Getting around Bothell with Community Transit
Community Transit is here to get you where you want to go. We are proud to be a part of the Bothell community — we live here, ride here, and drive here. Wherever you need to go in Bothell, feel good about how you get there.
About Bothell
Bothell is a city in both King and Snohomish counties, part of the Seattle metropolitan area, and is situated near the northeast end of Lake Washington. People traveling to and from the area can choose from a robust bus service served by Community Transit and Sound Transit buses. Canyon Park Park & Ride and Bothell Park & Ride are major hubs for many of these regional transit options, including Community Transit buses, DART paratransit service, and Vanpool riders. The Sammamish River Trail and North Creek Trail offer nearby options for pedestrians and bikers. Bothell is home to many regional destinations, including McMenamins Anderson School hotel and a variety of restaurants and entertainment options. Well-known businesses in biotech, software, and other sectors are major employers in the Canyon Park business area. The University of Washington Bothell campus also offers 55 undergraduate and graduate degree options to students.
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Arlington City Council Member Jan Schuette selected as Community Transit board chair
Snohomish County, Wash. – Arlington City Council Member Jan Schuette was selected by her peers this week to serve as chair of the Community Transit Board of Directors for 2023. A former Stanwood High School principal, Schuette was elected to the Arlington City Council in 2013 and has served on the Community Transit board since 2016.
Snohomish City Council Member Tom Merrill was selected as board vice chair and Stanwood Mayor Sid Roberts was selected as secretary.
Snohomish County Council Member Megan Dunn was recently named as an alternate to the CT board by the county.
Former Community Transit board chair and Lake Stevens City Council Member Kim Daughtry was selected as PSRC policy board representative. Schuette was named PRSC alternate representative.
The Community Transit board is comprised of nine elected officials from Snohomish County and the cities within the transit agency’s service district, as well as a labor representative selected by the agency’s bargaining units.
Community Transit Board members include:
- Arlington City Council Member Jan Schuette, chair
- Snohomish City Council Member Tom Merrill, vice chair
- Stanwood Mayor Sid Roberts, secretary
- Labor Representative Lance Norton
- Lake Stevens City Council Member Kim Daughtry
- Lynnwood Mayor Christine Frizzell
- Marysville Mayor Jon Nehring
- Mukilteo Mayor Joe Marine
- Snohomish County Council Chair Jared Mead
- Snohomish County Council Member Strom Peterson
Community Transit Board Alternates include:
- Brier City Council Member Mike Gallagher
- Bothell Mayor Mason Thompson
- Edmonds City Council Member Susan Paine
- Mountlake Terrace Mayor Kyoko Matsumoto Wright
- Snohomish County Council Member Megan Dunn
Community Transit is responsible for providing bus and paratransit service, vanpool and alternative commute options in Snohomish County. The agency is building a network of Swift bus rapid transit lines with the Swift Blue Line along Highway 99, Swift Green Line between Canyon Park/Bothell and Boeing/Paine Field, and Swift Orange Line coming to Mill Creek and Lynnwood in 2024.
