Smooth sailing: 15 years of the King County Water Taxi
Cross Posted from the Captain’s Blog In 2009: Barack Obama made history. Captain Sully landed on the Hudson. “Slumdog Millionaire” won eight Oscars. Matt Hasselbeck was under center for the S…
King County Metro signs landmark deal to welcome new bus manufacturer to North America, expand zero-emission fleets
King County Metro has contracted with European bus builder Solaris to buy up to 16 zero-emission buses. This marks Solaris’ first contract with a U.S.-based transit agency and represents the compan…
Construction begins on RapidRide J Line project from University District to Downtown Seattle
King County Executive Dow Constantine joined Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell and local leaders at a groundbreaking ceremony for the RapidRide J Line, King County Metro’s ninth RapidRide line. The proje…
Ribbon cutting celebrates new RapidRide G Line
King County Executive Dow Constantine joined city, county, federal and community leaders to celebrate the completion of major construction on the RapidRide G Line project, Metro’s eighth RapidRide …
King County Metro green lights contract for 89 new battery-electric buses, growing its zero-emission fleet
King County Metro signed a five-year contract with GILLIG to purchase battery-electric buses to continue the agency’s transition to a zero-emission fleet. GILLIG is a leading manufacturer of heavy-…
King County Metro ‘charges toward zero-emissions’ with Interim Base groundbreaking
King County Executive Dow Constantine and representatives from the City of Tukwila, the Federal Transit Administration, and Seattle City Light broke ground on Metro’s first 100% electric bus base t…
Water Taxi Heroes of the Deep provide a financial ‘wave’ to school
Captain Dan Krehbiel and Deckhands Nick Williams and Cory Bantam have received local (Times/KUOW/KING/KOMO/FOX 13) praise and national recognition from coast to coast for their actions on using the…
A ‘New Energy’ arrives as Executive Constantine unveils new colors for Metro’s electric fleet
King County Executive Dow Constantine unveiled one of Metro’s next-generation battery-electric buses wrapped in the new colors of the fleet today at Metro’s South Base. Called “The New Energy,” the…
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