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[80] [81] 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. [ 82 ] [ 83 ] Prior to the 1999 approval of Initiative 695, the agency also collected a motor vehicle excise tax from the state government. [ 84 ]
The U-PASS and the King County employee passes were to be dual purpose passes and were to include the ORCA chip. [15] May 2013 – 120 retail stores from QFC, Safeway, and Sears begin selling ORCA cards [16] 2015 – The regional day pass debuts [17] 2019 – 10 year anniversary card released [18]
If vehicles have two or more occupants and do not have a declarable occupancy (Flex) pass, the transponder must be covered by a metallic object or they will be charged a toll. [10] The pilot project was extended through June 2013 by the state legislature in 2011. [11] In 2016 the HOT lane was extended 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south to Algona. [12]
(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 ...
In 1978, Metro was the first large transit agency to order high-capacity articulated buses (buses with a rotating joint). [11] Today, King County Metro has one of the largest articulated fleets in North America (second only to MTA New York City Transit) and articulated buses account for about 42% of the agency's fleet.
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.
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King County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. The population was 2,269,675 in the 2020 census, [1] making it the most populous county in Washington, and the 12th-most populous in the United States. The county seat is Seattle, [2] also the state's most populous city.