From King County Metro Transit <[email protected]>
Subject Metro Weekend Update - Water Taxi Summer extended weekend hours; Event reroutes; Sounders and OL Reign matches; and more;
Date April 20, 2024 1:23 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 45* to University District will be rerouted in the Green Lake area during the Top Pot Doughnut Dash from 7 to 10 a.m. on Sunday, April 21;
* *RapidRide A Line* will be affected by the closure of Pacific Hwy S between S 240th St and Kent-Des Moines Rd from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. on Sunday, April 21 due to construction;
* *ST 522* to Roosevelt Station will be rerouted and will not serve Stop #76014 SR 522 & 132nd Ave NE on Sunday, April 21 starting at 10 p.m. due to construction;
* *Route 165* should expect delays in transit service in the downtown Kent area during the Earth Day Fun Run from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 20;
* *Routes 20 and 67* should expect possible delays in transit service in the Gas Works Park and the University District areas during the MS Seattle Walk from 8 a.m. to noon on Sunday, April 21;
* *DART 914* to Kent/East Hill will be rerouted in downtown Kent during the Earth Day Fun Run on Saturday, April 20 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.;

*All Service Alerts* [ [link removed] ]


Service Reminders

* Take transit to all your holiday, sporting, and community events in Seattle. Metro and Link light rail serves riders heading to T-Mobile Park, Husky Stadium, Lumen Field, and Climate Pledge Arena;
* *Sounders* have a match on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at Lumen Field [ [link removed] ]
* *OL Reign* will have a match at 3 p.m. on Sunday at Lumen Field [ [link removed] ];

* *Water Taxi [ [link removed] ]* will continue a year-round midday and extended summer weekend sailing schedule [ [link removed] ]; 
* The summer sailing schedule began *April 15 *and will run through *October** 11.* Find the summer sailing schedule on the Water Taxi's Captain's Blog [ [link removed] ];

* **Metro's Lost and Found** will have adjusted hours of operations to 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. from April 1 through April 30;
* *Seattle Center Monorail [ [link removed] ] *will be open during normal hours this weekend. The Monorail will depart approximately every 10 minutes;
* 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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Late-night weekend West Seattle Water Taxi sailings start Friday, April 19 [ #late ]


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How’s your bus service? Metro riders can share their thoughts in the annual ‘IBBG’ survey until May 5 [ #survey ]


* Link Connections Virtual Community Information Session on Saturday, April 21 [ #virt ]

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Late-night weekend West Seattle Water Taxi sailings start Friday, April 19
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A summer of activities is just around the corner, and the King County Water Taxi is ready to help you get to all of them!

Service for the West Seattle Water Taxi begins around 6 a.m. on 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 Friday and Saturday nights, starting April 19.*

*Additional Vashon Island sailings!* The Water Taxi also is looking forward to welcoming passengers for new midday service to Vashon Island on weekdays this summer, beginning on *Monday, July 1*. Information on the sailing schedule will be available in June.

Grab your shades and get ready for a Water Taxi summer. We can’t wait to see you on board!

Read more on the Water Taxi's Captain's Blog [ [link removed] ]. 

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This message and survey are also available in 官話 (Traditional Chinese) [ [link removed] ] and Español (Spanish) [ [link removed] ].

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, May 5*.

We would like to hear your thoughts about King County Metro bus service. We are interested in your replies on current service, whether you ride frequently, occasionally, or even if you hardly ever ride.

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

*Take the survey!* [ [link removed] ]


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What do you want to know? Join us on April 21 with Link Connection logo and image of link

 

Want more information on the upcoming South Link Connections project?

Attend our upcoming Virtual Community Information Session on *Saturday, **April 21, 2024.*

 

Click here for more information [ [link removed] ]. 



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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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