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 […]
Sound Transit to temporarily reduce additional Express routes
March 26, 2020 – With ridership on trains and buses down by an estimated 83 percent, Sound Transit will introduce service reductions on additional ST Express routes starting Monday, March 30. With these further responses to the COVID-19 outbreak riders need to anticipate reduced service on almost all ST Express routes as well as on […]
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 […]
Community Transit Swift Orange Line Open House
By LUKE PUTVIN | Last Updated October 31, 2019 On October 24, Community Transit held an Open House event at the Lynnwood Library regarding its upcoming Swift Orange Line. Martin Munguia, Corporate Communications Manager for Community Transit, has been working for the company for 15 years. He said the event’s purpose was to invite the […]
Community Transit hires new Public Affairs Director
Snohomish County, Wash. – Community Transit has hired Mary Beth Lowell as its new Director of Communications and Public Affairs. She begins her job on April 22. Lowell was previously Interim Chief Marketing and Communications Officer for Swedish Hospital in Seattle, where she also led communications teams for Providence St. Joseph hospitals in Centralia, Everett […]
