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“Where to?” Wherever you’re headed, take Metro! Fares are required. If you have a disability, have a lower income or are a senior, you may qualify for a reduced fare. Youth 18 and younger can ride free with a Free Youth Transit Pass.

Weekend Service Impacts

Routes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 13, 14, 21, 24, 27, 28, 33, 40, 62, 124, 131, 132, RapidRide C, D, E, and H Lines will be affected by the closure of 3rd Avenue & Virginia Street from 7 p.m. on Friday, November 21 to Monday, November 24 at 5 a.m., due to construction;
Route 14 will have stop #11940 S Jackson Street & 18th Avenue S (westbound) and stop #11980 S Jackson Street & 18th Avenue S (eastbound) closed from Saturday, November 22 at 7 a.m. to Sunday, November 23 at 8 p.m. due to construction;
Route 49 is rerouted in the Eastlake area from Saturday, November 22 at 7 a.m. to Monday, November 24 at 5 a.m. due to construction;
Route ST 522 is rerouted off Beardslee Boulevard between 110 Avenue NE and NE 195th Street from 1 a.m. Saturday, November 22 to Monday, November 24 at 4 a.m. due to construction;
Route ST 545 is rerouted off Olive Way between 8th Avenue and Boren Avenue on Saturday, November 22 at 6 a.m. to Sunday, November 23 at 6 p.m. due to construction;

Full information available on our Service Advisories page.

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;
Water Taxi is operating on the winter sailing schedule as of Saturday, October 11;
Seattle Center Monorail will operate 7:30 a.m. to midnight on Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturday, and 8:30 a.m. to 11:15 p.m. on Sunday. The Monorail will depart approximately every 10 minutes;
Riders can use Text for Departures 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 about King County Metro service. Alerts can be tailored to your favorite route(s).

Metro News

Extended Rainier Avenue bus lanes offer seamless, more reliable trip for thousands of daily riders

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Attention, all Route 7 riders. We’re now arriving at the next stop of our citywide investment in transit: completion of the Rainier Avenue South Bus Lane project.

In this second phase, the Seattle Department of Transportation extended the red northbound bus-only lane from South Walden Street to South Grand Street, repaired sidewalks in key pedestrian areas, and enhanced accessibility and travel safety on Rainier Avenue South with new marked crosswalks, signals, improved sidewalks, ADA-accessible curb ramps, and streetlights.

As one of the highest-ridership bus routes in the city and a vital transportation option for Rainier Valley residents, ensuring Route 7’s reliability is a top priority. Route 7 carries an average of 12,000 daily weekday riders (as of September 2025). This project is estimated to help save nearly 5 minutes per trip for people riding the bus during the busiest morning hours. This improvement benefits thousands of riders on Rainier Avenue South while making the bus a more dependable and attractive transportation choice for many people every day.

This project is funded by the voter-approved Seattle Transit Measure and demonstrates Seattle’s commitment to using your tax dollars to build a safe, equitable, vibrant, sustainable city. Investments like these are vital to making progress in addressing climate change, while providing transportation options that work for everyone in our community.

This story was crossposted from the SDOT Blog.

Honoring Native American Heritage Month

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Each November, Native American Heritage Month invites us to honor the history, cultures and enduring contributions of Native peoples throughout our region and across the nation. At Metro, this is also a time to reflect on how our work connects to the values of stewardship, respect and community—values long upheld by the Indigenous peoples of this land.

We acknowledge that Metro operates on the ancestral lands of the Muckleshoot, Snoqualmie, Puyallup, Tulalip, Suquamish, Coast Salish Tribes and the Duwamish people. These communities have cared for the land and waterways since time immemorial and continue to guide us toward deeper understanding of sustainability, interdependence and belonging.

Last month, King County employees came together to celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day through an in-person event convened by the Native American Leadership Council (NALC), Metro’s Equity, Inclusion and Belonging team, and sponsored by multiple King County departments.

This gathering created space for reflection, connection and shared learning—centering Indigenous voices and wisdom while calling on us to practice repair, healing and transformative justice in how we show up for one another and the land.

Learn more through exhibits and upcoming events on the Metro Matters Blog post.

Metro General Manager Michelle Allison named Woman of Influence

The Puget Sound Business Journal honored King County Metro General Manager Michelle Allison with a Woman of Influence award, recognizing a leader whose clarity of purpose, steady approach and commitment to community are transforming how our region moves. The award was given at a ceremony on Wednesday night in Seattle.

Learn more about the award on the Metro Matters blog.

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Metro is hiring transit operators (bus drivers) and trades professionals to keep the region moving. Visit kingcounty.gov/MetroCareers to learn more.