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- January-February 2003
March/April 2007
- Light rail is almost here!
- From the desk of the General Manager: 2006—Solution for ‘perfect storm’?
- We’ll Get You There—Spotlight on Innovation
- Short shots in Transit: news briefs in and around the Transit Division
- Metro Marketing gets ‘Healthy’ in 2007
- Performance corner: Access Transportation gains riders, efficiency
- Kudos in Transit
- GIS staff honored for WA-Trans pilot project
- On the move—retirements, promotions/job changes, new hires, and remembrances
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January/February 2007
- Bomb team joins Metro police
- From the General Manager’s desk: 2006—What a ride!
- Transit Now rolls out
- We’ll Get You There—Spotlight on Professionalism
- Performance corner: Internet pushes customer contacts to new highs
- Farewell to PSP after 12 great years!
- Short shots in Transit: news briefs in and around the Transit Division
- Management looks back, looks ahead
- 2007 budget: the bottom line
- Kudos in Transit
- Customer thank-yous
- On the move—retirements, promotions/job changes, new hires, and remembrances
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November/December 2006
- Full-time deputies join Metro Transit Police force
- From the General Manager’s desk: Transit Now
- Performance corner: Internet pushes customer contacts to new highs
- “Prince Metro” enters holiday Nutcracker March
- Kudos in Transit
- We’ll Get You There—Spotlight on Courtesy
- Short shots in Transit: news briefs in and around the Transit Division
- On the move—retirements, promotions/job changes, new hires, and remembrances
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September/October 2006
- ORCA (smart card) enters user test phase
- From the General Manager’s desk: Where the rubber meets the road…
- Performance corner: Mid-year ridership up
- Partnership program off to a good start
- Short shots in Transit: news briefs in and around the Transit Division
- We’ll Get You There—Spotlight on Responsiveness
- Kudos in Transit
- On the move—retirements, promotions/job changes, new hires, and remembrances
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July-August 2006
- John Fabre named Metro’s 28th Operator of the Year
- From the General Manager’s desk: Metro takes leading role in addressing global warming
- Performance corner: Reliability: Addressing base cancellations
- 2006 Wall of Fame
- Metro gets its exercise…
- Pandemic flu: better ready than not
- Short shots in Transit: news briefs in and around the Transit Division
- We’ll Get You There—Spotlight on Reliability
- Kudos in Transit
- On the move—retirements, promotions/job changes, new hires, and remembrances
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May-June 2006
- Nussbaum named VM Employee of the Year
- From the General Manager’s desk: Metro gets it right’again!
- We’ll Get You There—Spotlight on Safety and Security
- Performance corner: On-time performance
- Short shots in Transit: news briefs in and around the Transit Division
- Fabre named 2005 Operator of the Year
- Kudos in Transit
- On the move—retirements, promotions/job changes, new hires, and remembrances
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March-April 2006
- Metro launches new tagline based on spirit of service
- From the General Manager’s desk: We’ll Get You There
- Gearing up for light rail
- Performance corner: Ridership up across the board in 2005
- Short shots in Transit: news briefs in and around the Transit Division
- Kudos in Transit
- On the move—retirements, promotions/job changes, new hires, and remembrances
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January-February 2006
- Coming soon to a bus near you: Smart Card
- From the General Manager’s desk: Hang on…here we go again!
- New budget begins with the new year
- Performance corner: Access productivity is jumping
- Short shots in Transit: news briefs in and around the Transit Division
- Kudos in Transit
- Customer comments
- On the move—retirements, promotions/job changes, new hires, and remembrances
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November-December 2005
- Waterfront streetcar takes (time) off
- From the General Manager’s desk: 2005…it was a very good year
- Metro Operator of the Year is a customer favorite above and below ground
- Performance corner: improved reliability for Metro’s fleet
- Kudos in Transit
- Short shots in Transit: news briefs in and around the Transit Division
- Remembering Rosa Parks
- On the move—retirements, promotions/job changes, new hires, and remembrances
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September-October 2005
- Multi-disciplined team takes on fare evasion
- From the General Manager’s desk: Metro’s vital signs
- Kudos: roadeo results
- Performance corner: transit and vanpool ridership trends
- Street teams get the word out
- Short shots in Transit: news briefs in and around the Transit Division
- On the move—retirements, promotions/job changes, new hires, and remembrances
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July-August 2005
- Operations prepares for tunnel closure
- From the General Manager’s desk: Above and beyond the call of duty
- Short shots
- Buses benefit early from tunnel-closure street projects
- Metroadeo 2005 competitions:
- Transit’s 2005 Wall of Fame
- Kudos
- Abdullah receives first Turner Award of the year
- Obeso named manager of Service Development
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May-June 2005
- Looking ahead to light rail
- From the General Manager’s desk: Tunnel closure draws near
- Short shots
- Acknowledging the tunnel closure planning effort
- Elliott Bay water taxi is back
- Metroadeo is coming
- Kudos
- On the move (retirements and job changes)
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March-April 2005
- Tunnel closure is on track
- From the General Manager’s desk: Marketing Metro in a competitive environment
- Marketing Transit: today and tomorrow
- Ground broken for Communications and Control Center
- Shelter from the storm
- Kudos
- Short shots
- On the move (retirements and job changes)
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January-February 2005
- Ring in the new budget
- From the General Manager’s desk: Focus…the path to success
- Metro Online caps first decade with national award
- Innovation InMotion
- Street team volunteers ease service change
- Access has a record year
- Accessible Services honored by Northwest Kidney Center
- On the move (retirements and job changes)
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November-December 2004
- Remembering George Benson
- From the General Manager’s desk: Second Glance, Second Chance…let’s all be safe!
