Tag: king county metro

May 14, 2012

Reminder: People with bikes ride buses free all week

From now through Friday, you can ride any King County Metro-operated bus for free. All you need is a bicycle. Here are the details, from Metro: As part of Bike Month, King County Metro and Sound Transit are encouraging people to try bike-and-bus trips. During the week of May 14-18, any cyclist loading a bike on…
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tagged: bike/bus combo, buses, king county metro
May 2, 2012

Seattle Transit Blog: People with bikes ride Metro buses FREE during Bike Week

Anyone with a bicycle boarding a King County Metro bus between May 14 and 18 will ride for free, Seattle Transit Blog reports. The promotion also applies to Sound Transit buses operated by Metro (540, 542, 545, 550, 554, 555, 556 and 560). Details are coming soon, STB says, but this sounds like a brilliant…
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tagged: bike month 2012, bike week 2012, bike/bus combo, king county metro, seattle transit blog
April 27, 2012

West Seattle school lands safe streets grant + Last day to comment on Delridge changes

School communities in West Seattle keep taking big steps to make it safe for kids to walk and bike to school. In fact, for as much as North Seattle schools get (well deserved) attention for their walk and bike programs, West Seattle schools may actually be poised to take the top honors. We told you…
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tagged: Delridge Way SW, highland park elementary, king county metro, west seattle
August 12, 2011

Letter to the King County Council: Save Metro buses for the sake of bicycling

UPDATE: It would appear this letter was soooo persuasive, the King County Council announced they would pass the $20 charge within an hour and a half of this post…. Good work everyone who battled to get this done without going to the ballot. Now, let’s concentrate on getting Seattle’s Transportation Benefits Fee passed. Buses. They…
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tagged: buses, king county council, king county metro
June 30, 2011

Metro replacing bus bike rack arms + the mayor tweets about bike sharing

The outside arms on King County’s relatively new three-bike racks on the front of their buses are wearing out far more quickly than expected. The racks are still under warranty, so the manufacturer is sending replacement parts. However, you may want to be prepared to encounter a bus without a rack on the front. From…
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tagged: bike sharing, bike/bus combo, king county metro, mike mcginn
June 16, 2011

How was day one of the Burke-Gilman closure? + VIDEO

Well, it’s day two of the Burke-Gilman Trail closure. How is it going so far? How was the detour? Were there open spaces on the bus bike racks? Were there any conflicts between buses and bicyclists in the bus lanes on 522? Did you just drive instead (be honest)? This guy interrupted a live KIRO…
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tagged: 2011 burke-gilman closure, burke-gilman, king county metro, king county parks