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Weekend Service Impacts
* *Routes 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 24, 33, 40, 49, 62, 70, 101, 150, ST 545, ST 550, ST 554 and RapidRide C & G Line* will be rerouted off Blanchard Street and portions of 3rd Avenue and Westlake Avenue on Sunday, June 29 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. due to the Seattle Pride Parade;
* *Route 2* will be rerouted off E Union Street and Seneca Street between E Madison Street and Boren Avenue from Thursday, June 26 through Sunday, June 29 during the Union Pride event;
* *Routes 5 and 61* will be rerouted off Greenwood Avenue N and Phinney Avenue N between N 65th Street and N 90th Street on Saturday, June 28 from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. during the Greenwood Car Show and Parade;
* *Routes 43, 49 and 60* will be rerouted off Broadway and E John Street between E Madison Street and 12th Avenue on Saturday, June 28 from 5 a.m. to midnight during the PrideFest Capitol Hill event;
* *Routes 221, 226, and 246* will be rerouted off NE 8th Street between 156th Avenue NE and 164th Avenue NE on Sunday, June 29 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. during the Flavors of India Parade;
Full information available on our Service Advisories page [ [link removed] ].
Service Reminders
* Take transit to all your sporting and community events in Seattle. Metro and Link light rail serve riders heading to T-Mobile Park, Husky Stadium, Lumen Field, and Climate Pledge Arena;
* *Seattle Sounders *will have a match at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday at Lumen Field [ [link removed] ];
* The *Seattle Storm* will play at the Climate Pledge Arena [ [link removed] ] at 7 p.m. on Friday;
* *Wu-Tang* will have a concert at the Climate Pledge Arena [ [link removed] ] starting 8 p.m. on Saturday;
* Check out all the *Pride events [ [link removed] ]* happening this month across the county;
* *Water Taxi [ [link removed] ]* started the new summer sailing schedule [ [link removed] ] on Saturday, April 12 with the return of late-night weekend service to West Seattle;
* *Seattle Center Monorail [ [link removed] ] *will operate normal hours this weekend except for Saturday when it will be open 8:30 a.m. to midnight. The Monorail will depart approximately every 10 minutes;
* Riders can use Text for Departures [ [link removed] ] by texting their stop number to 62550 to get next departure times;
* Remember, it's free and easy to sign up for email or text alerts [ [link removed] ] about King County Metro service. Alerts can be tailored to your favorite route(s).
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*Metro News*
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Celebrating Excellence: Shannon Nale named Vehicle Maintenance Employee of the Year [ #shannon ]
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New Bus Only Lanes coming as part of Route 40 Project [ #buslane ]
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King County Metro delivers bike lanes, crosswalks, lights and sidewalks in White Center [ #whitecenter ]
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Celebrating Excellence: Shannon Nale named Vehicle Maintenance Employee of the Year
Image of Shannon Nale and Michelle Allison in front of a congratulations banner
With great pride, King County Metro announced Thursday the Vehicle Maintenance Employee of the Year: Shannon Nale, an outstanding Transit Information Processing Specialist.
Shannon, a payroll specialist who works out of Metro’s South Base, was recognized for her excellence by leaders and colleagues in a ceremony at the base, receiving a day off, a dedicated parking spot for the coming year, and plenty of accolades for her honor.
Leaders and team members praised Shannon’s work, saying it’s vital to keeping Metro’s services safe, efficient and accountable. All her work orders are accurate, they said, every record meets the highest standards, and the critical data she collects is trustworthy and complete.
“Whether it’s helping someone get the answers they need, jumping in when another base is short-staffed, or just being a reliable voice on the other end of the line, Shannon shows up for people, and that matters,” said Metro General Manager Michelle Allison. “But what makes her exceptional is her willingness to go above and beyond — not just in her duties, but in her support of others.”
Shannon, on behalf of the entire Metro team: thank you for your dedication, your reliability and your heart! Read more on the Metro Matters blog [ [link removed] ].
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New Bus Only Lanes coming as part of Route 40 Project
As part of the Route 40 Transit-Plus Multimodal Corridor Project [ [link removed] ] Metro and the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) are in the process of installing bus only lanes—specifically *Business Access and Transit* (BAT) lanes—a step toward more efficient streets that can move more people and goods. BAT lanes are bus-only lanes which allow general traffic to use the lane to make right turns at intersections and access driveways.
Learn more about these special Bus Only lanes and where they will be installed in the Metro Matters blog [ [link removed] ].
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King County Metro delivers bike lanes, crosswalks, lights and sidewalks in White Center
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Four blocks of new pedestrian and bike pathways in White Center are now open, making it easier and safer for people traveling between the Greenbridge community and the RapidRide H Line station.
The King County Metro safety project delivered on a number of requests from the community on Southwest 100th Street:
* New bike lanes and high-visibility crosswalks
* New curb extensions and upgraded curb ramps
* More crosswalk signals
* New flashing pedestrian crosswalk system at the White Center Pond Natural Area crossing
* New lighting for pedestrians
* New sidewalk segments
These improvements support the “Metro Connects” long-range plan, which includes improving safe access to transit for people walking, bicycling, and using a wheelchair. In urban areas, Metro Connects calls for 96% of people reaching transit by either walking or rolling. To achieve this vision, community members need to both be safe and feel safe when traveling to and from transit service.
We appreciate the community’s patience and understanding during the recently completed construction. Please visit the Metro team at the Fourth Annual Taste of White Center 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 28 [ [link removed] ].
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Metro is hiring transit operators (bus drivers) and trades professionals to keep the region moving. Visit kingcounty.gov/MetroCareers [ [link removed] ] to learn more.
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