Learn more about the Swift Gold Line project in episode 10 of That Transit Show.
Swift Gold Line
Community Transit is preparing a new investment to move more people through north Snohomish County by expanding transit while maintaining capacity for cars. This solution will extend the popular Swift bus rapid transit (BRT) system to north Snohomish County with Swift Gold Line. Expanding bus rapid transit offers a solution to increasing population and traffic that will benefit everyone, no matter how they get around.
Visit the Swift Gold Line online open house to learn more about the project, proposed station locations, and bus lane options. Sign up to receive text or email updates about the project.
Swift Gold Line brings you:
- A 15-mile bus rapid transit line between Everett, Marysville, and Arlington.
- Fast, frequent, and reliable service with buses every 10 minutes on weekdays and every 15-20 minutes during early mornings, evenings, and weekends.
- More choices for traveling in the community and the region, including connections to future light rail service in Everett.
- An investment to move more people through the corridor while maintaining capacity for cars.
Swift Gold Line proposed stations and bus lane options
Swift Gold Line will add 17 new station pairs between Everett, Marysville, and Arlington, as well as new stations at Smokey Point Transit Center and Everett Station. It will also serve the existing Pacific/Colby Swift Blue Line station, with future consideration for a new station pair on Pacific at McDougall to serve the future outdoor event center.
Swift Gold Line will improve on the current Swift system and keep traffic moving safely for everyone with proposed use of center-running transit-only lanes in high-traffic areas of Everett and Marysville.
How to get involved
Thank you to everyone who shared their input on the proposed station locations and bus lane options. We received more than 550 survey responses and comments and talked with nearly 600 people out in the community! We heard:
- Support for the Swift Gold Line project overall, routing through Downtown Everett, and proposed use of center-running transit-only lanes.
- Requests to study impacts to parking, businesses, and removal of the two-way center-turn lane with center-running transit-only lanes.
- Enthusiasm for improvements to sidewalks, crosswalks, and the flow of traffic.
Visit the Swift Gold Line online open house to learn more about this project or sign up to receive text or email updates to stay up to date.
Timeline
The approximate timeline for the Swift Gold Line project is:
- Scoping Study Part 1: 2022-2025
- Phase 1 Community Engagement (July 11 – Aug. 7, 2024): Learn about the benefits and vision for the route, and review route options for the Swift Gold Line.
- Phase 2 Community Engagement (Sept. 4 – Oct. 2, 2025): Give input on lane options and proposed station locations.
- Environmental Review & Design: 2025-2028
- Phase 3 Preliminary Design Community Engagement (2026): Review and give input on preliminary design
- Scoping Study Part 2: 2026
- Phase 4 Community Engagement (Spring 2026): Give input on the locally preferred alternative
- Phase 5 Communications (2026): Review final locally preferred alternative
- Construction: 2028-2031
- Swift Gold Line service begins: 2031
Have questions about this project?
Call 425-353-7433, or email engage@commtrans.org.