Seattle-area transit agencies will receive $538M from the CARES Act. Here's where that money will go.

Transit agencies in the Puget Sound area are set to get $538 million in federal funding to help offset the impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) is working to distribute the funds, which are part of the $2.2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The money is intended to support operating costs as agencies struggle from decreased fare and other revenues. King County Metro, Sound Transit, Pierce Transit, Community Transit, Everett…