Stories from 2006

December 26, 2006

Looking back at 2006

• Metro looking for input on new Redmond park-and-ride garage
• Holiday schedule for transit service
• Preston Road reopens three weeks early
• Dockton Road now partially open
• Roads wants feedback on SW 98th Street

December 18, 2006

KCDOT continues to respond to windstorm damage

• Holiday schedule for transit service
• Sunday marks last regular home game for Seahawks

December 11, 2006

Roads Division gets creative to serve remote areas of King County

• Deteriorating seawall causes emergency road closure on Vashon Island
• TRAFFIC ALERT: Thursday night football game
• Get matched up for a trip to the slopes
• Fambles honored as top KCIA volunteer

December 4, 2006

Annual budget approval brings early spring to Roads Division

• Roads Division still cleaning up after record rainfall
• See the sights and the lights
• EARLY TRAFFIC ALERT: Thursday night football game Dec. 14

November 27, 2006

Preparation the key to dealing with snow and ice

• Hop, shop, and don’t drop
• Holiday hustle and ‘bus’tle with MEHVA
• New show, new host for ‘Inside Transportation’

November 20, 2006

Keeping the air clean goes beyond political boundaries

• Wheelchair-accessible taxis make debut
• Banners highlight King County’s ‘living’ memorial
• Metro adjusts bus service for Thanksgiving holiday
• Sunday’s marathon will impact transit service
• Monday night football coming up

November 13, 2006

Plenty of road damage in the aftermath of flood

• Alert crews save lives, property during flooding
• Road repaving finished up ahead of stormy weather
• Metro moves quickly to get Transit Now plan rolling
• Plan ahead for adjusted Thanksgiving transit service

November 6, 2006

Metro debuts ‘total transit package’ on new bus route

• Rideshare Online wins national recognition
• Last Husky home game this Saturday
• Transit service adjusted for Veteran’s Day holiday
• Vashon rocks!

October 30, 2006

Dark, cold, and wet put focus on traveling safely

• Sea-Tac bus service back to normal
• Warning: Monday Night Football headed our way
• Key Arena transit service

October 23, 2006

Never too early to prepare for winter

• County’s Fleet Division among best in nation
• New transit/HOV ramps now open at Eastgate
• Revisions next week for Sea-Tac bus stops
• Husky homecoming could be humdinger
• Late-night transit ready to do the time warp

October 16, 2006

County’s proposed transportation budget focuses on preserving infrastructure

• King County cleans up at ‘Snow Roadeo’
• Take the bus to Sunday’s Seahawks game
• Metro wins Grand Award in APTA contest
• Fishy entry a big hit at Salmon Days parade

October 9, 2006

Counting bugs helps gauge the health of county roads Video story link

• Fall auction could light-up your backyard
• Fall home show
• Husky football vs. Oregon State
• Go leaf peeping with MEHVA

October 2, 2006

Water taxi finishes up record year

• Metro benefits from two Homeland Security grants
• Russ Johnson earns national recognition
• Salmon Days will impact weekend transit service in Issaquah

September 25, 2006

What’s buzzing in Bellevue? It’s the bus, the carpool & the van

• Finishing out the baseball season
• More curtain calls for special transit service
• Shuttle on over to the Greek Festival
• Road crews respond to first heavy rain

September 18, 2006

New bus routes, service changes begin Saturday

• If it’s fall, it’s football time – and Metro is there to get you to the stadium in time for every down.
• Ride the bus to the final week of the Puyallup Fair
• Update of roads standards presented to council

September 11, 2006

Keeping up with King County’s culverts – a never-ending job

• Work begins this week on West Snoqualmie Valley Road projects
• King County Road staff tapped to help fight Greenwater fire
• Vans deployed to serve those with special transportation needs
• It’s a football trifecta this weekend

September 5, 2006

PCC and Metro team up to offer 'organic transportation'

• Transit agencies offer service to Puyallup Fair
• Metro managers honored by state
• Re-opening of York Bridge delayed
• Hobart road project revamped

August 28, 2006

Boeing Field opens newly rehabilitated runway

• Transit agencies gear up to test ‘smart card’
• TRAFFIC WATCH: Seahawks home on Thursday evening
• Hop a ride to Bumbershoot
• Huskies open football season Saturday
• Labor Day transit service

August 21, 2006

Metro riding high on biodiesel

• Ask your boss for a ‘transit’ raise
• Old Elliott Bridge dismantled
• Chinese delegation visits Roads’ traffic center

August 14, 2006

Bridge inspections support safe travel throughout King County

• Metro mechanics win state competition
• See the sites at night on an historic trolley

August 7, 2006

Boeing Field gears up for major runway work

• Blue Angels wow aviation students
• TRAFFIC WATCH: Wednesday could be woeful near SODO and downtown
• Metro teams up with Seahawks for another super season

July 31, 2006

Savor the summer at Seafair this weekend

• Watch for I-90 bridge closures
• Reinig Road to close for four weeks

July 24, 2006

Seafair rolls on with a little help from KCDOT

• Ride a classy chassis to Bellevue Arts & Crafts Fair
• Commuters rewarded when they ‘fill it up”
• Metro driver and passenger honored for heroic efforts
• Guardrail-repair crews going gung ho

July 17, 2006

Safety and skills emphasized at transportation 'roadeos'

• KCDOT earns multiple honors and awards
• Catch the latest episode of ‘Inside Transportation’
• Special service for big weekend festivals

July 10, 2006

The many shades of Metro

• Council invites public comment on Transit Now initiative
• Opportunity Skyway graduates finish studies

