• Riders can complete their trips on light rail, which will depart Northgate every eight minutes during peak times. Light rail travel time from Northgate to the U District is expected to take six minutes, and from Northgate to downtown Seattle, the trip is expected to take 14 minutes.
• Making this connection allows Community Transit to add 48 trips to its 800-series routes, mostly to improve bus frequency back to Snohomish County in the afternoon and evening.
• Sound Transit Routes 511, 512, and 513 that currently run between Everett and Seattle will also connect to light rail at Northgate. People traveling to the UW, downtown Seattle or anywhere along the 1 Line can use any of these routes to connect to light rail.
• Route 512 will begin serving Northgate on Saturday, Oct. 2. The other routes mentioned above will start serving Northgate on Monday, Oct. 4.
• Community Transit 400-series routes and Sound Transit Route 510 will continue to provide direct bus service between Snohomish County and downtown Seattle

Several local routes will see added trips to accommodate higher ridership.

• Route 105: One additional southbound morning trip; three additional northbound afternoon/evening trips
• Route 112: One additional southbound afternoon trip; two additional northbound afternoon trips
• Route 113: One additional southbound morning trip; one additional northbound midday trip.
• Route 119: Two additional southbound evening trips; two northbound morning trips and one northbound afternoon trip.
• Route 120: One additional westbound morning trip; one additional eastbound evening trip.
• Route 130: One additional westbound afternoon trip; two additional eastbound afternoon trips.
• Route 222: On weekends, buses will run every 50 minutes instead of every 60 minutes.
• Route 535: A total of 19 trips will be added, bringing this route back to 30-minute frequency.

• Route 196: Long-term construction is causing a reroute at 196th and 40th in Lynnwood.
• Route 209: Southbound routing will change through Quil Ceda Village, serving additional stops.
• Route 222: Westbound routing will change through Quil Ceda Village.
• Routes 413, 415:  Moving from Bay 1 to Bay 2 at Ash Way Park & Ride.
• Routes 511, 512, 532: Moving from Bay 2 to Bay 1 at Ash Way Park & Ride.
• Routes 511, 512, 513, 810, 821, 860, 871, 880: Southbound routes will end at Northgate Station, connecting to light rail.
• Route 510: Will now serve the Mountlake Terrace Freeway Station.
• Route 512: Will no longer serve the 145th Flyer Stop. Last two Sunday night northbound trips will operate from downtown Seattle on current routing, with a stop at 45th NE and a stop at Northgate.
• Route 513: Will now serve the Ash Way Park & Ride (Bay 1) and Lynnwood Transit Center (Bay D3).
• Route 810: Will no longer serve Lynnwood Transit Center.

• Univerity of Washington start date: Fall Quarter at the UW begins on Sept. 29. The changes to the 800-series routes occurs during the second week of school, on October 4. 
• Bus frequency: At Northgate, Sound Transit buses will travel north all day and on weekends. On weekday afternoons and evenings, 800-series routes will leave Northgate Station every 15-minutes to ensure quick trips back to Snohomish County. 
• Metro changes at UW: King County Metro is changing its bus service around the UW campus. Riders should check Metro’s fall schedules for possible connections at the U District station.
• New trips from Northgate: King County Metro is changing its bus service at Northgate. Snohomish County riders should check Metro’s fall schedules for new trip options, such as to South Lake Union. 
• ST name changes: Sound Transit is changing the name of Link light rail to 1 Line and Sounder North to N Line. Community Transit will be using these new names in its communications.