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Snohomish County cities to get $3.3M for roadway upgrades

Everett, Mill Creek and Mukilteo will receive federal grant funding to improve active transportation safety.

Two Swift Orange Line buses wait at the Edmonds College Transit Center on Friday, Aug. 1, 2025 in Lynnwood, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Snohomish County transit rides will be free on New Year’s Eve

Everett Transit, Community Transit and Sound Transit will provide fare-free rides on Dec. 31.

Edgewater Bridge construction workers talk as demolition continues on the bridge on Friday, May 9, 2025 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Edgewater Bridge opening beset by another delay

The bridge is now expected to open in April 2026 due to a number of weather events, equipment…

An Everett Transit bus drives away from Mall Station on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025, in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Everett opens rebuilt, relocated Mall Station

The city moved the station about 500 feet as TopGolf plans to open a facility where the transit…

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Community Transit, VOAWW, to host flood relief fundraiser

The nonprofit and transit agency are partnering to collect donations of clothes, christmas gifts and gift cards for…

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Community Transit to host ‘Stuff-a-Bus’ donation event

Working with Volunteers of America Western Washington, the donation drive will take place in Monroe Friday and Saturday.

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Everett Transit, VOAWW, to partner for annual donation drive

The yearly “Stuff a Bus” tradition brings together unionized transit workers and local volunteers to collect toys and…

Community Transit saw a 17% jump in ridership from 2023 to 2024. (Provided photo)

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Community Transit approves two-year, $560M budget

The agency’s first biennial budget funds a number of service expansions and more safety workers.

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SnoCo gets $1.1 million for Interurban Trail, roundabout improvements

Two grants will help pay for safety improvements at a south Everett intersection and to study an I-5…

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Marysville’s State Ave. to close for Saturday parade

The busy road will be closed between 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. on Saturday, according to the city.…

The Federal Transit Administration awarded $24 million to transit agencies in Snohomish County last week. (Photo courtesy of Community Transit.)

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Snohomish County transit agencies get $24M for bus upgrades

The federal grants will pay for Community Transit and Everett Transit to replace diesel vehicles with hybrid buses.

A person walks past Laura Haddad’s “Cloud” sculpture before boarding a Link car on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024 in SeaTac, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Sound Transit to test more frequent trains before 2 Line opens

Commuters traveling between Lynnwood and downtown Seattle will see extra trains starting next week as the agency prepares…

Cars headed north on Highway 9 line up south of the light at 30th Street on Friday, July 9, 2021 in Snohomish, Wa. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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WSDOT to begin work on $145M Highway 9 widening

Initial pile driving work is expected to begin next week. Be prepared for lots of noise, the department…

Vehicles pack the line for the Mukilteo-Clinton ferry as they wait to board on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, in Mukilteo, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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Mukilteo-Clinton ferry will close midday for nine days next year

The closures are needed in January and February to make repairs to a part of the Mukilteo ferry…

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Community Transit proposes $560M biennial budget

The agency’s first biennial budget would pay for increased service levels, new employees and upgrades to infrastructure.

Two Swift Orange Line buses wait at the Edmonds College Transit Center on Friday, Aug. 1, 2025 in Lynnwood, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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After engagement, surveys show proposed Gold Line is popular

Some, however, raised concerns over center-running bus lanes, which would speed up both buses and cars along the…

A Sound Transit bus at it's new stop in the shadow of the newly opened Northgate Lightrail Station in Seattle. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

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Sound Transit may add overnight bus service between Everett, Seattle

The regional transit agency is seeking feedback on the proposed service changes, set to go into effect in…

Edgewater Bridge construction workers talk as demolition continues on the bridge on Friday, May 9, 2025 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Edgewater Bridge construction may impact parking on Everett street

As construction crews bring in large concrete beams necessary for construction, trucks could impact parking and slow traffic…

An Everett Transit bus drives along Hewitt Avenue in downtown Everett on Friday, March 9, 2018. (Ian Terry / The Herald)

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Everett mayor makes bus route free following Fred Meyer closure

Everett Transit’s Route 12 will be free for six months. A 2022 change to city law gave the…

Community Transit’s “Design Together, Discover Together” art contest is open to local youth ages 5-18. The theme of the contest is “riding transit with friends.” (File photo)

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Want your art on a bus? Now’s your chance, kids.

Youth age 5 to 18 can enter a Community Transit art contest through Oct. 20. Winners may get…