Community Transit board holds budget workshop, October 28
Snohomish County, Wash. – The Community Transit Board of Directors will discuss the proposed 2022 Community Transit budget on Thursday, October 28 at 3 p.m. The regular meeting will take place as a virtual meeting due to ongoing COVID-19 precautions. For meeting materials, including the proposed budget, and information on how to watch the meeting, […]
Community Transit board approves Transit Development Plan
Snohomish County, Wash. – The Community Transit Board of Directors has approved the agency’s 2021-2026 Transit Development Plan (TDP). The six-year plan calls for expanding the Swift bus rapid transit network, connecting bus routes to light rail in 2021 and 2024, and increasing bus frequency and daily service hours to provide better access and more […]
Community Transit board meeting, September 2
Snohomish County, Wash. – The Community Transit Board of Directors’ monthly board meeting will be at 3 p.m., Thursday, September 2. Agenda items include: A presentation on customer outreach related to the opening of the 1 Line (Link) light rail station at Northgate A vote on the 2021-2026 Transit Development Plan (TDP) A public hearing […]
Community Transit seeks input on transit use
Snohomish County, Wash. – For the third time during the pandemic, Community Transit is asking for input on its bus, vanpool, and paratransit service. With ongoing changes in community safety guidelines and work from home rules, transit ridership habits have changed over the past 17 months. The survey seeks to learn more about how transit […]
Community Transit board meeting and public hearing, August 5
Snohomish County, Wash. – The Community Transit Board of Directors’ monthly board meeting will be at 3 p.m, Thursday, August 5. A public hearing will be held on the 2021-2026 Transit Development Plan (TDP). The regular meeting will take place as a virtual meeting due to ongoing COVID-19 precautions. Meeting materials, information on how to […]
Community Transit forecasts 30% service increase in six-year transit plan
Snohomish County, Wash. – Due to a stronger-than-expected local economy, Community Transit forecasts a 30% increase in transit service over the next six years. The Community Transit Draft 2021-2026 Transit Development Plan (TDP) calls for expanding the Swift bus rapid transit network, connecting commuter bus routes to light rail in 2021 and 2024, and increasing […]
Community Transit Board Meeting, July 1
Snohomish County, Wash. – The Community Transit Board of Directors will meet on July 1 at 3 p.m. The meeting will be conducted in a hybrid format, with some board members attending remotely and a limited number of others attending in person for the first time since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The board […]
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 […]
Community Transit partners with riders on safety measures
Sponsored Feature by Community Transit As some workers in our communities have been working from home in recent months, a vital segment of our population has stayed in motion. Essential workers have been on the move, and for many, public transit is how they get where they need to be. Community Transit provides bus, vanpool […]
Lynnwood Community Transit driver dies due to COVID-19
Lynnwood Community Transit driver dies due to COVID-19By Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff The Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU), a labor union representing transit workers, reported the death of its first member from COVID-19 on March 27. Lynnwood Community Transit bus driver and Union Shop Steward Scott Ryan was 41 years old. He leaves behind […]
