Crossposted from Metro Matters

Starting Saturday, Sept. 14, King County Metro is expanding evening and weekend transit service and launching its eighth RapidRide – the G Line – which will provide fast and frequent service through downtown Seattle, First Hill, Capitol Hill, the Central District, and Madison Valley.

The RapidRide G Line project and Sound Transit’s Link 1 Line expansion north to four new stations represent more than $3.1 billion in public transportation investments. Along with enhanced bus service upgrades, these new services will strengthen rider connections and expand the transit network.

Metro is increasing the number of weekday bus trips by nearly 5%, providing 11,235 daily bus trips starting in mid-September. There will also be 8% more bus trips offered on weekends – climbing to 8,241 on Saturdays and 7,649 on Sundays. Read more.