Getting around Marysville with Community Transit
Community Transit is here to get you where you want to go. We are proud to be a part of the Marysville community — we live here, ride here, and drive here. Wherever you need to go in Marysville, feel good about how you get there.
About Marysville
Marysville is the second-largest city in Snohomish County after Everett, with a population of 71,144 in the 2022 U.S. census. As of 2015, Marysville was also the fastest-growing city in Washington state, growing at an annual rate of 2.5 percent. Marysville
is home to many regional destinations. One of the largest employers of Marysville residents is the Boeing Company and their Everett assembly plant. Much of its economy centers around retail sales, including downtown Marysville Towne Center Mall.
The Naval Station Everett also is a major area employer.
People traveling to and from the area can choose from multiple bus routes served by Community Transit. Smokey Point Transit Center and four local park & rides are major
hubs for many of these regional transit options. Other options include Community Transit's DART paratransit service and Vanpool. Local parks and bike trails also offer nearby options for pedestrians and bikers.
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Community Transit selects Charles Stearns as Chief Information Officer
Snohomish County, Wash. – Information technology veteran Charles Stearns will join Community Transit as Chief Information Officer, a key executive role supporting the agency’s work to expand fast, reliable and innovative public transit options for Snohomish County.
“Charles will bring deep experience to help carry our public transit services into a future that offers people better options to get around,” said Community Transit CEO Ric Ilgenfritz. “His technical knowledge, emphasis on people and proven leadership abilities will help us harness technology and service innovation to make transit easier to choose and use, while strengthening our local economy.”
Stearns will join Community Transit in June after returning to the Puget Sound area. 
“I am honored to be selected for this leadership role with Community Transit,” said Stearns. “I was drawn to Community Transit as a mission-driven organization committed to innovation and sustainability, and am excited to implement technology solutions that benefit customers as we greatly expand our services over the next two years.”
Areas of upcoming focus at Community Transit include network expansions throughout Snohomish County, connecting with Link light rail in Lynnwood and extending the Swift bus rapid transit network, as well as consideration of options for deployment of zero-emission buses. Stearns’ talented department will also support the agency’s exploration of expanding innovative transportation options such as on-demand Zip service now being piloted in the Alderwood area.
Stearns joins Community Transit after 12 years with Kaiser Permanente Northwest serving members in communities across Oregon and Southwest Washington state. As Regional Information Officer, he was responsible for a 60-person department providing technology support and project implementation to care delivery and health plan operations.
During eight years of previous work at the international consulting firm of Booz Allen Hamilton, Stearns served as a project delivery lead and client manager for strategy, organizational change and software development initiatives.
Stearns retired as a Lieutenant Colonel from the Washington Army National Guard after a 21-year career. During this time, he led the 81st Brigade Special Troops Battalion, headquartered locally in Everett and Marysville. Stearns also held leadership roles in operations, logistics, and cyber operations on active duty and in the National Guard.
Stearns earned a master’s degree in Strategic Planning for Critical Infrastructure from the University of Washington and a bachelor’s degree in History from Claremont McKenna College. He earned a project management professional certification from the Project Management Institute.
