Getting around Marysville with Community Transit

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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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Feedback wanted: Community Transit proposes eliminating commuter bus fare

Apr 24, 2024, 08:00 by Samantha Menzimer

Woman's hand swipes ORCA card on scanner to pay fare as she boards CT bus

Changes are coming to Community Transit as light rail reaches Snohomish County later this year. You’ll have more travel options in Snohomish County, more bus service, and improved regional transit connections.

As a part of these coming changes, Community Transit is proposing to eliminate commuter bus fare, starting on Sept. 1. Public comment is open now through May 3 for people who would like to comment on this proposed fare change. 

Why remove commuter fares?
Currently, riders are charged $4.25 for commuter routes that travel to Northgate and downtown Seattle. When light rail begins operating in Snohomish County later this year, Community Transit will stop operating those routes so there is no need for the $4.25 fare category.

If the fare change is approved by the Community Transit Board of Directors, then all standard adult fares would be $2.50 for local bus, Swift, Zip Alderwood Shuttle, and DART paratransit services. Other Community Transit fares would remain the same.

Cost savings for riders going to Seattle
The removal of the commuter fare category would also mean cost savings for people traveling to Seattle from Snohomish County. This is because with the elimination of Community Transit’s commuter fare and Sound Transit’s approved plans to change Link fares to a flat $3, riders from Snohomish County would go from paying $4.25 each way to $3 each way with an ORCA card. For a five-day commute, that would result in $12.50 savings a week and $50 savings a month.

Why are commuter routes being eliminated?
Starting Sept. 14, Community Transit buses will no longer serve Northgate and downtown Seattle. Route 424 will continue to operate until at least 2025, but will move to the standard $2.50 fare. Instead, riders will connect to Link light rail at Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace, or Shoreline to complete their trips to Seattle. Some Sound Transit buses will continue to serve Seattle.

We want to hear from you!
As Community Transit plans for fare changes, we want to hear from you by May 3. The following are ways to submit comments:

Title VI analysis
Community Transit conducted a federally mandated Title VI analysis which found that the proposed fare change does not have a disparate effect on minority or low-income populations. Proposed fare changes and the Title VI analysis can be found at communitytransit.org/fareproposalinfo.