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NewsAugust 9, 2021

FTA Awards $59.9M Grant for Seattle BRT Project

The 2.3-mile BRT line will provide fast, frequent, reliable, and safe public transportation along Madison Street, improving connections between key destinations in downtown Seattle and densely populated neighborhoods in the surrounding area.

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NewsJuly 30, 2021

Seattle's King County Metro Expands Via to Transit Program

The service, originally launched in 2019 in collaboration with Via, has continued to expand access to affordable, efficient, and equitable transportation in King County.

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NewsFebruary 2, 2021

King County Metro Adding 20 More 60-Foot Electric New Flyers

The agency's long-term commitment, first announced January 2020, is to achieve a 100% zero-emissions fleet powered by renewable energy no later than 2040.

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NewsOctober 7, 2020

King County Teams with Spare for Microtransit Program

Crossroads Connect will help close the first-, last-mile transportation gap in the underserved service zone by linking passengers to Bellevue’s Rapid B line as well as other King County Metro buses.

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NewsSeptember 11, 2020

King County Metro Partners with Connectpoint for Digital Displays

The new real-time digital information displays will provide increased messaging flexibility and provide a better customer experience.

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NewsJune 17, 2020

King County brings back popular Via to Transit program

Riders not only rated the service 4.8 stars out of five on the Via app, but wrote more than 200 letters advocating for Via to Transit to continue.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 20, 2020

MV Transportation adding Lytx system on 1,500 more vehicles

The new deployment covers MV's support for King County Metro, the RTC of Southern Nevada, and Capital Metro.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 3, 2020

Biz Briefs: New Flyer lands BEB order, MV to provide paratransit services

Seattle's King County Metro will add more battery-electric buses, while TARC has contracted MV to provide its ADA services.

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ArticlesJanuary 13, 2020

4 Questions to Ask before Investing in Microtransit

Cities can build a better version of the bus — one that operates dynamically, without routes and schedules, but still promotes shared trips to cut down on congestion.

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Newsby StaffDecember 11, 2019

King County Metro ceases operations of 2 on-demand pilot programs

The pilots were designed as 12-month research projects to test innovative solutions to immediate transportation needs.

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