Tag: king county metro
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Person biking critically injured in collision at 65th and Ravenna Blvd- UPDATED
A 48-year-old man biking in Ravenna was critically injured in a collision with someone driving a King County Metro VanPool vehicle this morning on NE 65th Street near Ravenna Boulevard. Though few details have been released, Seattle Police say the person biking and a person driving the van collided shortly before 7 a.m. KIRO TV…
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Watch: Khatsini explains the power of the bike/bus combo
King County has been producing a series of short videos highlighting different ways of getting around town by walking, biking and transit. We already pointed you to their video featuring family cycling and Greenwood’s G&O Family Cyclery. In their latest video (filmed months ago, but just now released), Khatsini Simani, former education programs staffer at…
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Man biking at Rainier/Jackson seriously injured in collision with Metro bus
Police are investigating a collision Monday morning that sent a 26-year-old man on a bike to Harborview with life-threatening injuries. A Metro trolly bus and the injured man collided shortly before 8 a.m. A reader reported (caution: graphic images) that Medics loaded him onto a stretcher and rushed him to the hospital with a police…
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Seattle votes to charge $60 per car to fund transit
Seattle finally passed a Transportation Benefit District Proposition 1. After a very disappointing loss in King County during the spring, Seattle decided to run its own version of the car tabs and sales tax measure intended to avoid transit cuts and add new service. Early returns show the measure winning big 59 to 41 percent…
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Vote Yes on Prop 1 (duh) + Ballot Party Wednesday
At a time when King County’s population is booming, we need our transit service to boom with it. Cutting Metro service by 17 percent is simply not an option. Your ballot should be in your mailbox very soon if it is not there already. It’s a short ballot, and should only take you a minute…
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Nearly all Sound Transit buses will soon be able to carry 3 bikes instead of 2
Sound Transit operates many popular regional express bus routes connecting major employment and residential centers quickly and easily. But, as express routes, getting from your home or workplace to the bus stop or transit center is often the most difficult part. Taking a slow local bus, then waiting to transfer is one way to get…
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