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 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]

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]

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]

Burien Wants To Know Your Thoughts About Transportation; Meeting July 19th

The City of Burien is seeking feedback on residents’ thoughts about transportation, and will be holding a public meeting about it on Tuesday, July 19th from 4 p.m. – 6 p.m. in the multi-purpose... [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]

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]

Groundbreaking Kicks Off Construction For Transit Center Parking Expansion

Gray skies punctuated by occasional cloud bursts set the stage for today’s (Oct 23) groundbreaking of the Burien Transit Center Parking Expansion Project. Following the opening of the new Transit... [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]

Burien’s Planned Transit-Oriented Garage Gets Approval From County

[EDITOR'S NOTE: This Story has been updated since first being posted Monday, July 19] by Ralph Nichols A joint funding agreement for a $20.5 million Burien Transit Center parking garage was approved on... [Read more]

Former Councilmember, Highline College VP Appointed To Transit Task Force

Former Burien City Councilmember Sue Blazak, along with Highline College Vice President of Administration Larry Yok, were appointed Monday (Feb. 22nd) along with 26 others to a new Regional Transit Task... [Read more]

503-Stall Parking Garage/Transit Oriented Development Project About Ready To Begin In Burien

by Ralph Nichols June’s grand opening of the new Burien transit center at SW 148th Street and 2nd Ave. South did not mark the end of transit development in the city’s downtown business district... [Read more]