All Community Transit service and Sound Transit buses from Snohomish County will operate on regular schedule on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Monday, January 18th.
Community Transit will operate regular bus service on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. The transit agency will operate buses on a Sunday schedule on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
The Community Transit Board of Directors named Ric Ilgenfritz as the agency’s new Chief Executive Officer following a nationwide search. He will start in the position on January 11th.
The Mountlake Terrace Transit Center Freeway Station, which allows buses on Interstate 5 to pick up and drop off passengers quickly, will reopen on Sunday, November 29th.
The station has been closed since July for Link light rail construction work.
The Community Transit Board of Directors approved a plan to reroute University District buses to Northgate when the Link light rail station opens there in fall 2021.
Travel time on Link from Northgate to the U District is expected to take six minutes, and 14 minutes.
Community Transit’s Proposed 2021 Budget will continue to prioritize safe travel for Snohomish County residents and includes an increase of approximately 4,000 hours of new service in 2021, a more moderate expansion than in previous years.
Community Transit will award up to 12 surplus 15-passenger vans, earmarked for auction, to local nonprofit organizations to further meet the demand for transportation. They seek qualified 501(c)3 organizations to apply.
After more than 40 years of public service, including 15 years at Community Transit, CEO Emmett Heath has announced that he will retire later this year in order to spend more time with his family, including his three young grandchildren.
With guidance from public health officials, Community Transit has implemented new safety measures such as nightly disinfecting of all buses and paratransit vehicles, closing off some bus seats to allow better physical distancing between riders, and providing recommended personal protective equipment for drivers and employees.
Community Transit plans to increase its bus service this summer to meet an expected increase in bus ridership demand as Snohomish and King counties reopen. A two-stage increase in bus service will be implemented in the coming months.