July 03, 2006

King County's road and bridge network spans three centuries

• Longer closure of Cherry Valley Road begins Thursday
• Metro’s holiday schedule
• Mariners slide home on a hot streak

June 26, 2006

County begins construction of new Tolt Bridge

• NE Cherry Valley Road on schedule for weekend opening
• Parking restrictions are popular with neighbors
• Plan ahead for holiday transit services
• Zip through the traffic to ‘Zoo Tunes’

June 19, 2006

Transit Now moves to council for review, approval

• Early warning: I-405 closure will result in bus reroutes
• Transit service for the Pride Festival
• Toone triumphs in annual Route-Off competition

June 12, 2006

Metro now offers customer services around the clock

• Cherry Valley work, road closures begin this week
• Public meeting previews plan for repairing Hobart road
• Shuttling to and from the Fremont Fair

June 5, 2006

County smoothing out the process for sidewalks and streets

• Metro offers trip planning sessions in Fremont
• Ballard in Motion kicks off this summer
• Reminder: Thursday afternoon Mariner game could disrupt traffic

May 26, 2006

Metro service changes begin Saturday

• I-405 closure and bus reroutes for this weekend is cancelled
• Roads earns top award for paving prep program
• Pedestrian improvements begin in Hollywood Hills

May 22, 2006

Traffic Control Center keeps an eye on your commute

• Fremont Bridge reroutes begin this week for Metro buses
• Westbound Yarrow Point bus stop to be closed for two weeks
• Reminder: Thursday afternoon Mariner game could disrupt traffic
• Memorial Day Holiday bus service
• Bus service to Folklife Festival, Film Fest, and other fun stuff

May 15, 2006

More people putting their cars on the 'park-and-ride' diet

• King County & Metro join climate exchange program
• County vehicle and equipment auction set for Saturday
• April brought a shower of volunteer road cleanup work

May 8, 2006

Storm repairs take center stage as county launches 2006 construction season

• New-old street signs for a historic town
• Reminder: Wednesday afternoon Mariner game could disrupt traffic
• Early warning: Two weeks until Fremont Bridge closes to buses

May 1, 2006

Grant funding recognizes success of King County transportation programs

• It’s spring - make way for ducklings!
• Elliott Bay Water Taxi free this Sunday

April 24, 2006

Nussbaum leads the pack as Metro's best mechanic

• Meetings start this week on proposed Eastside bus service changes
• Elliott Bay Water Taxi sets sail next week
• White Center celebrates new sidewalks

April 18, 2006

Metro wants to hear from you about the Transit Now Initiative

• Time to re-calculate your commute?
• Metro’s Pony Express rides again
• ‘Road Alert’ info redesigned for easier use

April 10, 2006

What do you have to say about Eastside bus service?

• Turner Award goes to two of Metro's best
• Metro wins Clean Air Excellence Award
• Novelty Hill Road intersection work begins this week

April 3, 2006

Fleet is taking steps to get even greener

• Play ball! And ride the bus to the ballpark
• Lights, camera, cue the airplane

March 27, 2006

Metro steps up to the plate to deliver Mariners service

• Roads helps open East Lake Sammamish Trail
• County pledges to increase biodiesel use

March 20, 2006

After rough winter, county Roads crews welcome spring

• Mild-mannered engineers are also terrors on eight wheels
• New South Sammamish Park-and-Ride opens for service Tuesday
• Construction now underway at Mercer Island Park-and-Ride
• Executive Sims honored by Aviation High School

March 13, 2006

Adopt-a-Road program is a great way to 'spring' into cleaning up your neighborhood

• Bus service disruptions this weekend in downtown Seattle
• Bellevue Base wins transit safety award
• King County launches annual roadside weed control program

March 6, 2006

Can you talk transit?

• Get your bids ready for this week’s spot auction
• Check out the latest ‘Inside Transportation’ on KCTV
• Have you seen Metro’s ‘idol’?

February 27, 2006

Five years later impacts of Nisqually Earthquake linger

• Daily closures scheduled for bridge near Kent next week
• Smoking in bus shelters now prohibited

February 21, 2006

New bike map ready to ease you into spring

• Alternative chosen for replacing South Park Bridge
• Lending a helping dozer
• Open house for Burien Transit Center plans
• Last weekend for Spring Home Show

February 13, 2006

Issaquah Highlands Park and Ride gets off to a great start

• Alternative chosen for replacing South Park Bridge
• Holiday transit service
• Open house for Burien Transit Center plans
• Prepare for predicted cold weather
• Ride the bus to the Spring Home Show

February 06, 2006

New park-and-rides, new bus routes debut in February

• Ride Metro to get a hit of springtime
• From public nuisance to zoo attraction - big rock hits the road

January 31, 2006

Metro's hybrid buses delivering on their commitment to cleaner air

• Airport earns an ‘A’ on federal inspection
• Comment on changes to South King County bus service

January 24, 2006

Roads projects are layer on layer of planning and design

• Council hosts transportation forum on Monday
• Comment on changes to South King County bus service
• Metro loves the Seahawks, and Seahawk fans love Metro

January 17, 2006

Keeping up with changing demands for bus service in South King County

• County crews keeping watchful eye on Renton-area mudslide
• Ride Metro to NFC championship game

January 9, 2006

It's official-landslide season is here

• Seahawks fans ride Metro to Saturday's playoff game
• Reduced bus service on MLK holiday
• Sims proposes maintaining Vashon ferry service