- TNET project wins Special Achievement in GIS award
- Rideshare operations wins service award
- Metro buses start burning “home-grown” fuel
- Issaquah Highlands project to benefit Sammamish Plateau/I-90 corridor
- Transit launches safety campaign: Second Glance, Second Chance
- Metro’s team designated best mechanics on the North American continent
- Metro tunnel, system, and staff impress Boston peers
- On the move (retirements and job changes)
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September-October 2004
- Cenral parking garage nears completion
- From the General Manager’s desk: Building a better tomorrow…one step at a time
- Metro’s new hybrid bus fleet
- Metro heroes
- Ridership is on the rise
- Securing the transit homefront (part 2)
- Metro proposal wins $1,000 at Florida conference
- State Roadeo: Grady edged out, maintenance team scores
- On the move (retirements and job changes)
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July-August 2004
- Exciting service changes coming in September
- From the General Manager’s desk: You mean the “honeymoon” is over already?
- 2004 Metroadeo features near-perfect score
- Metro names Porter Mathis III 2003 Operator of the Year
- Route-off a rousing success
- Hybrids debut to enthusiastic crowds
- Securing the transit homefront
- Transit’s 2004 Wall of Fame: Winners all!
- On the move
- Bellevue Base operator wins Turner Award
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May-June 2004
- Kevin Desmond tabbed as new Transit GM
- From the General Manager’s desk: Welcome new General Manager Kevin Desmond
- Here come the hybrids
- On the move
- Metroadeo preview
- Teri Allen designated 2004 Vehicle Maintenance Employee of the Year
- Tunnel closure project update
- Metro launches new Pedestrian Awareness Campaign
- Kudos
- Telecommuting
- Route-Off returns—bigger and better than ever
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March-April 2004
- What goes down, must come up
- From the General Manager’s desk: Transition
- Metro’s hybrids now in production
- Metro gets smart
- On the move
- Metro operator Anthony Cox to the rescue
- New suspension policy already delivering dividends
- Making Access more efficient
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January-February 2004
- Rick Walsh to Retire
- From the General Manager’s Desk
- Take a Bow, Transit!
- South/East Base Remodels Nearing Completion
- Citizens Prefer Metro
- Alidina named as Operations Supervisor at Ryerson
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November-December 2003
- Sound Transit light rail on the fast track
- From the General Manager’s desk: Curtis Robinson retires, Jim O’Rourke named new Manager of Operations
- Metro at 30
- Generosity and creativity thrive in Transit
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September-October 2003
- Local Roadeo champion wins at State; VM team goes on to win at Internationals
- From the General Manager’s desk: Have no fear...it’s OK to complain
- Transit staff feted at WSDOT Conference
- Donahue nominated to 2003 Wall of Fame
- Low-floor buses debut
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July-August 2003
- Summer road construction sets obstacle course for Transit
- From the General Manager’s desk: Making ends meet
- Metroadeo competitors set for state and international competition
- Engine transplant for Coach 2599
- Transit Police officers authorized to issue suspensions
- Transit 2003’s Wall of Fame: stars among stars
- On-time performance still on the rise
- Timetables ’r us
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May-June 2003
- From the desk of the General Manager: Metro and light rail
- Fisher named 2002 Metro Operator of the Year
- Archer named 2003 Vehicle Maintenance Employee of the Year
- Return of the Elliott Bay water taxi
- Metroadeo competition on the horizon
- Smart Card project reaches major milestone
- Face lift at age 25: East and South bases
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March-April 2003
- Farewell to the last best trolley
- From the desk of the General Manager: Security issues demand new emphasis
- On-time performance best ever
- Change coming to Aurora corridor
- 2003 Turner Award conferred last month
- Hybrid bus: Coach 2599 keeps going and going and going...
- Eastgate Park and Ride on the way up
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January-February 2003
- From the Desk of the General Manager: Returning to "normal"—the challenge ahead
- 2003 Transit budget an exception
- Our first look at Coach 2599's performance and potential
- Transit police create 24-hour coverage with "Night Owl" car unit
- Chipping in
- Metro trip planner now regional
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Last update: July 12, 2007