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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>NEWS: King County Metro to launch on-demand shuttle service to transit<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=610 style='width:457.5pt;border-collapse:collapse;border:none'><tr><td style='border:solid black 1.0pt;border-bottom:none;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><a name="gd_top"></a><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTgxMDE3Ljk2MzYxMjgxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE4MTAxNy45NjM2MTI4MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3MjcxNDU0JmVtYWlsaWQ9amFjb2JzdHJ1aWtzbWFAZ21haWwuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1qYWNvYnN0cnVpa3NtYUBnbWFpbC5jb20mdGFyZ2V0aWQ9JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&100&&&http://kingcounty.gov/elected/executive/constantine.aspx"><span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=600 height=90 style='width:6.25in;height:.9416in' id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D46649.E6188780" alt="Image removed by sender. News from Executive Dow Constantine"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid black 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Oct. 17, 2018</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'><p align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Contact: <a href="mailto:jeff.switzer@kingcounty.gov" target="_blank" title="Ride-hailing app for shuttle service">Jeff Switzer</a>, 206-477-3833</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'><p align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>First- and last-mile solutions: King County Metro to launch ride-hailing apps for on-demand shuttle service to transit</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>King County Metro customers will soon be able to use new mobile apps to hail an on-demand shuttle to and from transit hubs throughout the region, starting at the county’s largest park-and-ride.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Starting on Oct. 23, commuters will be able to use the first app – called Ride2 Park & Ride – to hail a shuttle operated by Chariot and Ford Smart Mobility to and from the Eastgate Park-and-Ride in Bellevue.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Metro will make similar on-demand shuttle service available to other transit hubs throughout King County over the next several months as a part of a yearlong pilot project.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><b>Error! Filename not specified.</b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>“We are embracing mobile technology to provide our customers with convenient first- and last-mile service to reliable transit,” said Executive Constantine. “Our on-demand shuttle service will make it easier than ever for commuters throughout King County to get to work and home again each day without having to drive or park."</span><o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTgxMDE3Ljk2MzYxMjgxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE4MTAxNy45NjM2MTI4MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3MjcxNDU0JmVtYWlsaWQ9amFjb2JzdHJ1aWtzbWFAZ21haWwuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1qYWNvYnN0cnVpa3NtYUBnbWFpbC5jb20mdGFyZ2V0aWQ9JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&101&&&https://www.kingcounty.gov/elected/executive/constantine/news/release/2018/October/17-metro-shuttle-app.aspx" target="_blank" title="See the news release"><span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=277 height=40 style='width:2.8833in;height:.4166in' id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D46649.E6188780" alt="Image removed by sender. 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