Getting around Everett with Community Transit
Community Transit is here to get you where you want to go. We are proud to be a part of the Everett community — we live here, ride here, and drive here. Wherever you need to go in Everett, feel good about how you get there.
About Everett
Transit options in Everett
Sound Transit, Everett Transit, and Community Transit offer public transit options in Everett. Community Transit provides its bus rapid transit system, Swift, with two lines that travel through the city: the Blue Line from Downtown Everett to Shoreline via State Route 99; and the Green Line, which connects the Boeing plant to Mill Creek and northern Bothell.
Everett Station is a multimodal train and bus station that is served by its three major public transit providers including the Sounder Commuter Train. Everett Station is also served by intercity buses from Greyhound Lines, BoltBus, and Northwestern Trailways, which connect Everett to cities in the Pacific Northwest.
Sound Transit plans to extend its Link light rail service to Downtown Everett in 2036, as part of the Sound Transit 3 plan passed by voters in 2016.
Everett has more than 40 parks, with Forest Park serving as the largest. Many of these parks offer hiking, biking, and walking trails. The city also provides a seasonal ferry giving access to Jetty Island from its waterfront. Everett was connected with Seattle by an interurban railway from 1910 to 1939, with the right-of-way now serving as the Interurban Trail for bikers and pedestrians.
Regional destinations in Everett
Everett is the largest city in Snohomish County, Washington and the seventh-largest in the state by population. Everett's airport, Paine Field, serves as a major regional destination for travelers.
Everett Community College and Washington State University Everett, City University, Everest College, Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University, and Columbia College at Naval Station Everett are just some of the higher education options and campuses in the area.
Major employers in the area include Boeing, Providence Medical Center, Naval Station Everett, The Everett Clinic, Everett School District, Amazon, FedEx, the Everett Mall, Fluke Corporation (Fortive), and more.
Popular Destinations
Community Transit seeks input on proposed 2024 budget
Community Transit’s proposed 2024 budget, is available for comment through Nov. 2. The budget maps out historic improvements to transit services that are planned for 2024.
The year will be a transformative one as Community Transit opens the Swift Orange Line bus rapid transit (BRT) project and prepares to leverage Sound Transit’s fall 2024 opening of congestion-free light rail to Lynnwood by reallocating its longtime investments in bus routes serving King County to fund more travel options within Snohomish County. People will have more access to fast and frequent service, and connections to other transportation services including Link light rail in Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace, and Shoreline. The improvements are outlined out in the “Transit Changes in 2024 & Beyond” plan that the Community Transit Board of Directors adopted earlier this year.
In keeping with past practice, Community Transit has proposed a balanced 2024 budget. Operating revenues exceed operating expenditures, and all reserves are fully funded. Total 2024 budgeted operating revenues equal $273.3 million. Total 2024 budgeted operating expenditures equal $231.6 million.
Projects and programs funded in the proposed 2024 budget include:
Swift Bus Rapid Transit Expansion
Community Transit’s third bus rapid transit (BRT) line, Swift Orange Line launches next spring. The Swift Orange Line will connect to the Swift Blue and Swift Green lines to provide a network of fast, frequent transit service in south Snohomish County, and a direct connection to light rail in Lynnwood.
Light Rail and Local Network Improvements
There will be local improvements to Community Transit’s bus network that are made possible by the Link light rail extension into Snohomish County. These changes include new express bus connections to Link from most parts of the county, higher frequency in local service, and a longer span of frequent service throughout the day and evenings.
Zero Emission Program
The year will see a big step forward on our Zero Emission journey as we begin serving riders with battery electric and fuel cell buses. Our primary activity in 2024 will be studying how a 40-foot battery electric bus and a 40-foot hydrogen fuel cell bus perform in service. Lessons learned from this pilot will inform future zero-emission bus purchases.
Innovative Services
The Innovative Services program reflects Community Transit’s commitment to exploring new ways to bridge the “first-mile, last-mile” challenge and address community transportation gaps to make it easier for people to choose transit. In 2024, Zip Alderwood Shuttle, a microtransit pilot, begins its first full year as a regular service offering. The budget funds the creation of new innovative service pilot projects in three new communities -- Arlington, Darrington, and Lake Stevens – and planning for three more communities.
Safety & Security Focus
The budget supports increased safety and security, including the first full year of funding for the new Transit Security Officer (TSO) program deployed in 2023. TSOs enforce the agency’s Rules of Conduct. The agency will also continue to contract with the Snohomish County Sherriff’s Office to employ a social worker.
Service Delivery
The proposed budget supports growing and maintaining a top-notch workforce of coach operators and mechanics to support long-term service growth. Community Transit is committed to strengthening the employee experience and places a strong emphasis on developing and maintaining a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
The proposed 2024 budget is available for review at communitytransit.org/budget. Members of the public can comment in a variety of ways through Nov. 2:
- Email: budget@commtrans.org
- Social media: Facebook (/communitytransit), Twitter (@MyCommTrans)
- Mail: Community Transit Administrative Office, 2312 W Casino Rd, Everett, WA 98204
- Call: 425-353-RIDE (7433)
- Public hearing: Community Transit Board Meeting: 3 p.m., Nov. 2 (sign up at communitytransit.org/how-to-attend-a-meeting).
