Congratulations to the Seattle Sounders FC on their 2016 MLS Cup championship! Now it’s time for all of Seattle to celebrate during a victory march Tuesday (Dec. 13) through downtown, followed by a rally at Seattle Center.
Thousands of people are expected to attend. The march is scheduled to start at 11 a.m. at Westlake Center from Fourth Avenue and Pine Street and travel north before turning right on Cedar Street, and then north on Fifth Avenue before stopping at Seattle Center.
A rally is expected to follow from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Fans can ride transit to and from the parade, either by Metro, Link light rail or Sounder train. But plan ahead, and make sure to leave early, as several streets, including Fourth Avenue, will be closed during the march. Metro will reroute buses from Fourth Avenue once the street is closed to traffic. Specific route information is posted on Metro’s Service Advisories page.
Metro urges all transit riders Tuesday morning to plan ahead and prepare for possible delays. Riders also can sign up for Transit Alerts to get the most current information before you travel. to get the most current information before you travel. Information is available via text, email, tweets @kcmetrobus, RSS via desktop or the mobile RSS reader.
Any transit service that travels to or through downtown Seattle will get fans close to the event. Returning downtown from Seattle Center, transit riders can ride the Seattle Center Monorail, or any bus southbound on Queen Anne, Fifth, Dexter, or Westlake Avenues. Again, expect crowds and likely delays.
For those traveling by light rail, Sound Transit will operate extra 3-car trains to accommodate crowds. Fans from South King County can return home via midday Sounder train service to Lakewood, which departs King Street Station at 2:32 p.m. Tuesday’s train will have four cars instead of the usual 2-car train.