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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 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]
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.
(The Center Square) – King County voters may have to decide on a levy renewal to continue operations of the county's program to provide fingerprint identification for public safety use. The King ...
King County voters authorized Metro to buy Metropolitan and operate the county's mass transit bus system. [ citation needed ] Metro Transit introduced its new services in September 1973, including a ride-free area in downtown and express routes on freeways (known as "Flyer" routes), [ 11 ] and a unified numbering scheme in 1977 that replaced ...
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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.