Public Transit Options

• Metro – King county (Seattle +)
• Metro fares
• Regional map
• Community Transit – Seattle, Snohomish county (north)
• Sound Transit – King, Pierce (south) & Snohomish counties

UW Pass – obtain just prior to employment

• U-PASS – through UW payroll deduction
  • ORCA-powered pass provides full fare coverage on:
    • Metro
    • Sound Transit
    • Communtiy Transit
    • Sounder train
    • Link Light Rail

• Cost is $25 per pay period with automatic deduction
• Please Note: Purchase your U-PASS 24 – 48 hrs before you need to use it, as it will take that long to activate. You will need a Husky card, which we will help you obtain, as well as photo ID. You may have to set up your U-PASS and/or parking in person so be prepared for the extra trek.

SHUTTLES

UWMC & HMC

Health Sciences Express schedule

• Live tracking of shuttles with schedules
• SMS Updates: Text uwhse # to 41411 where # is the shuttle stop number. For example, texting uwhse 1 to 41441 will return the arrival time for the UWMC stop.
• Ride Systems App
  • iOS
  • Android

SCH & SCCA

• Seattle Children’s Hospital
• Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA) shuttle
• From UWMC Muilenburg Cascade Tower Elevator (see level 1) to SCH
• Live tracking of shuttles with schedules

Walking Maps

• University District & Capitol Hill
• Seattle Children’s Hospital Neighborhoods (feet first)
• Central District (feet first)
• NE Seattle (feet first)
• King County Parks – trails
• King County Map Hub

Bike Resources and Communities

• Commute Seattle Bike Resources
• Cascade Bicycle Club
• Washington Bikes

MAPS

• Seattle Interactive bike map ( Instructions )
• Ride the City (route planning)
• Bikewise (tracking accidents, etc. to help make biking safer)

UW Resources

• Where to Park your bike at UW
• Self Service Repair Stations
• Register with the UW Police

Miscellaneous

• UW Bike Safety
• WA Bike Laws
• Seattle code

Driving

• Parking at the UW (SOV – $75 per pay period with auto deduction)
• Rideshare Online