2020
2020 started off with a (very big) bang when all of these went off at the same time rather than over several minutes.
Space Needle Fireworks
Metro was the first large U.S. agency to introduce this now-dominant bus type in our fleet, in the 1970s.
Articulated/60'
Metro’s acronyms for the two major area restructures implemented in 2020.
NEMP and RKAAMP
This game-show host was widely remembered and celebrated after his passing in late 2020
Alex Trebek
Metro’s original electric fleet and red paint on the street
Trolley Bus Lane
This best picture winner in 2020 was the first non-English language film to win the top award.
Parasite
Metro's creation year
Bad for Tim Eyman, happy for transit, when this initiative was overturned in 2020.
I-976
Metro retired this fleet of small buses in 2020 after they logged more than 60 million miles.
1100s/ 30' Gillig
Popular Meg Ryan movie with Russell Wilson at the helm?
Sleepless in Seattle Seahawks
2020 brought us many new things, including knowledge of Baby Yoda’s real name.
Grogu
This route was the longest Metro bus route, but operated its final trips in early April of 2020.
Route 952
New York City Metro cut what service for the first time in 115 years.
Overnight service
Half of this Seattle power couple celebrated her 4th championship in 2020.
Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird, of the champion Seattle Storm
The currency that will feature Harriet Tubman and SD’s leader
20 dollar Bill Bryant
In one of the most popular viral videos of 2020, Nathan Apodaca rides a skateboard while drinking cranberry juice, listening to a tune from what well-known band?
Fleetwood Mac
In late 2018 (and hopefully some time in 2021) Metro surpassed this milestone number of transit operators.
3,000
This protective measure is now present on a majority of U.S. bus fleets, including all King County Metro buses
Operator barrier/operator shield
This U.S. Metro area is the largest in the country not served by the interstate highway system.
Fresno, CA
Our county namesake and the building we hope to return to in 2021
Martin Luther King Street Center
This presidential contender became meme-fodder for his video saying “I am once again asking for your financial support”
Bernie Sanders
According to NTD, Metro operated 7 transit modes through either direct operations or purchased transportation in 2019. Name at least 5 of them:
Motorbus, Trolleybus, Demand-responsive (paratransit), Demand-responsive (Taxi), Ferry, Streetcar, Vanpool
Metro celebrated this national milestone in 2020 with a video featuring a bus technology Metro pioneered nation-wide.
30th anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act
This company's fiery-named Dragon 2 spacecraft made its first crewed space flight to the International Space Station in May 2020.
Metro BRT in downtown Seattle before 2012
RapidRide Free Area