From King County Metro Transit <[email protected]>
Subject Metro Weekend Update - Service change on Saturday, Sept 2; Labor Day holiday service; Last weekend of Trailhead Direct; and more;
Date September 2, 2023 1:32 AM
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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.






Weekend Service Impacts

* *Route 5* Stop #5940 Phinney Avenue N & N 54th Street (Southbound) will be relocated Friday, September 1 at 8 a.m. through Tuesday, September 5 at 4 p.m. due to street repair work;
* *Routes 44, 45, 65, 67, 73, 75, 255, and 372* will be affected in the Montlake area on Saturday, September 2 from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. during the Husky football game;
* *Routes 221, 226, 240, 241, 245 and 271* will not serve Stop #67014 Eastgate P&R & 140th Avenue SE - Bay 1 (Westbound) from 10:15 - 11:50 a.m. on Saturday, September 2 during Husky Service Shuttles; serving Bay 2 instead;
* *Routes 221, 226, 245, and 255* will be rerouted from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, September 3 during The Flavors of India Parade;
* *Routes 230, 231 and 255* continues to be rerouted off a portion of Market Street on weekdays (including Labor Day) through Friday, September 8 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. due to construction;

*All Service Alerts* [ [link removed] ]


Labor Day Holiday Service Levels

Transit Service



Monday, September 4,

Labor Day



Metro Buses [ [link removed] ]



Sunday schedule



First Hill Streetcar [ [link removed] ]



Sunday schedule?



South Lake Union Streetcar [ [link removed] ]



Sunday schedule?



West Seattle Water Taxi [ [link removed] ]?&

Water Taxi Shuttle Routes 773 & 775



Sunday schedule



Vashon Water Taxi [ [link removed] ]



No Service



Metro Flex [ [link removed] ]



Sunday schedule



ST Express bus [ [link removed] ]



Sunday schedule?



Sounder [ [link removed] ]



No service



1 Line Link light rail [ [link removed] ]



Sunday schedule?



Seattle Monorail [ [link removed] ]



8:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.?



Customer Information Center [ [link removed] ]



Closed



Lost and Found [ [link removed] ]



Closed



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;

* Head down to the Seattle Center [ [link removed] ] for Bumbershoot on Saturday and Sunday;?
* The Huskies will host the Boise State Broncos at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday at?Husky Stadium [ [link removed] ];
* Husky Park & Ride Shuttle Information [ [link removed] ]

* OL Reign have a match on Saturday, September 2 at 3 p.m. at?Lumen Field [ [link removed] ];
* The Sounders have a match on Sunday, September 3 at 7:30 p.m. at?Lumen Field [ [link removed] ];

* *West Seattle Water Taxi?summer schedule* [ [link removed] ]?has begun. 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*?weekday schedule?here [ [link removed] ];?
* No Vashon Water Taxi service on Labor Day, Monday, September 4;

* West Seattle Water Taxi will be on Sunday schedule Monday, September 4; [ [link removed] ]

* *Seattle Center Monorail [ [link removed] ]?*will operate 7:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 12 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday, this weekend.?The Monorail will depart approximately every 10 minutes;
* Holiday service on Labor Day, September 4 will be 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.?

* This is the last weekend of the season to enjoy Trailhead Direct service [ [link removed] ]?to Mt. Si, Little Si and Mt. Tenriffe;
* Traihead Direct season ends after Monday, September 4;

* 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).

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*Metro News*

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Metro service change and?schedule adjustments?beginning Sept 2 [ #sc ]


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Take King County Metro to Husky football games this fall [ #husky ]


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Trailhead Direct season ends Monday, September 4th; grab the hiking boots, leave the car! [ #thd ]

Metro service change and?schedule adjustments?beginning Sept 2

King County Metro will adjust its transit schedules this Saturday, Sept 2, to improve trip reliability for riders.??

To better match transit service with bus and workforce availability, King County Metro has planned temporary service reductions.?*Metro will suspend 20 peak-only commuter routes and reduce service on 12 routes beginning September 2. Alternatives are available for nearly all affected routes.*?

suspension: 15 16 18 29 55 64 114 121 167 190 214 216 217 232 237 268 301 304 320 342 reduction 7 10 20 28 36 73 79 225 230 231 255 345

Each of these routes have alternatives, most available at the same bus stops or stops nearby.?*For a detailed list of rider alternatives, visit our?Service Change page [ [link removed] ].*

To read more about the process behind these temporary service deductions, please visit our?Metro Matters blog [ [link removed] ].

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Take King County Metro to Husky football games this fall
Cartoon of Metro bus on football field wearing a UW Husky football helmet

The nationally ranked University of Washington Huskies take the field on?*Saturday, Sept. 2*?for the first of seven home games, including the 2023 Apple Cup.

*Park-and-Ride express shuttle bus service
*Metro buses will operate?express shuttle service [ [link removed] ]?on Husky home game days from?three designated?park and ride lots:


* Eastgate Park-and-Ride
* Kingsgate Park-and-Ride
* South Kirkland Park-and-Ride

With the purchase of a UW season bus pass or UW game day bus pass, fans can park in the park-and-ride lots and travel stress-free to and from Husky Stadium.?For riders with a season bus pass, shuttle service is also available at the?Redondo and Shoreline park-and-rides.

*Dawgs on the Bus:?*There are routes that will take you to?Sound Transit Link light rail [ [link removed] ], which will bring you right to Husky Stadium and ONE DOZEN (12) Metro routes (*Routes 43, 44, 45, 48, 65, 67, 73, 75, 167, 255, 271, 372*) that will bring you a short distance from the stadium?just follow the purple and the gold!

*Plan your trip:*?By using?Trip Planner [ [link removed] ]? and see the next trip arriving at your stop with our?Text for Departures? [ [link removed] ]tool (text your bus stop number to 62550)

*Pay for your ride:*?Be sure to have your?ORCA card [ [link removed] ]?or?Transit GO [ [link removed] ]?ticket ready to go to avoid long delays, because you want to be there for kickoff!!

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Image of hikers in the woods with Trailhead Direct Logo and logos for SDOT, KCM, King county Parks and Amazon
Trailhead Direct season ends Monday, September 4th; grab the hiking boots, leave the car!

*King County?s?Trailhead Direct [ [link removed] ]?will run through Labor Day, Monday, September 4*.?Riders can take the bus, Sound Transit Link light rail, or bike to get to the Sound Transit Capitol Hill Link station, where Trailhead Direct coaches will depart every 30 minutes.?

This season,?Trailhead Direct [ [link removed] ]?continues to focus the transit-to-trails service on the most popular route?*with*?*stops at trailheads near Mount Si, Mount Teneriffe, and Little Si.*?

Passengers are encouraged to check for conditions and updates related to trail accessibility and restrictions before going out and to remember?the rules of the trail [ [link removed] ]?to ensure a safe trip.

More details are on the?Trailhead Direct website [ [link removed] ]. Happy Hiking!

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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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