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Community Transit board updates conduct rules

The changes add language to clarify the ways the transit agency can enforce its rules and expand the…

Doug Wennerberg boards the ParaTranist bus on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Week Without Driving challenges drivers to walk, take transit

The initiative hopes to educate about the challenges people who can’t drive face when traveling day-to-day.

Traffic moves around parts of the roundabout at the new I-5/SR529 interchange on Tuesday, July 22, 2025 in Marysville, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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WSDOT opens $123m Marysville interchange, ramps

Officials built the new interchange and ramps with the goal of relieving traffic along the congested corridor between…

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Everett school bus drivers could strike amid contract fight

Unionized drivers are fighting for better pay, retirement and health care benefits. Both sides lay the blame on…

The Washington State University Everett campus on Wednesday, July 25, 2018 in Everett, Wa. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Everett allocates funding toward north Broadway bridge design

The $2.5 million in grant dollars will pay for the design of a long-awaited pedestrian bridge near Everett…

Two workers walk past a train following a press event at the Lynnwood City Center Link Station on Friday, June 7, 2024, in Lynnwood, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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Sound Transit weighs possible savings on Everett Link extension

Amid rising costs, the agency could adjust the early design of the Everett Link plan. The proposed changes…

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Everett unveils draft of Vision Zero plan

The city is seeking feedback on the draft plan, which will guide an effort to end serious injury…

A Link train passes over a parking lot south of the Lynnwood City Center Station on Monday, Aug. 12, 2024 in Lynnwood, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Construction to close parking spots at Lynnwood Link station

Fifty-seven parking spots out of the nearly 1,700 on-site will be closed for about two months.

Traffic moves around parts of the roundabout at the new I-5/SR529 interchange on Tuesday, July 22, 2025 in Marysville, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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WSDOT delays opening of Marysville interchange, ramps

Supply chain issues caused the agency to push back opening date. The full interchange and off ramps are…

Community Transit’s 209 bus departs from the Lake Stevens Transit Center at 4th St NE and Highway 9 on Thursday, April 20, 2023, in Lake Stevens, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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Community Transit wants feedback on Gold Line options

The agency is looking for riders to share thoughts on possible station locations and the use of center-running…

Everett Transit Director Mike Schmieder talks about how the buses are able to lower themselves onto the induction chargers on Monday, March 10, 2025 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Everett Transit plans for expanded service, more riders

The agency’s six-year plan shows upgrades are coming to its fleet and to its station infrastructure.

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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How the Mukilteo-Clinton ferry route will get an electric upgrade

The state will electrify the Clinton terminal as the route is set to receive the state’s first new…

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Everett lowers speed limits on two streets

Parts of Holly Drive and 16th Street are now limited to 25 miles per hour. Everett will eventually…

Traffic moves along Bickford Avenue parallel to the red wood pathway on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025 in Snohomish, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Snohomish officials tell man to remove makeshift pathway

Steve Nagy spent three years building a pathway for nearby pedestrians. But as it’s not up to code,…

Kylie Brown, 7, grabs onto the wheel of a Community Transit bus during a 'Transit Tales' event on Wednesday, Aug. 20 in Smokey Point, Washington. (Will Geschke / The Herald)

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Children explore stories on a bus during ‘Transit Tales’

The partnership between Community Transit and Sno-Isle Libraries brings kids into a bus to listen to stories, sing…

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More frequent service coming for Community Transit buses

As part of a regular update to its service hours, the agency will boost the frequencies of its…

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Sound Transit breaks ground on massive Bothell bus facility

The 360,000-square-foot, $274 million facility will serve as a hub for the agency’s new bus rapid transit network.

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WSDOT to pause I-5 repairs in Everett due to weather

Construction — and the overnight lane closures that come with it — will resume on Sunday.

Community Transit CEO Ric Ilgenfritz, right, speaks with other Community Transit leaders during an interview with the Herald on a new electric bus Monday, May 13, 2024, at the Community Transit Operations Base in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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Community Transit plan shows expanded service, electric buses coming soon

The transit agency approved an update to its six-year plan Thursday, paving the way for new improvements to…

Traffic moves along Broadway in front of Compass Heath, one of the buildings that would fall under the no sit, not lie ordnance extension on Tuesday, April 18, 2023 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Paving work in north Everett will close Broadway overnight

The nighttime closures are expected to begin August 18. Construction is expected to be completed in the fall.