Whats the difference between Metro and Sound Transit?
King County Metro provides transit service within King County. In the 1990s, the state legislature enabled the creation of the Regional Transit Authority (RTA) to serve cross-county needs. After its 1996 approval by voters in its three-county district, the RTA changed its name to Sound Transit. Through ST Express, Sound Transit provides over 400,000 hours of bus service in East King County, and is also making major investments in transit centers, center access ramps, and park-and-ride lots. Metro and Sound Transit are committed to working together to provide a seamless transit system. Overall goals of this service review During this Eastside service public outreach, Metro and Sound Transit are looking for ways to: • make the best use of existing resources; • respond to needs identified by bus riders in a fall 2005 public outreach effort; • provide better transit connections at Eastgate Park-and-Ride, Bellevue Transit Center, and Overlake Transit Center; • integrate bus service with new
