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King County proclaims Transit Appreciation Week, honors Metro employees
Summary
The council proclaimed March 16–22, 2025, Transit Appreciation Week, recognized Transit Operator Appreciation Day on March 18 and presented awards to long‑serving King County Metro employees; County Executive pledged action on transit safety and continued electric bus rollout.
The Metropolitan King County Council on March 18 proclaimed the week of March 16–22, 2025, as Transit Appreciation Week and recognized individual transit workers and longtime Metro employees for service to the region.
Council Member Quinn read the proclamation and invited transit employees to the front of the chamber; the proclamation, as read, noted that King County Metro operates buses, streetcars, light rail, the King County water taxi, vanpools, on‑demand services and access paratransit and said Metro ‘‘employs over 5,700 people’’ and moves ‘‘over 360,000 passengers across buses, boats, trains and streetcars every day.’’ The proclamation also noted that Metro will begin receiving new battery electric buses in 2025 as part of a…
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