King County Department of Transportation


A Tradition of
Performance

Director's Message
Recent Accomplishments
KC Metro Transit
Road Services
KC International Airport
Fleet Administration
KCDOT Director's Office
KC Quick Facts

Department of Transportation Links
KCDOT Home Page
Metro Transit
Road Services
KC International Airport
Fleet Administration
Site Map


You are in: Transportation > A Tradition of Performance > KC Quick Facts

  King County Quick Facts
 


King County Executive

Ron Sims

King County Council
Carolyn Edmonds, District 1
Bob Ferguson, District 2
Kathy Lambert, District 3
Larry Phillips, District 4
Dwight Pelz, District 5
Rob McKenna, District 6
Pete von Reichbauer, District 7
Dow Constantine, District 8
Steve Hammond, District 9
Larry Gossett, District 10
Jane Hague, District 11
David Irons, District 12
Julia Patterson, District 13

King County Department of Transportation
Harold Taniguchi, Director
KCDOT

Mary Peterson, Deputy Director
KCDOT

Robert I. Burke, AAE, Director
King County International
Airport Division

Linda Dougherty, Director
Road Services Division

Kevin Desmond, General Manager
Metro Transit Division

Windell Mitchell, Director
Fleet Administration Division

Quick Facts (year-end 2003)
Total county size.............................2,126 square miles
Total population............................................. 1,779,300
Cities population (39 in 2003)......................1,427,547
Unincorporated population..............................351,843

King County Road Services
Total miles served in the unincorporated King County road network....................................................................1,767
Bridges managed.....................................................223
Traffic control signs maintained.........................42,237
Map Center customers.........................................7,766
Archeology/Historic project reviews.......................130

King County Metro Transit
Transit boardings........................................91,591,399
Vanpool trips delivered.................................1,793,748
Paratransit rides............................................1,076,755
Metro Vehicle Fleet total......................................1,325

Metro fleet at a glance*
Type of vehicle Number in fleet
Waterfront Streetcar....................................................5
Champion 18-passenger vans.................................35
40-foot New Flyer low-floor.....................................100
New Flyer articulated...............................................273
New Flyer articulated low-floor.................................30
New Flyer hybrid........................................................83
30-foot Gillig...............................................................95
35-foot Gillig...............................................................15
40-foot Gillig.............................................................395
Articulated trolley........................................................44
40-foot Gillig trolley..................................................100
Breda dual mode.....................................................148
Breda conversion ........................................................2
*As of Aug. 16, 2004

King County International Airport
Total tenants.............................................................150
Total based aircraft - 486 Fixed Wing
- 54 Helicopters
Total airport size............................................614 acres
Annual take-offs/landings................................311,000
Annual fuel sold...................................20,000,000 gals

King County Fleet Administration
Number of vehicles..............................................3,000
Number of hybrid vehicles........................................60
Annual Fleet vehicle miles driven................26 million

Contact Us
Telephone Numbers:
KCDOT Director’s Office...................(206) 684-1481
Airport..................................................(206) 296-7380
Metro rider information.......................(206) 553-3000
Metro Transit.......................................(206) 684-1225
Metro Transit Toll Free......................1-800-542-7876
Fleet Administration...........................(206) 296-6521
Road Services....................................(206) 296-6590
Report Road Problems......................(206) 296-8100
Report Road Problems Toll Free....1-800-KCROADS

Internet:
King County website: http://www.metrokc.gov/
KCDOT website: http://www.metrokc.gov/kcdot/
Metro Transit: http://transit.metrokc.gov/


 

King County Department of Transportation
See How to contact us

Updated:  September 30, 2004

DOT Home
Metro | Planning | Roadways | Alternatives
Happenings | Airport | Site Map


King County | News | Services | Comments | Search

Links to external sites do not constitute endorsements by King County.
By visiting this and other King County Web pages,
you expressly agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this site.
The details.