New system provides greater convenience and flexibility Today, the new and improved ORCA system launched for hundreds of thousands of transit customers across the Puget Sound region with access to a new myORCA.com website, myORCA smartphone app, and real-time value loading for ORCA cards. Normal fare collection resumes today for all regional transit agencies who…
Transit users will get a new app and real-time loading among new features Starting May 16, hundreds of thousands of ORCA transit customers across the Puget Sound region will have access to a new website, smartphone app, and real-time value loading for their ORCA cards. Customers will also begin to see new card readers and…
King County Metro will continue to operate the Emergency Snow Network Tuesday, Dec. 28, due to ongoing freezing temperatures and difficult road conditions. This means service is reduced to about 60 core bus routes that the City of Seattle and other jurisdictions prioritize for snow and ice removal. Metro will reassess daily whether snow clearing…
With the state reopening, vaccinations on the rise and COVID cases declining, Metro and the King County Water Taxi are joining other transit agencies across the region in allowing more riders per trip on buses and boats starting July 3. (And thanks for continuing to wear masks while on transit, per federal rules.) The announcement…
Biking and riding the water taxi go great together – like sunshine on the water. Whether for regular commuters or just for fun, it seems that with new styles of bikes the popularity is only growing. Safety is our No. 1 priority for customers on the water taxi, and our crews have done a great…
We recently gave a sneak peek on our construction progress to news reporters and wanted to share the eye-candy with you also. The new passenger facility at Colman Dock is really taking shape and looking amazing! We still have work to do in the coming months. Stay tuned for updates as they become available. We…
It’s time to honor the real pros who keep this community and economy moving. The ones who make sure you get to work, the classroom, the doctor’s appointment, the championships, the concerts and the special times with family and friends. Whether you are boarding a Metro or Sound Transit bus, the Doc Maynard or Sally…
Water taxi operations will continue to Vashon and West Seattle in 2017 and 2018, thanks to a recent vote of the King County Council. Last month, the Council approved the two-year budget proposed by County Executive Dow Constantine, which provides the funding needed to operate the service used by over a half-million riders each year.…
Kitsap voters have approved a fast ferries measure to create service between the peninsula and Seattle, and Kitsap Transit is in conversations with King County’s Marine Division as the service provider under contract. Kitsap Transit outlined next steps in an announcement: The agency said it has one fast ferry (Rich Passage 1), and will resume…
Soccer fans and commuters take note: the West Seattle route of the Water Taxi is offering extended service tonight (Thursday, Oct. 27), for the 7 p.m. Sounders playoff match — and we’re just around the corner from beginning our winter schedule. Sounders service The West Seattle route of the King County Water Taxi will run…
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