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Orange Line Launch Adds Boost to Snohomish County’s Transit Network

The new Swift Orange Line brings 10-minute bus service on weekdays, improving options for riders trying to get across Snohomish County. It runs from Edmonds College to McCollum Park, connecting destinations like Lynnwood City Center and Mill Creek Town Center on the way.

Community Transit’s 2024 Budget Charts Path to a New Era

Snohomish County's bus network will grow, with frequent routes and feeders for light rail. Community Transit's new long-range plan and adopted 2024 budget offers quite...
Crowds waiting at a light rail transit station.

Sound Transit Braces for Overcrowding As It Launches Lynnwood Link in 2024

The full opening of East Link will bring a reprieve, but overcrowding issues could resume with Federal Way Link. With approximately one year until Sound...

Everett Turns a Corner with Madison Street Bike Lanes

The project is a big step for Snohomish County's largest city, which has been slow to expand safe bike and pedestrian infrastructure. This spring, city...

Susan Paine Charts Her Own Path on Edmonds City Council

Often a lone voice for housing, Paine makes a pitch for another council term. In December when the Edmonds City Council pushed back on the...

Lynnwood Avoids Defunding Transportation Department with Mayoral Veto and Failed Override

By close vote Monday, the Lynnwood City Council failed to override Mayor Christine Frizzell's veto of a bill repealing a $40 car tab fee,...

Lynnwood Votes to Streamline Additional Housing in City Center, Avoiding Reactionary Backslide

On Monday night, the Lynnwood City Council voted to continue permitting new housing units and office space in its City Center neighborhood, immediately adjacent...

Lynnwood Considers Toothless Complete Streets Ordinance

A relative flood of new grant opportunities for tribes, cities, towns and counties is on its way as a result of the passage of...