The City of Mountlake Terrace and Community Transit hosted the grand opening of 10 new electric vehicle charging stations Saturday at the Mountlake Terrace Transit Center. Several dignitaries were on hand to mark the occasion, including Congressman Rick Larsen, Mountlake Terrace Mayor Jerry Smith and Mayor Pro Tem Laura , Community Transit Board Member and [...]
The Sound Transit Board of Directors Thursday identified potential station locations for staff to study as part of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for light rail between Northgate and the Lynnwood Transit Center. The Draft EIS will also look more closely at impacts associated with the alignment running along the I-5 corridor, and will examine [...]
Story and photos by Doug Petrowski The Mountlake Terrace City Council at its Monday, April 15 meeting is expected to approve the rate of 85 cents per hour (with a minimum charge of $1.50) for using the new electric vehicle charging stations. The charging stations will begin operating early next month, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony [...]
The Mountlake Terrace City Council has communicated its support to Sound Transit for light rail extension in the North Corridor at a location near 236th just east of I-5 and an expansion and retrofit of the existing Freeway Station in the median of I-5. A third location was recommended for consideration as an additional station [...]
The City of Mountlake Terrace recently honored Sound Transit with its Evergreen Award in the “Best Transformation” category for construction of the transit agency’s Mountlake Terrace Freeway Station. The new transit center opened in March. The award recognizes projects that have transformed neglected properties into significant community assets. Mayor Jerry Smith presented the award to [...]
From our friends at Lynnwood Today: Sound Transit has identified what it calls the two “most promising” alternatives for extending mass transit between Northgate and the Lynnwood Transit Center. One is a light rail route that would follow I-5 to Lynnwood. The other is mostly elevated light rail route that would travel along Highway 99. [...]
Beginning at 5pm on Friday, July 29, 56th Ave W will be closed in preparation for the Tour de Terrace parade. The parade will begin at 6:45 pm. During staging and the Tour de Terrace parade, 56th Ave W will be closed between 220th St. SW and 236th St SW. All side streets intersecting 56th [...]
On Monday July 18, the City Council awarded a contract for the 2011 Chip Seal Program to Doolittle Construction for $246,156. The 2011 project provides for the treatment of streets along 212th Street SW between the Interurban Trail and 52nd Avenue W, 216th Street SW between the Interurban Trail and 66th Avenue W, and 244th [...]
