Getting around Mill Creek with Community Transit

An image of a street with a crosswalk in Mill Creek, WA

Community Transit is here to get you where you want to go. We are proud to be a part of the Mill Creek community — we live here, ride here, and drive here. Wherever you need to go in Mill Creek feel good about how you get there.

 

About Mill Creek

Mill Creek has a variety of transit options. There are two Swift Bus Rapid Transit lines that run through Mill Creek. The Swift Green Line runs from Seaway to Canyon Park. The new Swift Orange Line, which runs from McCollum Park & Ride to Edmonds College, connects riders to Lynnwood Transit Center and Link Light Rail coming in fall of 2024 . People traveling to and from the area can connect with local transit options at three nearby transit hubs including Ash Way Park & Ride, Mariner Park & Ride, and McCollum Park & Ride. Mill Creek riders can find service through by Community Transit buses, DART paratransit service, and Vanpool. Sound Transit also provides service to local park & rides. North Creek Trail also offers 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.