Getting around Mountlake Terrace with Community Transit

A bird's eye view of the city of Mountlake Terrace, WA

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

About Mountlake Terrace

Mountlake Terrace lies on the southern border of the county, adjacent to Shoreline and Lynnwood, and is 13 miles north of Seattle. The city had a population of 21,315 people counted in the 2020 census.

Some of its most popular destinations include its various neighborhoods — Town Center, Cedar Terrace, Lake Ballinger, Gateway, Cascade View, and Melody Hill.

Major employers in the city include health insurance firm Premera Blue Cross, Umpqua Bank, and the many retailers throughout the city.

People traveling to and from the area can take bus routes provided by both Community Transit and Sound Transit. Mountlake Terrace Transit Center is a major hub for many of these regional transit options. The transit center is also served by a King County Metro route that connects Mountlake Terrace to Shoreline and Northgate Mall in Seattle. Other options include DART paratransit service and Vanpool. Many of its 18 public parks also offer nearby options for pedestrians and bikers, including Ballinger Park which is adjacent to the Interurban Trail. The Interurban Trail is an inter-city hiking and cycling trail developed in the late 1990s that travels between Seattle and Everett on the former interurban railway route.

Sound Transit's Lynnwood Link Extension project began construction in 2019 and will bring Link light rail service to Mountlake Terrace Transit Center when it opens in 2024.

Popular Destinations

Community Transit awarded for outstanding marketing and communication work

Mar 10, 2023, 05:00 by Rory Graves
Employees pose with their AdWheel awards.

Community Transit is a proud recipient of three first-place awards from the American Public Transportation Association’s 2023 AdWheel Awards! These are awarded to APTA members for outstanding marketing and communication efforts that contribute to strategic organization goals.

Community Transit received first-place awards for the following categories: 

  • “Best Electronic Media on Workforce Development" for our video series in support of mechanic recruitment.
  • “Best Educational Special Event“ for our Swift Orange Line Groundbreaking event. 
  • “Best Educational Shoestring Tactic” for our blog series in support of Van GO surplus vehicle grant program

“I am proud of our talented staff for their dedication to promoting our services and programs in effective and creative ways,” said Community Transit CEO Ric Ilgenfritz. “Each of these awards represents national recognition of our commitment to delivering excellent service to our customers and our community.”

And congratulations to our fellow 2023 AdWheel Award winners from Washington state — Link Transit, Spokane Transit Authority, and C-TRAN.

Want to join an award-winning team? Community Transit is hiring.