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A Downtown Seattle bus stop on Pine Street with a sign for the Magic Carpet zone, 1975. For almost 40 years, until 2012, [22] most of downtown Seattle was designated as a zero-fare zone, an area in which all rides on Metro vehicles were free, known as the "Ride Free" Area. Intended to encourage transit usage, improve accessibility and encourage ...
RapidRide H Line bus at 3rd Ave and Union St in October 2024. RapidRide buses feature multi-door boarding, which simplifies the fare-paying process due to the multiple ORCA readers at each entrance, and dedicated bus lanes. [7] Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Route 120 saw about 9,200 passengers per weekday, and in 2022 ridership fell to 5,300.
The card is valid on most transit systems in the Seattle metropolitan area, including Sound Transit, local bus agencies, Washington State Ferries, the King County Water Taxi, and Kitsap Fast Ferries. It was launched in 2009 and is managed by the Central Puget Sound Regional Fare Coordination Project, a board composed of local transit agencies.
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.
Fares rose to 10 cents, [10] the first of many increases that would lead to a present-day regular adult fare of $2.75. [11] Various proposals to expand mass transit were rejected in the 1950s and '60s. In 1972, voters approved the establishment of Metro Transit to run bus lines in King County. A further expansion was approved in 1996, following ...
The C Line is one of eight RapidRide lines (routes with some bus rapid transit features) operated by King County Metro in King County, Washington.The C Line began service on September 29, 2012, [2] running between downtown Seattle, West Seattle, Fauntleroy and the Westwood Village Shopping Center in the Westwood neighborhood.
In Boston, ridership on the three routes that dropped fares grew 35% from 2021 to 2022, while ridership on the rest of the bus system grew 15%. According to rider surveys , 26% of passengers along ...
Magnetic stripe tickets stopped being accepted on March 6, 2016. [80] Metrorail's frequency of service and fares vary depending on the available funding, the particular transit line, and the distance traveled. [81] Metro offers parking for commuters at 44 Metrorail stations. Most lots are on a first-come, first-served basis and fill up quickly ...