Getting around Snohomish with Community Transit
Community Transit is here to get you where you want to go. We are proud to be a part of the Snohomish community — we live here, ride here, and drive here. Wherever you need to go in Snohomish, feel good about how you get there.
About Snohomish
Snohomish is located on the Snohomish River, southeast of Everett and northwest of Monroe. Snohomish lies at the intersection of U.S. Route 2 and State Route 9.As of the 2020 U.S. census, there were 10,126 people, and 4,221 households in the city.
Key destinations in Snohomish include its historic business and residential center in its downtown district, Harvey Airfield, the Snohomish Aquatic Center, its local Boys and Girls Club and senior center, Snohomish's public library, and its many parks and nature preserves. These include Ferguson Park and Hill Park on Blackmans Lake; Morgantown Park and Pilchuck Park on the Pilchuck River; and Cady Park and KlaHaYa Park in downtown on the Snohomish River.
Community Transit provides bus, DART Paratransit, and Vanpool service to Snohomish from surrounding cities. Two of these routes travel from Everett Station (with limited service to the Boeing Everett Factory) to Snohomish and continue east along US 2 to Monroe, Sultan, and Gold Bar. Another route travels from Lynnwood and Mill Creek to Snohomish and follows the State Route 9 corridor north to Lake Stevens. Community Transit also operates a commuter bus route that connects Snohomish and Monroe to Downtown Seattle with intermediate stops on Interstate 405 and State Route 520. The city also has one park and ride lot, located near Avenue D and State Route 9, that is owned by the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT).
Snohomish is also the southern terminus of the Centennial Trail, an intercity multi-use path for pedestrians, cyclists, and equestrians.
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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.
