King County DOT to work with Sound Transit to increase integration of services

King County Executive Dow Constantine signed an Executive Order this week directing the King County Department of Transportation to work in concert with Sound Transit on joint planning of bus service and full integration of buses and rail. As Chair of the Sound Transit Board, he will submit a companion motion for consideration on June 26.

With the expansion of Sound Transit busses, there is overlap among Metro, Sound Transit, and in some places transit companies from other counties, such as Community Transit. This would address the King County services.

“It is essential for transit agencies with overlapping jurisdictions to fully integrate their services, and provide them to the public as efficiently as possible,” said Constantine. “Long term, our transportation future requires both adequate revenue and continuous innovation to expand service. This initiative advances the innovation half of that equation.”