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Department of Community and Human Services
Chinook Building
401 5th Ave, Suite 500
Seattle, WA 98104

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Phone:  206-263-9100
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Jackie MacLean, Director

Sherry Hamilton, Communications Manager

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King County Reduced Fare Bus Ticket Program

busThe Reduced Fare Bus Ticket Program assists homeless and low-income clients of human service agencies with bus transportation. Agencies applying for tickets are usually located in King County, outside the City of Seattle.

Bus tickets are subsidized for agencies serving these clients, with each agency paying 20 percent of the ticket's face value. King County Metro Transit Division covers the other 80 percent. 

To be eligible to apply, agencies must:

  • Be located in King County, outside the Seattle city limits*;
  • Serve a majority of clients whose residence is in King County, outside the city of Seattle; and
  • Use the tickets only for clients who meet the definition of "homeless" and/or "low income."

*Note: There is some flexibility in where the agency is located but the agency must serve a majority of clients who live outside of the City of Seattle. The City of Seattle (external) offers a similar program for agencies within Seattle city limits.

Download King County Human Services Bus Ticket Policies and Procedures here

Application process open now for 2010 

Eligible agencies must submit completed and signed applications no later than November 30, 2009 to be considered for the 2010 Human Service Bus Ticket Program.

Download 2010 Bus Ticket Program Application here

Completed applications should be returned to Carole Antoncich, King County Community Services Division, 401 5th Avenue , Suite 510, Seattle, WA  98104.  If you need additional information, you may contact Carole Antoncich. 

2009 Human Service Bus Ticket Recipients  - Bus Ticket Record of Usage Forms