Mukilteo Mayor Joe Marine selected as Community Transit board chair
Snohomish County, Wash., February 6, 2022 – Mukilteo Mayor Joe Marine was selected by his peers last week to serve as chair of the Community Transit Board of Directors for 2022. He has lived in Mukilteo for more than 25 years and has served on the Mukilteo City Council and as mayor. “I am excited […]
Major public transit offering FREE New Year’s Eve rides
Riders can travel without paying fare on King County Metro, Sound Transit, Community Transit, Pierce Transit and Seattle Streetcar as part of their New Year’s Eve celebrations. “Whether you’re ringing in the New Year from home with friends and family, or planning a night on the town, we are teaming up across the region to […]
Community Transit Thanksgiving holiday service
Community Transit to operate on Sunday schedule for Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 25 and regular service on Friday, Nov. 26, 2021. Snohomish County, Wash. – Community Transit will operate on Sunday bus schedule on Thanksgiving Day and return to a regular schedule the following day, Friday, Nov. 26. Thursday, Nov. 25 (Thanksgiving Day) Snohomish County local […]
Transit returning to full capacity
SEATTLE, Wash., June 30, 2021 – Riders soon will have more public transportation options as buses, trains and ferries in the Puget Sound region are returning to full capacity and opening all seats starting in July. Governor Inslee is dropping state social distancing restrictions for transit as part of his decision to reopen the state. […]
Community Transit receives $6.5 million in ARPA funding for Swift Orange Line
Snohomish County, Wash. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has announced that Community Transit’s Swift Orange Line bus rapid transit (BRT) project will receive $6.5 million in American Rescue Plan funding. The Swift Orange Line is one of 22 projects in the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Capital Investment Grants (CIG) program to receive federal funding as part […]
Lynnwood Transit Center, preparing for growth
By Kienan Briscoe | Lynnwood Times Reporter Lynnwood, Wash. – The future Lynnwood Transit Center, at 200th St. SW and 48th Ave W., is one third complete as it gears toward its 2024 grand opening. Civil construction began in October 2020 and by its opening, the Lynnwood station, and other extensions, will more than double […]
Mindful Monday: Mindful transitions
By Lisa Wellington | Lynnwood Times Contributor The weather feels like a petulant child; tired, defiant, unsure of what it wants. One minute it is a gloriously sunny, edge of spring with blue skies kind of day. The next moment the sky is cranky with clouds spewing snow. Then just as quickly it is bright and […]
Construction begins on new garage at Lynnwood Transit Center
Five-story structure will add 500 parking spaces to transit center By Sound Transit | Press Release Construction began on the Lynnwood City Center Parking Garage at the Lynnwood Transit Center. The new garage will contain 1,670 parking stalls in a five-story structure. Along with adjacent surface lots containing 226 stalls, the Lynnwood City Center Station […]
ST to temporarily reduce service further on Sounder South
Number of round trips reduced from eight to seven Because of reduced staffing availability to operate service, Sound Transit will temporarily eliminate one roundtrip on Sounder South starting Wednesday, April 8. The further service reductions also reflect a 92 percent decline in ridership on Sounder. The new reduction follows reductions in Sounder service announced last […]
Rick Larsen to Highlight Federal Investment in Local Infrastructure on Community Transit Bus Ride
SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WA – On Monday, December 16, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) will ride the Community Transit Swift Green Line from the Canyon Park Park & Ride to the Seaway Transit Center in Everett. The Green Line is Community Transit’s newest bus rapid transit service, which provides local residents a new, efficient commuting option between […]
