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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
* Weekend Construction Reroute [ [link removed] ]?for Routes 255, 271, ST 542, and ST 545; Transit service will be rerouted in both directions off the SR 520 bridge from 11 p.m. on Friday, January 6 to end of service on Sunday, January 8;
*All Service Alerts* [ [link removed] ]
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;
* The Seattle Kraken will have a match at the?Climate Pledge Arena [ [link removed] ]?at 4 p.m. on Saturday, January 7;
* Remember your ticket to Climate Pledge Arena is also your ticket to ride transit [ [link removed] ];?
* The?Seahawks? [ [link removed] ]will take Lumen Field on Sunday, January 8 at 1:25 p.m.;
* Sound Transit is operating?special Sounder service [ [link removed] ]?for the game;
* *Seattle Center Monorail [ [link removed] ]?*will operate on regular schedule this weekend. The Monorail will depart approximately every 10 minutes;
* *Water Taxi*?continues its?seven-days a week service [ [link removed] ]?throughout the winter,?from approximately 6 a.m. weekdays (8:30 a.m. weekends) to 7 p.m.;?
* Please be aware that during our winter sailing season, conditions such as King Tides or high winds could create conditions that impact schedules. It may be necessary to?reduce speed?to protect the vessel on the Vashon route;
* We recommend riders arrive at their bus stop a few minutes before the scheduled departure time of their trip;
* 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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Help Metro improve [ #improve ]
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ORCA cards now available at eight new retail locations [ #retail ]
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Former Metro GM Terry White and the ?only job I ever wanted? [ #TW ]
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Your ticket to Climate Pledge Arena is your ticket to ride transit! [ #CPA ]
Help Metro improve
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You can win $100 by participating in a King County Metro study to improve your travel experience. ?Do you qualify? Take this short survey [ [link removed] ] to find out.?If you complete the survey, you can enter for a chance to win one of ten $100 gift cards.
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ORCA cards now available at eight new retail locations
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ORCA card, the Puget Sound?s all-in-one transit card, is now available at eight new locations. These include?select Haggen, Boost Mobile, Chevron stores and the Vashon Thriftway.
ORCA will continue to add additional retail seller locations throughout the region on an ongoing basis, eventually doubling the number of locations and adding more availability at locally owned businesses. For more details on which stores will reload both classic and new ORCA cards, visit the ORCA website [ [link removed] ].
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Former Metro GM Terry White and the ?only job I ever wanted?
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As Metro begins to celebrate its 50th?Anniversary, former Metro General Manager Terry White spoke to?KNKX Radio [ [link removed] ]?about becoming a bus rider and the evolution of the only employer he ever wanted to work for.
Thank you to KNKX and reporter Scott Greenstone for allowing us to share this story.
More on the Metro Matters blog [ [link removed] ].?
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Your ticket to Climate Pledge Arena is your ticket to ride transit!
Going to an event at Climate Pledge Arena? Whether you?re listening to a concert, rooting for your favorite sports team or enjoying ANY other event, your ticket is now also your free ride to and from the Seattle Center!
Building on the success of getting fans to Seattle Kraken and Seattle Storm games, King County Metro and other transit agencies are partnering with Climate Pledge Arena to provide free transit?to all public events at the arena.
Learn more about the program on the Metro Matters blog [ [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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