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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Passing on for your information <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> King County Metro Transit <kcmetro-alerts@subscriptions.kingcounty.gov> <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, March 27, 2026 3:39 PM<br><b>To:</b> jacobstruiksma@gmail.com<br><b>Subject:</b> Metro Transit Alert - King County Metro expands bus service and launches systemwide all-door boarding starting Saturday, March 28<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><a name="gd_top"></a></td><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'></span></tr></table><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'></span><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse' id=flexible-abe-main-table><tr><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:#FDB719;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td style='padding:15.0pt 0in 15.0pt 0in;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%'></td><td style='padding:15.0pt 0in 15.0pt 0in;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:6.25in;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' id=abe-column-block-1c8476d5-3649-426b-b0df-8407e8db7555-outlook-only><div><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='max-width:6.25in;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width=600 valign=top style='width:6.25in;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div id=abe-column-block-1c8476d5-3649-426b-b0df-8407e8db7555><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:11.25pt 11.25pt 11.25pt 11.25pt'><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:22.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>King County Metro expands bus service and launches systemwide all-door boarding starting Saturday, March 28<o:p></o:p></span></h1><p class=MsoNormal><img width=570 height=318 style='width:5.9375in;height:3.309in' id="_x0000_i1029" src="https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/WAKING/2026/03/13415846/screenshot-2026-03-27-122144_original.png" alt="Picture of a bus stop for Route 223 and 245 and riders boarding a Route 223"><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>King County Metro will expand bus service and launch systemwide all-door boarding starting <strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Saturday, March 28</span></strong>, making transit faster and easier to use across the region. The service change strengthens connections to Sound Transit\u2019s Link light rail system, including the new 2 Line Crosslake Connection between Seattle and the Eastside, and adds earlier morning trips, later evening service, and more weekend options options in south King County and across the Eastside for riders.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:6.25in;border-collapse:collapse'><tr id=abe-section-row-8912a2bf-d39a-48d7-adf9-fc30551e95f0><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' id=abe-column-block-45bd263b-d8df-4673-a81e-84e47b1a306b-outlook-only><div><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='max-width:6.25in;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width=600 valign=top style='width:6.25in;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div id=abe-column-block-45bd263b-d8df-4673-a81e-84e47b1a306b><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:11.25pt 11.25pt 11.25pt 11.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal><img width=570 height=396 style='width:5.934in;height:4.1215in' id="_x0000_i1028" src="https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/WAKING/2026/03/13415889/screenshot-2026-03-27-122508_original.png" alt="Image of a bus with signs "Pay at any door" and one that says "Board at front door" and images for cash, handicaps and transfers "><o:p></o:p></p><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:9.95pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:13.5pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Bus, on-demand service will bring riders to Crosslake Connection, 2 Line stations<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Sound Transit\u2019s <a href="https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.soundtransit.org%2Fcrosslake/1/0100019d31738dc6-e8361914-afff-4bd9-98f2-d2206c8d2919-000000/pbVSAjD4EoN-qcjh01zpW2G8htAbLlp-3OP9gV78j8Q=450"><span style='color:#1D5782'>2 Line Crosslake Connection</span></a> will be the first light rail across Lake Washington, giving riders fast, reliable train service between downtown Seattle and the Eastside. New stations at Mercer Island and Judkins Park also will have better Metro bus service, connecting riders to and from communities and destinations.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Metro began phasing in stronger bus connections to the 2 Line in spring 2024 when the first eight stations opened. Additional improvements followed in spring 2025 with the opening of the Downtown Redmond and Marymoor stations. The largest phase of improvements came in fall 2025, when Metro introduced the network in place today, including <a href="https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fkingcounty.gov%2Fen%2Fdept%2Fmetro%2Ftravel-options%2Fmetro-flex/1/0100019d31738dc6-e8361914-afff-4bd9-98f2-d2206c8d2919-000000/Iwj-oQw_WUY2yMtjrs5gJjsIsMmcYMaXY73UGV2rzZ8=450"><span style='color:#1D5782'>Overlake Metro Flex</span></a>. The changes marked a significant expansion of transit connections for Eastside communities. In total, hundreds of additional bus trips were added each week across multiple routes, extending the reach of the 2 Line into neighborhoods throughout the Eastside and delivering the connections riders asked for during the planning process.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Starting March 28, Metro will make additional service changes to strengthen connections to 2 Line stations as the Crosslake Connection begins service between the Eastside and Seattle.<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%'><strong><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Route 8</span></strong><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'> will provide a direct connection to the new Judkins Park Station by shifting its path from Martin Luther King Jr. Way South to 23rd Avenue South between East Yesler Way and South Massachusetts Street.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%'><strong><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Route 223</span></strong><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'> will operate every 20 minutes during midday service, connecting riders to Downtown Redmond and Overlake stations, Lake Hills, Bellevue College, and Eastgate Park and Ride.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%'><strong><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Route 224</span></strong><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'> will revise its pathway serving Downtown Redmond Station to better serve the growing employment center at Redmond Ridge Corporate Center.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%'><strong><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Route 225</span></strong><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'> will begin serving Overlake Station instead of Redmond Technology Station and will double frequency to every 30 minutes. The new path will provide stops on 148th Avenue Northeast and Northeast 36th Street adjacent to the Microsoft campus.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%'><strong><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Route 240</span></strong><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'> will add 20 weekday trips and operate every 15 minutes from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., connecting riders with 2 Line stations at South Bellevue, East Main, and Bellevue Downtown, along with Factoria and other destinations south to Renton.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:11.25pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%'><strong><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Route 250</span></strong><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'> will increase weekday frequency to every 15 minutes between Avondale Road, Bear Creek Park and Ride, and Downtown Redmond Station.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:13.5pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Spring changes for south King County<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>New or improved service and connections to Link 1 Line stations in south King County will support riders across the region, including those who travel earlier in the morning, later at night, and on weekends.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.75pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Better 1 Line connections<o:p></o:p></span></h3><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo2;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%'><strong><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Route 156</span></strong><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'> (Southcenter, SeaTac, Des Moines, Highline College) will be extended to Kent Des Moines Station.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:11.25pt;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo2;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%'><strong><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Route 183</span></strong><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'> (Federal Way, Camelot, Star Lake Kent) will be routed into the Star Lake Station for a more direct connection.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><h3 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.75pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Earlier and later bus service<o:p></o:p></span></h3><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%'><strong><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Route 156</span></strong><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'> (Southcenter, SeaTac, Des Moines, Highline College) and <strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Route 183</span></strong> (Federal Way, Camelot, Star Lake Kent) will start weekday service earlier.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%'><strong><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Route 181</span></strong><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'> (Twin Lakes, Federal Way, Auburn, Green River College), <strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Route 182</span></strong> (Tacoma, Federal Way), and <strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Route 187</span></strong> (Twin Lakes, Federal Way) will start weekend service earlier and extend service later.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%'><strong><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Route 182</span></strong><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'> (Tacoma, Federal Way) and <strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Route 903</span></strong> (Twin Lakes, Federal Way) will start weekday service earlier and extend later at night.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:11.25pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%'><strong><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Route 183 </span></strong><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>(Federal Way, Camelot, Star Lake Kent) will extend weekend service later.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:13.5pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>More bus service changes this fall<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>2026 marks a major milestone for transit integration across the region. Additional changes planned for the August 2026 service update will strengthen connections to the region\u2019s expanding light rail network. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>These improvements include;<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Lynnwood Link Connections to serve the new Pinehurst Station <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>East Link Connections to 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