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From King County Metro: King County Metro launches its spring service change Saturday, March 18, with all routes operating and H Line joining the growing RapidRide family.

Nightly lane reductions are planned Sundays through Thursdays, starting Sunday, March 12, through Thursday, March 30. Sunday night work hours are 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Weeknight work hours are 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. All westbound lanes will be open on Friday and Saturday nights.

Crews will need to close Southeast Eastgate Way near the Eastgate Park and Ride for about five weeks to repair a damaged steel girder that supports the 142nd Place Southeast overpass.

From Sound Transit: Sound Transit has launched an online open house for the Stride bus rapid transit (BRT) project through April 8 at https://stridebrt.participate.online. The public can learn more about the latest design for the project and provide comment through an online survey.

From King County Metro: King County Metro is scheduled to close the Houghton Park-and-Ride on March 18, 2023, due to low utilization. Based on observations, about five vehicles park at this location to regularly access transit, about 3 percent of the 470-vehicle parking lot.

This fall, Sound Transit reduced the ORCA LIFT one-way fare from $1.50 to $1 for all ST services as part of a 6-month pilot project. Your opinion will inform the Sound Transit Board’s decision on making the $1 fare permanent.

From Sound Transit:  ORCA, the Puget Sound’s all-in-one transit card is now available for purchase and reloading at more stores. Beginning this month with the addition of Fred Meyer, more stores will be added on an ongoing basis, eventually doubling the number of locations and adding more availability at locally owned businesses.

From Sound Transit: Free permits now available for November for two or more transit riders who carpool together.

All vending machines will now sell both the classic and new version of the adult ORCA card. What you need to know: New ORCA cards temporarily cannot be reloaded at retail store locations through fall 2022.

Starting Thursday, Sept. 1, if you’re 18 or younger, riding transit is as simple as boarding a bus, light rail train, streetcar or Water Taxi. Your cost to ride: $0.