Metro Buses Will Return To Viaduct Routing Starting Sunday Morning

With the Alaskan Way Viaduct planned to re-open this weekend, King County Metro Transit is preparing to move its 11 viaduct bus routes back to SR-99 at the start of service Sunday morning, Oct. 30. The... [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]

Bus Riders Beware – Metro Transit To Utilize Snow Routes Monday Morning

Metro Transit issued a “Transit Alert” late Sunday announcing that they will start Monday with buses on snow routing, in anticipation of the possibility of the white stuff actually sticking. Here’s... [Read more]

New Temporary Transit Parking Lot Scheduled To Open Tuesday

Looks like work is about to begin on the parking lot next to the Burien Transit Center, and it will close next week. We just received word from the King County Department of Transportation that an interim... [Read more]

Changes To Metro Bus Service For Burien Begins Oct. 2nd

King County Metro Transit announced Thursday (Sept. 23rd) that, effective Saturday, Oct. 2nd, it will be launching the first of its six RapidRide lines, along with other new bus routes, as well as schedule... [Read more]

Construction Of Burien Transit Center Parking Garage To Begin in October

by Ralph Nichols The official groundbreaking ceremony for the Burien Transit Center parking garage is scheduled for Oct. 23. And by then, work on the King County/Sound Transit Transportation-Oriented Development... [Read more]

Sound Transit Funding OK Gets Burien Transit Oriented Development Moving Toward Construction

By Ralph Nichols With funding for a long-anticipated Burien Transit Center parking garage approved by the Sound Transit Board of Directors on July 23, the project is now transitioning from concept to... [Read more]

As They Respond To Metro Bus Driver Assault In Tukwila, Two Police Cars Crash

Early Saturday morning (Jan. 23rd) a Metro bus driver, 56, was assaulted in Tukwila, receiving injuries that sent her to Valley Medical Center. Three persons were later arrested, one for the assault and... [Read more]

National “Dump the Pump” Day Is Thursday, June 18th

Thursday, June 18th is National “Dump The Pump” day, an annual event sponsored by the American Public Transportation Association to raise awareness of the benefits of public transit.

Everyone is concerned about saving money and cutting down on expenses these days. And as local gas prices again begin to creep up to $3 a gallon, one of the easiest ways to keep more money in your wallet is to park your car at home and hop on public transportation.

Once again this year, the region’s transportation agencies are urging residents to ride a bus, train, boat, bike, take a walk, or share the ride this Thursday…