way and Columbia Street.
* The RapidRide C Line also connects riders to the Washington State Ferry Fauntleroy Terminal, which serves Vashon Island.
* Metro?Route 128? [ [link removed] ]connects the Admiral District, Morgan Junction, High Point, Delridge, South Seattle College and White Center.
* The free Metro water taxi shuttles to and from the dock at Seacrest Park will continue to run during the weekend.?Route 773 [ [link removed] ]?serves the West Seattle junction.?Route 775 [ [link removed] ]?serves the Admiral District and?Alki.

*Link light rail*


* Metro?Route 50? [ [link removed] ]connects West Seattle ? including North Delridge, the Alaska Junction, the Admiral District and Alki Beach ? to?Link light rail [ [link removed] ]?at SODO.

For more information visit the Metro Water Taxi site [ [link removed] ].?

________________________________________________________________________

Recognizing Metro?s Operators of the Month (January and February 2023)

When they?re in the driver?s seat, they are the kind, courteous and helpful smile that greets you. Outside of work, they?re volunteering in the community, cycling and hiking on the trails, and sprinting on the soccer field and the basketball court. They represent over a century of experience behind the wheel. The operators who drive your bus are as unique as you, and all of them love driving and giving back to their community.

Meet your Operators of the Month for January and February 2023 on the Metro Matters blog [ [link removed] ].

________________________________________________________________________






Metro welcomes new Metro Transit Police Chief Todd Morrell

Photo of Metro Tranist Police Chief Todd Morrell

Todd Morrell has been selected as the new Chief for the Metro Transit Police following a competitive recruitment process.

As an ardent supporter of transit, Morrell recognizes how vital the role mobility plays in helping our communities succeed and thrive. Morrell boasts more than 25 years of experience in law enforcement. As a collaborative leader, he focuses on building consensus and leading by three core tenets: Be humble, be helpful and be relevant.

?I promise to continue the positive trajectory of the Metro Transit Police and I?m committed to providing excellent service to the community, Metro employees and our riders,? Morrell said. ?I recognize the ever-changing expectations of law enforcement and I?m committed to resolutions that are based in equity, fairness and justice.?

Read more on Chief Morrell on our Metro Matters blog [ [link removed] ].







________________________________________________________________________

Long banner 'I Have Drive' image with text "Dedicated / Confident / Proud" and I link to apply now. and three Metro employees posed for photos

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] ].?








Bookmark and Share [ [link removed] ]

[ [link removed] ]

www.kingcounty.gov/metro [ [link removed] ]

Manage your subscriptions:


* Update your preferences or unsubscribe [ [link removed] ]
* Questions about this service? Visit?Help [ [link removed] ]

.

body .abe-column-block {min-height: 5px;}