King County Metro Transit awarded $395.6 million ARP grant for COVID-19 Response
WASHINGTON D.C. – Today the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced it is awarding $395.6 million of American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds to King County Metro Transit in Seattle, Washington. These funds are intended to help transit agencies maintain service and jobs as communities continue to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Transit […]
State’s Transportation Improvement Board selects county project near Lynnwood
EVERETT, Wash., December 11, 2021 – Snohomish County Public Works has received a $3.3 million Washington State Transportation Improvement Board (TIB) grant for the 36th/35th Ave W Improvement Project near Lynnwood and the Alderwood Mall. This grant completes the funding for the project and allows the County to move ahead with planned construction in 2023. […]
Community Transit adopts 2022 Budget
Snohomish County, Wash., December 11, 2021 – The 2022 Community Transit budget details several projects that will have a lasting impact on public transportation by expanding travel options for riders in Snohomish County. Underlying these plans is the agency’s commitment to providing safe transportation for all. Budget highlights include: Providing safe transportation is one of […]
Lynnwood Link extension achieves another milestone
LYNNWOOD, Wash., November 24, 2021 – Two years after groundbreaking on the project, civil construction on the Lynnwood Link extension has reached the fifty percent completion mark. Construction teams continue to advance the work on the project, which is scheduled to open in 2024. “In just two years, riders will be able to avoid some […]
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 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 […]
Closure on I-5 ramps and highway for Lynnwood Link construction
LYNNWOOD, Wash., August 25, 2021 — Crews working on the Lynnwood Link Extension will be closing the northbound lanes of I-5 north from SR 104 in Mountlake Terrace to 220th Street SW overnight on Friday, August 27, for construction that will allow the light rail alignment to cross over the highway. Southbound traffic lanes will […]
Snohomish County bus riders will have direct connection to light rail this fall
Snohomish County, Wash. – Starting in early October, people traveling from Snohomish County will have more travel options to and from destinations in King County. Select Community Transit routes and most Sound Transit buses operated by Community Transit will connect to the new 1 Line (Link) light rail station at Northgate. Whether riders are going […]
Sound Transit launches “Trees for Rail” to re-green Lynnwood Link corridor
SEATTLE, Wash, July 24, 2021 – Sound Transit, the City of Shoreline, and King Conservation District are pleased to announce  Trees for Rail, a partnership to re-green the Lynnwood Link light rail corridor with native trees and shrubs as it passes through Shoreline. The first-of-its-kind partnership seeks to utilize King Conservation District’s county-wide Urban Tree […]
