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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
* *South Lake Union Streetcar continues to have service suspended until further notice;*
* *Route 70* will be rerouted off of Boren Avenue between Virginia Street and Stewart Street from Friday, August 23 at 10 p.m. through end of service on Monday, August 26;
* *Routes 255, 271, ST 542, and ST 545* will be rerouted in both directions during the SR 520 floating bridge closure from Friday, August 23 at 11p.m. through Monday, August 26 at 5 a.m.;
* *Route 128* will be rerouted of a portion of California Avenue SW during the Admiral Junction Funktion from 8 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. on Saturday, August 24;
* *Routes 7, 10, 11, and 49* will be rerouted off a portion of Pine Street during the For the Town Concert event on Sunday, August 25 from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.;
*All Service Alerts* [ [link removed] ]
Service Reminders
* Take transit to all your sporting events in Seattle. Metro and Link light rail serves riders heading to T-Mobile Park, Husky Stadium, Lumen Field, and Climate Pledge Arena;
* *The Seattle Mariners* have games at 7:10 p.m. on Friday and at 1:10 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday at T-Mobile Park [ [link removed] ];
* *The Seattle Seahawks *have a game at 7 p.m. on Saturday at Lumen Field [ [link removed] ];
* *The Seattle Reign *have a match at 7 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] ];
* *Seattle Center Monorail [ [link removed] ] *will be operate on Friday and Saturday until midnight and Sunday until 11 p.m. 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*
* Join one of our online info sessions! [ #infosession ]
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Completed Route 48 project supports more reliable bus trips between Mount Baker, Central District and UW [ #rt48 ]
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Capture the chance to get your photos featured in a Metro bus shelter! [ #photo ]
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[ #rt48 ]Coming this fall: New RapidRide G Line and more Metro bus service [ #sc ]
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Want to learn more about September Metro bus changes? Join one of our online info sessions!
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简体中文 (Simplified Chinese) [ [link removed] ] | Русский (Russian) [ [link removed] ] | Español (Spanish) [ [link removed] ] | Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese) [ [link removed] ]
Big Metro upgrades and route changes start Sept. 14. Join our online information sessions to learn about new routes – including the RapidRide G Line – and ask questions about bus service and how to plan your new transit trips.
*Online information sessions on Zoom*
* *Session #1: Sept. 4, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.*
* Registration link: [link removed]
* Webinar session link: [link removed]
* *Session #2: Sept. 12, noon-1 p.m.*
* Registration link: [link removed]
* Webinar session link: [link removed]
* Live interpretation: Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Vietnamese
* Closed captioned
* Recorded and posted to the Metro Matters blog
More details are available on Metro’s Sept. 14 service change webpage [ [link removed] ].
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Complete: Route 48 project supports more reliable bus trips between Mount Baker, Central District and UW
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We’ve *completed major construction* for the Route 48 Transit-Plus Multimodal Corridor Project [ [link removed] ]. Construction kicked off in March [ [link removed] ] to support more reliable trips for people riding the Route 48 bus.
The project offers several important features and benefits:
* *Signal upgrades for buses:* New “smart signals” at 14 intersections that activate or extend green lights for buses traveling through the corridor (signals activated on a rolling basis through early 2025).
* *Bus travel improvements*: Southbound bus-only lane between South Massachusetts Street and South Grand Street and a bus-only left turn lane from southbound 23rd Avenue South to Rainier Avenue South to improve bus reliability.
* *Boyer Avenue East walking and biking improvements*: New ADA-accessible curb ramps, upgraded crossing signals with better visibility that give people a head start, and improved walking and biking connections to the Central Area Neighborhood Greenway, the Arboretum, and the Montlake Neighborhood.
Thank you to everyone who helped shape the project’s design and navigated our construction this spring and summer. Read more on our Metro Matters blog [ [link removed] ].
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Capture the chance to get your photos featured in a Metro bus shelter!
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Metro is partnering with the Photographic Center Northwest (PCNW) on an international call for photos to be featured at bus shelters across King County. Successful photos could remain in bus shelters for up to 10 years.
This call for submissions is open to all ages.
This year’s theme is *“Show Us Your World”* and is intended to explore personal, cultural identity and connection. This can include, but is not limited to, photos that display:
* Culture, values, and traditions that have been passed down from previous generations.
* Shared bonds within a specific community.
* One’s history, identity, and bond to the past, present, and future.
* A visual representation or documentation of what is meaningful to you.
To be considered, photos must be submitted by *Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024*, through the online application form [ [link removed] ]. More information about the photo call, including specifications and submission instructions can be found on the application page. A panel of judges will select up to 100 photos to be printed and installed in Metro bus shelters starting in late 2024.
To view the artwork in some of our shelters, see photos selected in 2010 [ [link removed] ], 2013 [ [link removed] ], and 2014 [ [link removed] ] on our Flickr site, or visit the mural website [ [link removed] ].
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Coming this fall: New RapidRide G Line and more Metro bus service
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King County Metro is increasing transit service this fall [ [link removed] ], including adding over 3,700 new bus trips each week, launching the RapidRide G Line in Seattle, connecting buses to new Sound Transit light rail stations, and expanding Metro Flex to Northshore.
Metro will upgrade and integrate new bus service, adding *three new bus routes, revising nine routes, and replacing 10 routes*. The new network will include east-west connections to new Link 1 Line stations and expanded evening and weekend service.
For the full list of impacted routes check the:
*Service Change page* [ [link removed] ]
*Questions? Meet Metro staff at community events*
To help riders prepare for these changes, Metro is launching a broad customer information campaign.
The new service change web page [ [link removed] ] is available in English, Chinese [ [link removed] ], Russian [ [link removed] ], Spanish [ [link removed] ], and Vietnamese [ [link removed] ]. Additional languages are available by using an online translation tool.
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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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