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Why Your King County Metro Bus Route’s Future is Up to the State

Michael van Baker — Wed, 15 May 2013 19:20:31 +0000

Surprisingly, the audience for this particular piece of political theatre is the state legislature in Olympia, as they control King County's ability to create more stable funding mechanisms for Metro, but have been reluctant to cede that authority, despite King County's evident willingness to pay.

30% of King County Metro Routes May Disappear in “Bus Rapture”

Michael van Baker — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 17:51:15 +0000

By mid-2014 -- when two temporary funding sources expire -- King County Metro will be facing a shortfall of $75 million per year. Metro chief Kevin Desmond said this morning that, without replacement funding, this could mean the termination of up to 30 percent of Metro routes.