King County Council to discuss transit safety following death of Seattle Metro driver
In the wake of King County Metro bus driver Shawn Yim's death, King County will hold a special meeting to discuss driver and rider safety.
Seattle meeting to address safety on King County Metro buses
Days after thousands honored the life of a Seattle bus driver who was killed, the focus turns to preventing another attack.
King County Metro pays tribute to slain bus driver with citywide memorial, procession
A memorial service for a King County Metro bus driver who was killed after an altercation with a passenger is being held in Seattle's SODO neighborhood Friday. Shawn Yim had been a King County Metro driver since 2015.
King County Metro, community gathers to honor driver who was murdered
King County Metro has said to expect bus cancellations on Friday, January 10, as the community gathers to honor driver Shawn Yim.
Fare inspection to return aboard King County Metro buses this March
Metro plans a "phased-in" approach to resuming fare enforcement. Here's when it starts, and what the consequences may be for nonpayment.
Metro Transit redesigning buses, hiring more security for better driver safety
Metro Transit said it has more than doubled the number of transit security officers in recent years –- from 80 to more than 170.
Procession and memorial held today to honor late Metro bus driver Shawn Yim
SEATTLE — Memorial services for Transit Operator Shawn Yim will be held on Friday morning. Yim, a King County Metro bus driver, was stabbed to death while on the job on December 18. Seattle police say a passenger named Richard Sitzlak is to blame. On Friday at 10 a.m. a bus procession will make its way through downtown.
King County Metro to test buses with improved driver safety after killing
Metro is announcing new safety measures after a bus driver was killed while on duty in mid-December. SEATTLE — King County Metro has begun enacting new safety measures for its drivers almost a month after one was killed while on duty in Seattle.
Community mourns Shawn Yim, fatally stabbed Metro bus driver
Hundreds gathered Friday at a memorial service in Seattle to mourn Yim and call for better protections for bus drivers.
Memorial for slain Metro bus driver highlights need for safety improvements
Hundreds of transit drivers, riders, and community members came together to pay tribute to the first bus driver killed in Seattle in 26 years.
King County Metro to resume fare inspections with phased approach starting March 2025
Since pausing fare inspection in 2020, Metro launched the Safety, Security and Fare Enforcement (SaFE) Reform Initiative and ...
King County Metro to resume fare inspection with light enforcement
For the first time since 2020 and the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, King County Metro is resuming fare inspections.
Metro driver safety meeting scheduled for Monday
In the wake of King County Metro Driver Shawn Yim’s death and memorial, a special city council meeting to discuss driver and ...
Public memorial planned for Seattle bus driver who was killed on the job
The union that represents transit operators in the Seattle area is planning a public memorial for later this week to honor ...