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King County cleans up at ‘Snow Roadeo’
Four King County Road Services
Division employees recently represented the county at the National
Snow Roadeo, held in conjunction with the American Public Works
Association’s annual Snow and Ice Conference.
After participating in three days of tough competition against 61 other
teams,
Truck drivers Tom Birklid and Corey Green placed 30th in the Single Axle
competition and 8th in the Tandem Axle Competition. Equipment operator
Bob Mayovsky placed 22nd in the Loader competition and 35th in the
Grader competition. And, operator Clint Willaford placed 17th in the
Loader competition and 9th in the Grader competition.
The King County crew also had the chance to attend educational seminars
on topics such as: Preparing for the Future with the Next Generation of
Maintenance Products; Blending of De-icers and Best Practices
Applications; Automation and Tracking for Storm Management; Disaster
Recovery and Damage Assessment; and Properly Handling Accidents and Risk
Reporting.
Take the bus to Sunday’s Seahawks game
On Sunday at 1 p.m., the Cardiac Kids – also known as the Seattle
Seahawks – host the Minnesota Vikings, and Metro is standing by to
transport you to the stadium for all the heart-stopping action.
 There will be
special shuttles to Qwest Field from the following park-and-ride
lots: Northgate, South Kirkland, Eastgate, Kent/James Street, and
Federal Way/South 320th Street. The fare is $3 each way.
See Metro Online for details on
service to all the games.
Metro wins Grand Award in APTA contest
Metro Transit received a
coveted Grand Award in the American Public Transportation Association (APTA)
AdWheel Awards at the annual conference held October 8 – 11 in
California.
The award recognized Metro’s substantial customer communications program
that preceded the closure of the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel last
year, including street team efforts, on-site commute planning sessions,
transit assistance, and signage.
The APTA AdWheel Awards are an annual, national competition honoring the
best in public transportation marketing, advertising, promotion and
communications. Only four Grand Awards were handed out this year.
Fishy entry a big hit at Salmon Days parade
 On Oct. 7, Metro – in partnership with the City of Issaquah –
participated in the Issaquah Salmon Days Festival.
For the Grand Parade, staff decorated a hybrid articulated bus with "Salmon
Friendly Commuting" [external link] exteriors
and larger-than-life-size salmon cutouts. The bus was accompanied by
King County mascot “Bert, the Salmon.” More than 20,000 people lined the
streets of Issaquah for the parade, with children and adults waving to
the bus driver and several spontaneous cheers of "We love Metro!"
After the parade, Metro's Public Safety Partnership program and Commute
Trip Reduction group shared a tent and table handing out information
regarding all Metro products. |
