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A King County Metro trolleybus on route 36 passing through the International District en route to Othello station. This is a list of current routes operated by the mass transit agency King County Metro in the Greater Seattle area. It includes routes directly operated by the agency, routes operated by contractors and routes operated by King ...
In September 1997, King County Metro expanded the trolleybus system, electrifying Route 70 between downtown and the University District via Eastlake Avenue E. [14] The $19 million project, primarily funded by a grant from the Federal Transit Administration, was the first modern expansion of trolley wire (excluding the downtown bus tunnel) and ...
[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 ]
King County Metro bus drivers spoke during public comment. They voiced frustrations with Metro, claiming that the department prioritizes service over operator safety, which they say led to Yim’s ...
Metro's first low-floor trolleybuses, New Flyer Xcelsior model XT40 vehicles, entered service in 2015. Metro maintains a fleet of electric trolleybuses that serve 15 routes along almost 70 miles [16] of two-direction overhead wire. This is the second largest trolleybus system in the United States by ridership [17] and fleet size. [18]
(The Center Square) – King County Metro has suspended bus service at a Seattle location that is becoming more and more of a public safety concern. As of Monday morning, the bus stops along 12th ...
(The Center Square) – King County Metro is receiving almost $80 million federal grant to help upgrade its bus line running through several major south King County cities. The Federal ...
King County Metro is the public transit authority of King County, Washington, including the city of Seattle in the Puget Sound region.It operates a fleet of 1,396 buses, serving 115 million rides at over 8,000 bus stops in 2012, making it the eighth-largest transit agency in the United States.