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Seattle.net is a public prototype. Transit, alerts, services, and current city checks are the most reliable parts right now. Event and neighborhood coverage is partial and may send you to official sources.
Audience guide
Car-free people
Use this page when movement choices shape the whole Seattle day and you want the fastest route into the right page without drifting back to car-default planning.
What this page helps you decide
This guide helps you decide whether the next page should be a trip chooser, a neighborhood guide, a late-night movement page, a ferry or airport lane, or a current-conditions check. It is for orientation and handoffs, not live trip planning itself.
Best place to start
These pages work best when avoiding driving is the main frame for the day, the trip, or the way you use the city overall.
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Transit start here
Best broad entry when you know movement is the issue but not yet which transit lane fits.
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Best way to get there
Best when the destination is already known and you want the shortest page to help route the trip.
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Car-free and transit-friendly neighborhoods
Best when the no-drive question is really about choosing an area that works better than others.
Common car-free situations
Open the page that matches the real movement pattern rather than picking only by transit mode.
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Late-night and weekend travel
Best when off-peak movement is the hard part and you need realistic no-drive planning.
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Airport trips
Best when the no-drive problem is really an airport access problem with baggage, timing, or rail choices.
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Purpose: get around
Best when movement is the real first job and you need the strongest route into transit, alerts, or neighborhood choices.
Related Seattle.net pages
These handoffs help when the next choice is about tools, neighborhoods, weather friction, or outing shape.
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Rider tools and trip planning
Use this when the next question is which app, map, or official planner to trust first.
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Getting around by neighborhood
Use this when the route question and the area question need to be solved together.
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Windy, cold, and ferry checks
Use this when current weather may be the thing that makes a car-free plan harder or easier.
Useful public links
These official transit resources are the stable public references most likely to matter once Seattle.net has narrowed the lane.
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King County Metro
Official bus and regional transit agency entry point for service basics and route planning.
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Sound Transit
Official site for Link light rail, regional rail, service changes, and broader regional transit context.
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Washington State Ferries
Official sailing and terminal information when the no-drive plan depends on ferry timing or waterfront movement.
What to open next
Once the car-free lane is clear, move into the page that can actually carry the trip or the day.
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Weather chooser
Use this when you want the fastest route into the weather page that matches the current travel risk.
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Events by neighborhood
Use this when the no-drive plan becomes an outing and the easiest area matters more than one event type.
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Open Alerts
Use this when live service changes, ferry notes, or other disruptions might invalidate the plan.