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 […]
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 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 […]
July 5 bus schedule
Buses on Sunday Schedule Monday, July 5, for Independence Day (observed) Snohomish County, Wash. – Community Transit will operate a Sunday bus schedule on Monday, July 5, in observation of Independence Day. Local, DART and Swift service will operate Sunday schedule. Monday, Independence Day (July 5, Independence Day observed) Local bus service, including Swift: Sunday […]
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 […]
ORCA cards now free for youth riders
Beginning June 1, Puget Sound area youth (ages 6–18 years) will be able to get their first ORCA card at no charge (free). After loading a transit pass or E-purse balance, an ORCA card can be a young person’s ticket to easily reach destinations across the region on participating agencies’ buses, trains and ferries. “ORCA […]
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 […]
Lynnwood Link Extension Reaches Major Milestone
Lynnwood Link Extension reaches major milestone.By Sound Transit | Press ReleaseRepublished By Lynnwood Times Lynnwood, Wash., Sept. 9, 2020 – One year after the groundbreaking event for Lynnwood Link Extension, the construction teams have made rapid progress on the project. Civil construction is already more than 15 percent complete, and the project reached a milestone […]
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 […]
