Mountlake Terrace Transit Center

Mountlake Terrace Transit Center is a bus station and proposed light rail station in Mountlake Terrace, Washington.

Mountlake Terrace Transit Center
Parking garage and bus bay 2
Location6001 236th Street SW
Mountlake Terrace, Washington
United States
Coordinates47°47′6.81″N 122°18′58.62″W
Owned byWashington State Department of Transportation
Train operatorsSound Transit (proposed)
Bus routes14
Bus stands6
Bus operatorsCommunity Transit
King County Metro
Sound Transit Express
Construction
Parking880 parking spaces
Bicycle facilitiesBicycle lockers and racks
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedFebruary 23, 2009 (February 23, 2009)
Rebuilt2024 (planned)
Services
Preceding station  
  Following station
  Future service  
Terminus
 Line 1
toward Angle Lake

In 2024, it will be served by an elevated light rail station on Sound Transit's Lynnwood Link Extension, part of the Link Light Rail system.[1][2]

Location

Mountlake Terrace Transit Center is located adjacent to Interstate 5 at 236th Street SW. It is west of Mountlake Terrace's city center.

History

Community Transit opened a 400-stall park and ride lot at Interstate 5 and 236th Street Southwest on April 12, 1983.[3] It was initially served by Community Transit and King County Metro commuter service,[4] until the latter dropped service to Snohomish County in June 1989.[5][6]

The parking garage at Mountlake Terrace Transit Center was dedicated on February 20, 2009, and opened on February 23.[7][8] The freeway flyer stop, located in the median of Interstate 5, opened on March 20, 2011. It was immediately served by Sound Transit Express and Community Transit commuter routes connecting Snohomish County to Downtown Seattle.[9] The median flyer stop was first proposed in a 1996 report by Sound Transit and WSDOT.[10]

Light rail construction at the transit center began in September 2019, with the closure of the surface parking lot for construction staging. The light rail platforms will be built to the east of the bus bays and are scheduled to open in 2024 as part of the Lynnwood Link Extension, carrying the Red and Blue lines.[11] The freeway station bays were closed for five months beginning in July 2020 for light rail construction, with commuter routes bypassing Mountlake Terrace replaced by a temporary fare-free shuttle route to downtown.[12]

Transit-oriented development

The former site of the Evergreen Elementary School, just south of the station, will be redeveloped into a three-building complex with 600 apartments and retail spaces.[13] The city government is also planning a "town center" in the area east of the light rail station.[14]

Layout and services

Services
Key

  Suspended route

Route Bay(s)[15] Termini Via Notes
111 2 Brier Peak-only route
112 2 Ash Way Park and Ride Lynnwood, 44th Avenue W, Lynnwood Transit Center
119 1 Ash Way Park and Ride Edmonds College, Meadowdale
130 3, 4 Edmonds Station,
Lynnwood Transit Center		 Aurora Village Transit Center
347 2 Northgate Transit Center North City, Shoreline Operated by King County Metro
410 6, 7 Downtown Seattle,
Mariner Park and Ride		 Peak-only commuter route
413 6, 7 Downtown Seattle,
Swamp Creek Park and Ride		 Ash Way Park and Ride Peak-only commuter route
415 6, 7 Downtown Seattle,
North Lynnwood		 Ash Way Park and Ride Peak-only commuter route
435 6, 7 Downtown Seattle,
Mill Creek		 Canyon Park Park and Ride Peak-only commuter route
508 3 Downtown Seattle Temporary commuter route
511 6, 7 Downtown Seattle,
Lynnwood Transit Center		 Peak-only commuter route
512 6, 7 Downtown Seattle,
Everett Station		 Lynnwood Transit Center
513 6, 7 Downtown Seattle,
Everett		 Eastmont Park and Ride Peak-only commuter route
810 2 University District,
McCollum Park Park and Ride		 Mariner Park and Ride,
Ash Way Park and Ride,
Lynnwood Transit Center		 Peak-only commuter route
871 2 University District,
Edmonds Park and Ride		 Peak-only commuter route

References
  1. "Executive Summary". Lynnwood Link Extension Final Environmental Impact Statement (PDF) (Report). Sound Transit. April 1, 2015. pp. S11–S14. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 15, 2015. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
  2. Lindblom, Mike (April 23, 2015). "4 North End light-rail stations get Sound Transit's green light". The Seattle Times. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
  3. "New park-and-ride lot to open". The Seattle Times. March 16, 1983. p. F3.
  4. "Metro to start new rush hour bus route". The Seattle Times. April 20, 1983. p. F2.
  5. Bergsman, Jerry (September 21, 1988). "Metro buses won't be traveling to Snohomish County after April". The Seattle Times. p. H5.
  6. Bergsman, Jerry (June 9, 1989). "Some bus commuters to say goodbye to Metro". The Seattle Times. p. B3.
  7. "Agency Welcomes 880 New Parking Spaces at Mountlake Terrace Transit Center" (Press release). Community Transit. February 20, 2009. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
  8. Brown, Charles E. (February 23, 2009). "Bumper to Bumper: License-plate placement". The Seattle Times. p. B1.
  9. "Sound Transit dedicates Mountlake Terrace Freeway Station" (Press release). Sound Transit. March 17, 2011. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
  10. "Puget Sound HOV Pre-Design Studies" (PDF). Washington State Department of Transportation. 1996. p. 18. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  11. Haglund, Noah (September 21, 2019). "Part of MLT Transit Center will close for light-rail work". The Everett Herald. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
  12. "Mountlake Terrace Transit Center Freeway Station to Close until Late November, Effective July 6" (Press release). Community Transit. June 9, 2020. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  13. Haglund, Noah (May 29, 2018). "Work starting on buildings along I-5 in Mountlake Terrace". The Everett Herald. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
  14. "City council Sept. 26 set to approve updated Town Center Plan". MLT News. September 24, 2019. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
  15. Bus Plus: Schedules & Route Maps (PDF). Community Transit. March 27, 2016. p. 36. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
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