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It’s always a great day to ride Metro and remember to "Tap for Transit"! Fares fund transit and add more service on popular routes.
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Weekend Service Impacts
* *Routes 7 and 9* will have stop #8140 Rainier Avenue S & S Holden Street (Northbound) and stop #8740 Rainier Avenue S & S Andover Street (Southbound) closed on Saturday, November 23 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. due to construction;
* *Route 181* to Green River Community College is rerouted off of Auburn Way N and a portion of E Main Street on Friday, November 22 due to construction;
* *Route ST 545* to Downtown Seattle will not serve stop #810 5th Avenue & Marion Street on Saturday, November 23 from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. due to construction;
* *Routes 107, 153, Dart 204, 208, 221, 226, 231, 245, 249, 271, 630, 981, 982, 986, 987, 988, 989, and RapidRide F Line* will be rerouted this weekend due to road conditions; check Service Advisories page [ [link removed] ] for most up-to-date information;
Full information available on our Service Advisories page [ [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 *Seahawks* play at 1:25 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 fall and winter sailing schedule began on October 12th*.* Find the sailing schedule on the Water Taxi's Captain's Blog [ [link removed] ];
* *Seattle Center Monorail [ [link removed] ] *will operate 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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King County Metro Vehicle Maintenance celebrates ‘superhero’ as Employee of the Year [ #vm ]
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Bus lanes are for buses: Metro pilot project uses cameras to count red lane and bus stop violations [ #lane ]
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Executive Constantine’s 2025 budget approved by King County Council [ #budget ]
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King County Metro Vehicle Maintenance celebrates ‘superhero’ as Employee of the Year
Image of GM Michelle Alison presenting award to Chris Blandi
Chris Blandi is the Clark Kent of King County Metro’s Vehicle Maintenance: Quiet and unassuming, but a genuine Superman under his modest exterior, able to juggle multiple jobs keeping King County Metro’s bus fleet rolling while remaining cool and unruffled. His excellence as a mechanic was celebrated Monday when he was named Vehicle Maintenance Employee of the Year.
Metro General Manager Michelle Allison complimented this year's honoree.
“It is uncommon for someone who has been in Vehicle Maintenance for just five short years to receive this prestigious award,” Allison said. “It’s absolutely a sign that Chris is one of our finest mechanics, and it’s recognition of his professional excellence.”
When he’s not at work, Blandi is both a Mariners’ fan and a devoted fisherman, even traveling to bass competitions to try his luck.
“Working at Metro changed my life,” Blandi said to the guests gathered to honor him. “I couldn’t do this without a great team behind me…It’s about putting out a quality project.
Read more on the Metro Matters blog [ [link removed] ].
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Bus lanes are for buses: Metro pilot project uses cameras to count red lane and bus stop violations
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As part of a 60-day pilot project that will NOT issue warnings or tickets, Metro is using onboard cameras on two buses to assess and evaluate how often private vehicles illegally use bus lanes. Launched on November 6, cameras mounted on a RapidRide E Line bus and a Route 7 bus begin filming a 10-second video after identifying a violation and noting the location.
*Cars respecting bus lanes will improve reliability of Route 7 and RapidRide E Line service*
Ultimately, jurisdictions – not Metro – have the authority to use on-bus cameras to issue tickets. Washington state passed a new law to this effect earlier this year. Los Angeles, New York City, Oakland and Washington, D.C., are among the metropolitan areas already utilizing active bus lane enforcement programs.
In 2025, Metro will review the results of the pilot project alongside the agency’s goals and values. That review will help determine whether to recommend or pursue next steps with jurisdictions. Revenue raised from the tickets in such programs is directed to pay only for equipment and city safety projects.
Learn more from the Metro Matter blog [ [link removed] ].
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Executive Constantine’s 2025 budget approved by King County Council
On Tuesday, the King County Council approved the 2025 budget [ [link removed] ] proposed by King County Executive Dow Constantine.
During transmittal, the Executive noted investments in expanding transit across King County [ [link removed] ] and connecting people to opportunity via fast, safe, reliable and environmentally sustainable service.
Specific transit highlights of the approved budget include the following.
* *Increasing** transit services:* $33 million to add 168,500 hours of bus service, including investments for Sound Transit and Seattle Transit Measure supported service, along with investments in mobility services like Access Paratransit, Metro Flex, Community Van and DART.
* *Expanding RapidRide bus service:* $58 million to improve the RapidRide H line, to continue planning and design for the RapidRide R, J, and K lines, and to conduct studies on further network expansion.
* *Operating new Link light rail service:* $22 million for Metro to add staffing and resources to operate and maintain increased service for Sound Transit Link light rail expansions on the Eastside and in Federal Way.
* *Supporting a safe and secure experience on transit: *$23 million to expand cleaning practices for Metro’s passenger facilities and buses, to increase investments through Safety, Security and Fare Enforcement (SaFE) Reform Initiative pilots to reimagine safety and security functions to ensure equitable and safe services for customers and employees, and to continue providing an increased level of Transit Security Officers in our system.
More resources on the budget are available on the Metro Matters blog [ [link removed] ].
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Metro is hiring transit operators (bus drivers) and trades professionals to keep the region moving. Visit kingcounty.gov/MetroCareers [ [link removed] ] to learn more.
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