How did people get around the Puget Sound before highways, buses, and light rail?

In this episode of That Transit Show, host Monica Spain talks with Jennifer Ott, Executive Director of HistoryLink, about the region’s transportation history. From Indigenous canoe travel and the Mosquito Fleet to the Interurban railway, Interstate 5, and the creation of Community Transit, they explore how transportation has shaped Snohomish County and the Puget Sound.

Jennifer also shares the story behind Bluebell, the restored 1959 vintage bus that became a traveling museum for Community Transit’s 50th anniversary.

In this episode:

• The Puget Sound’s first transportation network
• The rise and fall of the Interurban railway
• How highways changed regional travel
• The creation of Community Transit
• Why transportation history still matters today

Subscribe to That Transit Show for more stories about the people, places, and history behind public transportation in Snohomish County.

That Transit Show theme by Bryan Bradley