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A new ORCA card costs $3; [4] prior to May 2022, this fee was $5, one of the highest prices for a public transportation smart card in the United States. [47] The King County Council has requested a study on the impact of either eliminating the $5 fee or adding $5 in value to all newly purchased cards. [48] The report will be due in February 2017.
[79] [80] King County Metro is the sole metropolitan county transit agency in Washington and is authorized by the state legislature to collect a sales tax of 0.9 percent across King County. [ 81 ] [ 82 ] Prior to the 1999 approval of Initiative 695, the agency also collected a motor vehicle excise tax from the state government. [ 83 ]
Sound Transit, Everett Transit, Community Transit, King County Metro, Pierce Transit and Kitsap Transit offer free transfers via the ORCA Card only, and these transfers are good for two hours after the user taps the card against the reader. When using ORCA, users get full credit for the fare paid on the original trip on any trip on any of the ...
Fare revenue on all King County Metro modes is anticipated to total $100 million in 2025. The increase may be a result of fares increasing from $2.75 to $3 in September 2025. Metro has also seen ...
Santa Cruz Metro: Seattle metropolitan area, WA: ORCA card: Sound Transit, King County Metro, Pierce Transit, Community Transit, Seattle Streetcar, Washington State Ferries, Everett Transit, Kitsap Transit, King County Water Taxi, Seattle Center Monorail: 2009 Skagit County, WA: TouchPass: Skagit Transit: 13 January 2020 (internal testing) [27 ...
Only 10% of King County Metro riders rely on the agency for all or most of their trips and do not have access to a vehicle. [27] As of 2016, 48% of all trips to downtown were on transit. [ 28 ] Following the COVID-19 pandemic , transit use by downtown commuters declined by 55 percent and was largely replaced by remote work according to 2022 ...
ORCA card readers were added to the streetcar in April 2014, to replace an honor system used by cardholders. [131] [132] The fare was last changed in March 2015, with a slight reduction to match bus and light rail fares. [133] Fares are enforced with random checks by Metro personnel through a proof of payment system. [134]
According to King County Metro Public Information Officer Elaine Porterfield, the cost of the 120 electric vehicles is $6.43 million. Costs with accessories, chargers and licensing included brings i