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Lynnwood unveils new Public Art Collection at upcoming CJC

Lynnwood Public Art

LYNNWOOD—The City of Lynnwood held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Monday, August 12, celebrating the unveiling of seven new public art installations that adorn the side of the upcoming Community Justice and Resource Center. The five art pieces include We Are Not Just Black and White by Melissa Singh Cole, Pollination: A Journey of renewal […]

Sound Transit Lynnwood Link new construction road closures

Link light rail service to Shoreline, Mountlake Terrace and Lynnwood begins August 30. With four new stations, 1 Line trains run every 8–10 minutes, offering you yet another choice to get where you want to go. Construction Crews working on the Lynnwood Link Extension will be paving roads near Mountlake Terrace and Lynnwood Transit Center resulting in closures as early […]

Sound Transit construction closures in preparation for Lynnwood Link

lynnwood link

Link light rail service to Shoreline, Mountlake Terrace and Lynnwood begins August 30. With four new stations, 1 Line trains run every 8–10 minutes, offering you yet another choice to get where you want to go. Construction Crews working on the Lynnwood Link Extension will be potholing, grinding, and paving roads near Lynnwood Transit Center resulting in closures as […]

Community Transit six-year plan will guide extensive service improvements

Community Transit plan

SNOHOMISH COUNTY—The Community Transit Board of Directors yesterday, August 1, approved the agency’s 2024-2029 Transit Development Plan (TDP). The updated TDP comes at a historic time for Snohomish County transit riders, with Link light rail and an improved and expanded local bus network arriving soon. The plan outlines agency goals and strategies that will bolster […]

Lynnwood Elks Lodge 2171: 63 years of giving back to the community

Lynnwood Elks Lodge

LYNNWOOD—For 63 years and counting, the Lynnwood Elks Lodge 2171 has been a community gathering space for south Snohomish County residents offering BINGO, dinners, dances, and more. But its reach doesn’t stop there. Through the Elks Lodge’s robust charity system, the club has successfully returned $1.9 million back to its community—offering assistance to veterans and […]

Lynnwood Link extension to hold FTA-required emergency response exercise

emergency exercise

MOUNTLAKE TERRACE—Sound Transit and local emergency responders will stage a Federal Transit Administration–required Safety and Security Certification Exercise on Saturday, July 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., to test the system readiness of the 1 Line extension to Lynnwood for its upcoming opening on August 30, 2024. This will be a full-scale exercise and […]

The new Lynnwood Link extension opening in just six weeks

Lynnwood Link

With exactly six weeks left before the grand opening of the Lynnwood Link extension, Sound Transit has announced additional details about the opening day festivities as well as an update on progress completing the tasks necessary to open the 8.5-mile extension. “Every day brings us closer to the launch of Lynnwood Link, and the anticipation […]

Plan for bus rapid transit line from Everett to Marysville and Arlington kicks off

Swift Gold Line

SNOHOMISH COUNTY—Community Transit (CT) is expanding its most popular service, the Swift bus rapid transit (BRT) network, to dramatically improve transit in Everett, Marysville, and Arlington. The community is invited to give input on the first phase of the scoping study for the Swift Gold Line. The public comment period runs through August 7. The […]

American Capital Group acquires land for new 316-unit Multifamily housing in Lynnwood

mixed-use development

LYNNWOOD—Bellevue-based commercial real estate agency American Capital Group recently acquired most of the land which will be used to build an upcoming, seven-story, 316-unit multifamily apartment project in Lynnwood near Alderwood Mall on 4001 198th Street Southwest. The current property was purchased for a total of $9.5 million last week bringing the total investment by […]

Community Transit Development Plan public hearing July 10

Transit Development Plan

SNOHOMISH COUNTY—A public hearing on the Draft 2024-2029 Transit Development Plan (TDP) will take place at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, July 10. The Community Transit Board of Directors’ monthly meeting will follow the public hearing. Agenda items for the board meeting include: For the full agenda and information on how to comment, go to communitytransit.org/board-of-directors […]

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