MOUNTLAKE TERRACE — City officials plan to host an open house in Mountlake Terrace as the next phase of its Main Street Revitalization Plan begins.
The open house is scheduled for 6-8 p.m. Feb. 12 at Mountlake Terrace City Hall, and city leaders will talk about the next phase of its redevelopment project.
Mountlake Terrace expects to add around 15,000 people over the next two decades. In preparation for that, it’s allowing denser development on swaths of land near its new light rail station. The first phase of the project included street upgrades and work with transit agencies to accommodate the Link’s arrival in Snohomish County.
These included improvements along 236th Street SW and 56th Avenue W. Apartments like Atlas 236 near the city center and Terrace Station closer to light rail have also popped up over the past few years.
The next phase will also include the undergrounding and upgrading of utilities along 56th Avenue W from 236th Street SW to near 230th Street SW. Undergrounding and upgrading utilities allows for higher capacity and larger buildings. An approximately $50 million project to do similar work in Lynnwood along 196th Street — also near light rail — was completed in 2023.
The next phase of the Mountlake Terrace plan will build new traffic signals and wider sidewalks. Bike lanes are on their way as well.
Planning for these projects dates back to its 2007 land use plan. Construction on the second phase of the plan is expected to begin in December 2026.
Mountlake Terrace did miss out on a Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (better known as RAISE) last year that would have given the city $23 million for the project.
“We are still moving forward. Now we’ll be figuring out what we can accomplish with current funding. We will analyze opportunities to maintain the momentum we’ve built,” city manager Jeff Niten said in a statement at the time.
Jordan Hansen: 425-339-3046; jordan.hansen@heraldnet.com; X: @jordyhansen.
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