Metro Transit Seeking Public Input For Area Bus Changes; Deadline Feb. 17

Metro Transit’s latest set of proposals for next September’s bus service changes reflect feedback heard from the community last fall. Now, Metro is seeking a second round of input to shape the final... [Read more]

Burien Largely Unaffected By Metro Transit Bus Route Changes

Reduced evening hours on Metro’s Route 139 from the Burien Transit Center to Highline Medical Center will begin in June. The change is one of many revisions to Metro bus routes that was approved Monday... [Read more]

Metro Will Have Reduced Service Monday Due To Holiday (+ A Snow Update)

Metro bus abandoned in a field in Des Moines, Nov. 2010. Metro Transit will be offering reduced service on Monday, Jan. 16, both due to it being the Martin Luther King holiday as well as the possibility... [Read more]

Metro Transit Seeking Feedback On Next Year’s Bus Service Changes

King County Metro Transit is inviting the public to discuss proposals to make bus service more efficient in several communities next year, including parts of Seattle. Many of the changes are being proposed... [Read more]

PHOTOS: New Burien Transit Garage Opens Two Months Early

King County Metro and Sound Transit were joined by local officials and partners today (Aug 30) to officially dedicate the new Burien Transit Garage. Construction on the $20.8 million garage started in... [Read more]

Brand New Metro Transit Parking Garage Will Be Dedicated Tuesday, Aug. 30

The brand new Metro Parking Garage, located at 4th Ave SW and SW 150th Street, will be officially dedicated on Tuesday, Aug. 30th at 9 a.m., according to the city’s monthly newsletter. King County... [Read more]

King County Council Adopts New Transit Funding Plan, Saves Metro

The King County Council on Monday (Aug. 15) voted to adopt a $20 “congestion reduction charge” that will supply $50 million over the next two years to “save” Metro Transit. Approved... [Read more]

Metro Transit Holding Another Public Hearing On Budget Cuts Monday, July 25

King County’s Metro Transit said that last Thursday’s public hearing in Burien (read our coverage here) would be its ‘last,’ but apparently they’ve changed their mind –... [Read more]

Scores Of Metro Bus Riders Urge King County Council To Save Current Service

by Ralph Nichols Scores of Metro bus riders urged King County Council members at a July 21 public hearing in Burien to impose a “temporary” $20 fee to avoid sharp cuts in their transit service. All... [Read more]

PHOTOS: Scenes From Metro Transit’s Final Public Hearing At Burien City Hall

It was a bit of media circus outside Burien City Hall late Thursday afternoon (July 21), as numerous Seattle TV stations did urgent “live reports from the scene” as dozens of supporters gathered... [Read more]

REMINDER: Metro’s Final Meeting On Cutbacks Is At City Hall TONIGHT

REMINDER: TONIGHT (Thursday, July 21st) is Metro Transit’s final public meeting on possible cutbacks, to be held at Burien City Hall starting at 6 p.m. Metro has proposed a two-year, $20 car tab... [Read more]

REMINDER: Metro’s Final Meeting On Transit Cutbacks At City Hall Thursday

REMINDER: If you rely on Metro buses in the Burien area, you may want to attend Metro Transit’s final public meeting on possible cutbacks at Burien City Hall this Thursday night, July 21st, starting... [Read more]

Care About The Future Of Metro Transit? July 21 Meeting In Burien Is For You

The King County Council’s Transportation, Economy and Environment Committee will host a special meeting to hear public testimony on proposed transit service cuts brought up by County Executive Dow Constantine... [Read more]

REPORT: Burien Man Accused Of Shooting ‘Wasn’t Even Aiming It At Nobody’

The Seattle P-I is reporting that David Dietrick, 24, of Burien, accused of firing a pistol on a West Seattle-bound Metro bus, has been charged with reckless endangerment and unlawful gun possession. “I... [Read more]

Create A Mobile Game For Metro Transit’s RapidRide, Earn $95,000

4Culture & King County Metro Transit announced Monday (April 11th) that they’re seeking King County-based game designers and game design teams to submit concepts for an innovative and creative... [Read more]

WEATHER: Metro Transit Preparing For Wednesday Snow; Are You Ready?

King County’s Metro Transit announced Tuesday afternoon (Feb. 22) that it is “preparing for Wednesday snow,” and encouraging all bus riders to plan ahead for rapidly changing travel conditions... [Read more]

Metro Transit Will Be On ‘Snow Watch’ Tuesday Afternoon

Metro Transit announced Monday afternoon (Jan. 10th), that it will be on “Snow Watch” for Tuesday afternoon’s commute (Jan. 11), which they say “could be very different from morning... [Read more]

50% Chance Of Snow Wednesday? Metro Transit Declares ‘Snow Watch’

Metro Transit declared Tuesday afternoon (Dec. 28th) that it’s on “snow watch” for Wednesday, Dec. 29th, and the National Weather Service concurs with this forecast for the Burien area: Tonight:... [Read more]