The county’s goal is to have more than half of the Metro bus fleet running off electricity by 2030. A further 250 electric buses will be bought by 2025, and a new Metro base in South King County would house hundreds of the zero-emission vehicles. In total, the county plans to put ...
SEATTLE - King County Metro announced that it will be outfitting all of its 1,404 buses with mask dispensers. Each dispenser will be stocked with double-layer, surgical masks from Metro’s supply of one million masks. These masks meet the recent standards from the Centers for Disease Control...
King County Metro earlier this year became the first transit agency in North America to install a high-powered charging station at a base facility where recharging is combined with cleaning and maintenance. Short-range buses at Metro’s Bellevue Base can now fully recharge in much less time, wh...
A tree fell on a King County Metro bus in North Seattle during Tuesday night’s windstorm. The “very large tree” fell on the bus near 35th Avenue Northeast and Northeast 95th Street, according to agency spokesperson Jeff Switzer. “The driver was shaken by the incident, but ...
After King County Metro bus driver Shawn Yim was killed by a passenger, local leaders are responding by holding a series of meetings to make safety adjustments to the busses and personnel on board. The main focus really is going to be how Metro plans to keep both riders and drivers safe,...
SEATTLE - King County Metro announced that it will be outfitting all of its 1,404 buses with mask dispensers. Each dispenser will be stocked with double-layer, surgical masks from Metro’s supply of one million masks. These masks meet the recent standards from the Centers for Disease Control...
June 5, passengers took their first ride on Seattle's "magic bus," as some are calling King County, WA, Metro Transit's new hybrid buses. In special ceremonies the first 20 of the new buses took to the streets. By the end of 2004, when the rest of the agency's 212 hybrids arrive...
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, riders in King County take free buses Sound Publishing staff Friday, March 20, 2020 1:38pm NewsNorthwestKing County residents can save money by riding the bus now that King County Metro has suspended fares. Starting Saturday, March 21, buses, water ...
Bus Operator/Driver(离职员工)-Seattle, WA-2024年9月27日 I don’t have anything bad about King County Metro. The training was top notch and most of my co workers were great and eager to help. The buses were well maintained most of time. ...
Shane Rich has served as a captain on wooden ships and modern vessels. She’s now ready to join Metro as the Port Captain of our Marine Division. “I’ve had the pleasure of working in partnership with the King County Marine Division in my previous roles in the maritime industry and have...