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 selects Geoff Patrick as Chief Communications Officer
Snohomish County, Wash. – Community Transit has named Geoff Patrick as the agency’s first Chief Communications Officer, overseeing communications, marketing, and community engagement for the Snohomish County public transportation agency. He will start his job in April.
Patrick is acting as Chief Communications Officer for Sound Transit (ST), where he has worked for 20 years. In that time, he served as ST spokesperson and oversaw community outreach for the ST2 and ST3 ballot initiatives, contributing to voter approval of a $72 billion expansion of light rail and ST bus service in King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties.
Patrick also led multi-agency coordinated communications for the 2010 launch of One Regional Card for All (ORCA), the Puget Sound region’s electronic fare card. In 2019 he graduated from the Eno Center for Transportation’s Senior Executive Program.
“Geoff’s proven experience in the local transit community will help Community Transit focus its public messaging at a crucial time when we are expanding our Swift bus rapid transit network, connecting to the regional light rail network, and considering innovative services like our Zip Alderwood Shuttle,” said Community Transit CEO Ric Ilgenfritz.
“Community Transit’s upcoming transit investments in Snohomish County will help drive our entire region’s transformation,” said Patrick. “Building and maintaining support for these investments and promoting transit ridership require an intensive focus on integrated strategic communications that I look forward to building at Community Transit.”
Community Transit is responsible for providing bus and paratransit service, vanpool and alternative commute options in Snohomish County. The agency is expanding its network of Swift bus rapid transit lines to connect to light rail and provide fast, frequent transit throughout the county.
