Don’t Drive Impaired, Free Transit Options Available

Riders can travel FREE without paying fares on King County Metro, Sound Transit, Community Transit, Everett Transit, Pierce Transit, and the Seattle Streetcar as part of their New Year’s celebrations. There are NO excuses for driving impaired. Planning ahead before celebrating is essential: call a sober friend, rideshare, taxi, or use public transportation. Besides alcohol, […]

King County Metro and Community Transit join forces to provide new regional service

SHORELINE—King County Metro and Community Transit are rolling out major changes to bus service starting Saturday, September 14. This historic service change is designed so that people can take advantage of new, regional public transit options such as new connections to Sound Transit Link 1 Line in King and Snohomish counties. “This is exactly what […]

ORCA Card now available in Google Wallet; pay for transit with phone and Wear OS devices

SEATTLE—ORCA is excited to announce the ​ability to save and access ORCA transit cards in Google Wallet from ​Android and Wear OS ​devices. ​Starting on June 24, customers across the Puget Sound region can add an ORCA card to Google Wallet for convenient transit payments.  Now ORCA customers with Android and Wear OS devices can […]

Sound Transit launches onboard passenger survey

SEATTLE—Over the next several months, Sound Transit will conduct a survey onboard select bus, Sounder, and light rail routes in the Puget Sound region. This will include select Community Transit and King County Metro routes. From April through fall 2024, survey participants will help transit planners understand who rides transit, their origins and destinations, and […]

Washington transit agencies to receive $388 million in federal funding

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Transit agencies throughout Washington state will now have access to $388 million in formula-based grant funding to improve public transportation in their communities. The announcement came Thursday, April 4, from Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Acting Administrator Veronica Vanterpool. The Seattle-Tacoma region alone will receive $267 million in the reimbursement grant program for which its […]

Major public transit offering FREE New Year’s Eve rides

Riders can travel without paying fare on King County Metro, Sound Transit, Community Transit, Pierce Transit and Seattle Streetcar as part of their New Year’s Eve celebrations. “Whether you’re ringing in the New Year from home with friends and family, or planning a night on the town, we are teaming up across the region to […]

King County Metro Transit awarded $395.6 million ARP grant for COVID-19 Response

WASHINGTON D.C. – Today the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced it is awarding $395.6 million of American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds to King County Metro Transit in Seattle, Washington. These funds are intended to help transit agencies maintain service and jobs as communities continue to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Transit […]