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After a senator’s proposal resulted in an exemption granted to a Seattle transit agency to provide transportation to sporting events, many in the motorcoach industry are concerned for the Rule’s future and defend its importance.
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There are only two places in King County where seniors can go for discounted fare passes, while the disabled must report to Metro headquarters, because their passes require photographs and other computer equipment that's only available there.
Read More →Seven partner agencies are launching major promotional efforts for One Regional Card for All (ORCA), and moving forward with steps to phase out other transit passes.
Read More →Audit: more efficient transit scheduling could save millions. N.Y. bus to replace paratransit vehicles with sedans. Bill targets riders with odor.
Read More →To supply HybriDrive system to Daimler Buses North America, which received an order from King County Metro Transit for 500 Orion VII hybrid-electric buses, with an option for 200 additional units.
Read More →Additional orders for Orion VII transit buses include the purchase of 75 Orion VII clean-diesel buses by Veolia Transportation for its service for the New Orleans Transit Authority and an additional 30 Setra S 417 motorcoaches and 15 Sprinter shuttle buses for its services in San Francisco.
Read More →The first phase, unveiled May 1, should make it easier to search frequently-accessed items such as bus schedules and the Trip Planner. Riders can also sign up to receive e-mail alerts and subscribe to an RSS feed for service updates.
Read More →Electronic fare system will replace about 300 various passes, tickets and transfers with a single card that works for all seven of the major public transportation agencies serving King, Kitsap, Pierce and Snohomish counties.
Read More →King County Metro Transit’s “KCNews” blog, combined with the use of Twitter, caused the number of “KCNews” Twitter followers to nearly double to 1,108.
Read More →The organization’s Website serves as a central resource for commuters to downtown Seattle, including real-time bus tracking, ferry and commuter rail information, carpool networking and vanshare participation.
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