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Weekend Service Impacts

Route 333 will have stop #75200 N 145th Street & Interlake Avenue N (Eastbound) closed from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 15 due to construction;
Route ST 554 will be rerouted from 8:30 p.m. on Friday, March 14 until 6 a.m. on Saturday, March 15 due to a road closure;
Routes 2, 3, 10, 11, 12, 13, 49, 101, 150, ST 545, ST 550, ST 554 and RapidRide G Line will be rerouted in parts of downtown Seattle from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 15 during the St. Patrick’s Day Parade;
Routes 4, 5, 8, 28, 40, 62, ST 554, and RapidRide C and E Line will be rerouted in parts of Downtown Seattle and near Seattle Center from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Sunday, March 16 during the St. Patrick's Day Dash;
Routes 245 and 255 will be rerouted off 6th Street between Kirkland Way and NE 68th Street on Saturday, March 15 from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. due to the Kirkland Shamrock Run;

Full information available on our Service Advisories page.

Service Reminders

Take transit to all your sporting and community events in Seattle. Metro and Link light rail serve riders heading to T-Mobile Park, Husky Stadium, Lumen Field, and Climate Pledge Arena;
- The Kraken will play on Friday at 7 p.m. and at 6 p.m. on Sunday at the Climate Pledge Arena;
Water Taxi will continue a year-round midday sailing schedule;
- The fall and winter sailing schedule began on October 12th. Find the sailing schedule on the Water Taxi's Captain's Blog;
Seattle Center Monorail will operate normal hours this weekend, except on Sunday night when it will run until 10 p.m. The Monorail will depart approximately every 10 minutes;
Riders can use Text for Departures 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 about King County Metro service. Alerts can be tailored to your favorite route(s).

Metro News

March 16-22 is Transit Appreciation Week

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March 16-22 is Transit Appreciation Week, which recognizes and celebrates everyone who contributes to the operation of the best transit system in America: King County Metro! A highlight of the week is Transit Operator Appreciation Day on Tuesday, March 18.

The most visible faces you see every day are the operators—bus drivers, light rail and streetcar operators, Access, DART and Metro Flex drivers and Water Taxi captains and crew—but our regional mobility system has more than 5,700 people working to get you where you need to go comfortably and safely every day! Whether you ride daily or use one of our mobility options for a trip to the store, a medical appointment, or a night on the town, all of Metro’s employees work together to get you there.

Transit Appreciation Week is also your opportunity to say thank you to anyone and everyone at Metro.

Use this transit-appreciation themed Canva template and post a shout out to Metro employees on social media, tagging @KingCountyMetro on X, @kcmetrobus on Instagram, and @KCMetro on Facebook. Use #ThanksMetro
Thank your driver! Use the hashtag #ThanksMetro and give them a shout-out on social media.
Download this sign and customize it to wave at your bus stop or take a photo and tag Metro’s X feed @KingCountyMetro.
Visit our Transit Appreciation page to learn more.

And, we thank the growing number of people riding our services. The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) reported that in October 2024, Metro had the second-largest rider increase in the country.

Transit Appreciation Week is an opportunity to acknowledge the transit employees who keep us moving. We want to introduce, recognize and thank all the Metro staff that you might not see, but who are vital to the smooth operation of your trip.

Learn more about all the Metro teams that keeps our riders moving on the Metro Matters blog.

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King County Metro needs new members to join our Mobility Equity Cabinet to help us shape our transit policies, plans and programs. We value your thoughts and opinions!

Members of the cabinet will:

Gain a deep understanding of Metro as an organization, its guiding policies, services, operations and decision making.
Build and strengthen connections in their communities, learn and share about their community’s history, assets, needs and priorities around transit.
Shape Metro initiatives and policy updates by collaborating and advising us on key initiatives and policy updates.

We are seeking applicants who live, work or regularly visit King County, or use King County Metro services.

We encourage applications from:

Black and Indigenous people and those from other communities of color
Immigrants and refugees
Linguistically diverse communities
People with disabilities
People with low-income
Residents of all areas of King County including unincorporated areas
Youth, seniors, LGBTQIA+ and those who are unhoused

Members are compensated $50 per hour for time attending meetings, reviewing materials, community research and engagement, or other, related activities outside of meetings.

Metro strongly encourages youth and young people to apply. Established members will offer opportunities to pair up with and mentor newer members and youth will be encouraged to take an active role in ensuring our outcomes represent the values and priorities of the next generation of transit riders.

Monthly meetings will be held virtually on weekday evenings. There will be up to two in-person meetings at the beginning of the term and one to two additional in-person meetings or events per year. In-person meetings or events may be scheduled on weeknights or weekends, depending on group preference.

Metro will provide reasonable accommodations needed for participation such as interpretation during meetings, translation of materials and alternative formats. Metro will seek to address other request such as technology support or childcare stipends on a case-by-case basis.

Interested? Check out the application.

Please email [email protected] with any questions about the application process.

Applications are due by Sunday, April 20 by 11:59 p.m.

ORCA transit ridership grows to 151 million trips

Regional ridership jumps 12% in 2024.

Transit in the Puget Sound region delivered 17 million more trips in 2024 than the prior year, according to six ORCA transit agencies. Community Transit, Everett Transit, King County Metro, Kitsap Transit, Pierce Transit and Sound Transit delivered 134 million trips in 2023 and 151 million trips in 2024.

The growing popularity of transit aligns with recent expansions and improvements across the region. Transit agencies celebrated adding more bus trips, opening new bus rapid transit lines, launching Sound Transit Link light rail extensions, offering more fast ferry and water taxi service, and extending “first-mile, last-mile” options that connect neighborhoods that do not yet have frequent bus or light rail service.

Read more about our growth at the Metro Matters blog.

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Metro is hiring transit operators (bus drivers) and trades professionals to keep the region moving. Visit kingcounty.gov/MetroCareers to learn more.