Editing Mountlake Terrace, Washington (section)

===21st century redevelopment===
[[File:Mountlake Terrace 236th&56th.JPG|thumb|right|An intersection in the Mountlake Terrace town center in 2010, before major development began]]

The city government began planning for a redeveloped town center in the early 2000s, passing zoning regulations to spur the construction of [[mixed-use development|mixed-use]] residential and commercial. The town center plan, which was adopted in 2007, allowed for building heights of up to seven stories, encouraged architectural variety, and required smaller [[setback (land use)|setbacks]] from sidewalks.<ref name="Times-Plans2006"/><ref name="Times-2007">{{cite news |last=Moreira |first=Naila |date=May 2, 2007 |title=City has vision of friendly, walkable downtown |page=H3 |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/city-has-vision-of-friendly-walkable-downtown/ |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=April 28, 2020}}</ref> The changes were dependent on the construction of the [[Mountlake Terrace station|Mountlake Terrace Transit Center]], a major bus hub that opened in 2007 with a [[parking garage]].<ref name="Times-2007"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Sheets |first=Bill |date=February 20, 2009 |title=Mountlake Terrace park-and-ride will have more room Monday |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/mountlake-terrace-park-and-ride-will-have-more-room-monday/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 28, 2020}}</ref>

The first major project to use the new town center plan, a five-story apartment building with shops, was approved in 2010 and opened in 2013 as Arbor Village.<ref>{{cite news |last=Halpert |first=Oscar |date=April 12, 2010 |title=Revitalizing Mountlake Terrace's downtown |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/revitalizing-mountlake-terraces-downtown/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 28, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Watkins |first=Amy |date=July 7, 2014 |title=Terrace's Arbor Village draws praise |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/uncategorized/terraces-arbor-village-draws-praise/ |work=The Everett Herald Business Journal |access-date=April 28, 2020}}</ref> Two more buildings were completed later in the decade, along with reconstruction of the city's [[main street]] (56th Avenue West).<ref name="History">{{cite web |title=History |url=https://www.cityofmlt.com/405/History |publisher=City of Mountlake Terrace |access-date=April 28, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Evan |date=July 23, 2015 |title=MLT to use state money, grants, local money to revitalize Main Street |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/mlt-to-use-state-money-grants-local-money-to-revitalize-main-street/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 28, 2020}}</ref> An extension of [[Link light rail]] along Interstate 5, including a station at Mountlake Terrace Transit Center, was approved by voters in 2008 and opened in 2024.<ref name="Herald-LR2019">{{cite news |last=Giordano |first=Lizz |date=September 4, 2019 |title=Historic groundbreaking for Lynnwood light rail extension |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/historic-groundbreaking-for-lynnwood-light-rail-extension/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 25, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Times-LR2024">{{cite news |last1=Deshais |first1=Nicholas |last2=Lindblom |first2=Mike |date=August 30, 2024 |title=New light rail stations draw big crowds for first trips |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/new-light-rail-stations-draw-big-crowds-for-first-trips/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=August 30, 2024}}</ref> The light rail extension triggered an update to the town center in 2019 that would allow for building heights of 12 stories and encouraging [[walkability|walkable]] development with smaller [[city block|blocks]].<ref name="Herald-TC2019">{{cite news |last=Giordano |first=Lizz |date=October 28, 2019 |title=Mountlake Terrace envisions a dense, walkable Town Center |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/mountlake-terrace-envisions-a-dense-walkable-town-center/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 22, 2020}}</ref> A strip of land along Interstate 5 near the transit center, including the former Evergreen Elementary School, is being redeveloped into a three-building housing complex with 600 apartments and retail space that will open in stages from 2020 to 2026.<ref name="Herald-Station2018">{{cite news |last=Haglund |first=Noah |date=May 31, 2018 |title=Work starting on buildings along I-5 in Mountlake Terrace |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/groundwork-starting-on-buildings-along-i-5-in-mountlake-terrace/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 25, 2020}}</ref>

The city hall building was permanently closed on July 18, 2009, a year after a ceiling collapse in the city council chambers revealed structural issues and hidden [[asbestos]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Fyall |first=Chris |date=May 27, 2009 |title=Mountlake Terrace puts old city hall in the past |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/mountlake-terrace-puts-old-city-hall-in-the-past/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 27, 2020}}</ref> The city government temporarily relocated to various office spaces in the city before moving into an interim city hall at an office park.<ref>{{cite news |last=Fyall |first=Chris |date=July 22, 2009 |title=MLT City Hall moves |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/uncategorized/mlt-city-hall-moves/ |work=The Enterprise |access-date=April 27, 2020}}</ref> The building was demolished in 2010 and funding for a new city hall at the site was approved by voters in 2017 as the centerpiece of a [[civic campus]] adjacent to Veterans Memorial Park.<ref>{{cite news |last=Stevick |first=Eric |date=November 14, 2017 |title=Mountlake Terrace voters handily backing new civic campus |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/voters-handily-backing-new-civic-center-for-mountlake-terrace/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 27, 2020}}</ref> The new city hall opened in September 2021 and cost $12.5&nbsp;million to construct.<ref name="CivicCampus">{{cite press release |date=September 18, 2021 |title=Dedication Ceremony Celebrates New MLT Civic Campus |url=https://www.cityofmlt.com/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1004 |publisher=City of Mountlake Terrace |access-date=September 19, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=December 6, 2019 |title=Allied Construction to rebuild part of Mountlake Terrace civic campus |url=https://www.djc.com/news/co/12127764.html |work=[[Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce]] |url-access=subscription |access-date=April 28, 2020}}</ref>