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Transit Changes in 2024 & Beyond is Community Transit’s plan for the bus service changes in Snohomish County that we have been implementing throughout 2024 and into 2026. Your input helped us define these changes. The Community Transit Board of Directors approved the Plan on April 6, 2023.
Our goals for the changes implemented by the plan include:
- Connect bus service to light rail—creating easy connections between light rail, Swift bus rapid transit service, and frequent local bus service.
- Expand access to frequent service—allowing for fast trips between key points throughout Snohomish County with improved transit access to more jobs and essential services, shorter walking distances, and less waiting between bus connections.
- Adjust to the changing market—considering how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected how people ride transit.
- Focus on equitable access—improving service for those who depend on transit the most.
Wednesday, Feb. 15, 5:30-7:30 p.m.*
Sound Transit’s Everett Link Extension and Operations and Maintenance Facility North Public Scoping Meeting
Community Transit will host a table at the meeting to share information and answer your questions about the transit changes.
- Location: Cascade High School (Cafeteria), 801 E Casino Rd, Everett, WA 98203
- Date & Time: Wednesday, Feb. 15, 5:30-7:30 p.m.*
* This event time has been adjusted from the originally advertised 5-7 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 16, 6-7 p.m.
Webinar and Q&A
Community Transit hosted a Webinar and Q&A on Zoom to present information about the transit changes and answer your questions.
When will transit changes occur
When these changes will occur is impacted by:
- Delays in Sound Transit’s 1 Line extension to Lynnwood and 2 Line extension to the Eastside.
- WSDOT’s Revive I-5 project, specifically the eight miles between Yesler and NE 117th St (Northgate).
- Recruiting drivers to add this additional service. We are actively recruiting, however Community Transit and other transit agencies across the country are currently experiencing a national driver shortage.
Our transit changes are designed to align with the Lynnwood Link (1 Line) light rail launch. We will be flexible with timing to provide the best service to our riders.
We will implement these transit changes in phases starting in 2024 and continuing through 2026. With every service change between 2024 and 2026, there will be progress on these changes. This phased implementation will also allow us time to recruit drivers. Some changes may be implemented with a lower frequency and we will add additional frequency as we hire more drivers.
Final Transit Service Plan
The Transit Changes in 2024 & Beyond plan contains approximately 480,000 annual service hours—that’s 32% more service than 2023. It also represents the level of service frequency we expect to operate by the end of 2026 and early 2027, once the light rail operates at full capacity with the opening of the 2 Line.
The adopted plan:
- Reflects your input from 2021–2023.
- Connects to new light rail service in Snohomish County with our new express 900-series routes.
- Improves and expands access to fast and frequent Swift bus rapid transit lines, including the Swift Orange Line, which began service in March of 2024.
- Adds more frequent bus service throughout Snohomish County, with three times the number of routes with 20 minutes or better frequency and two times the number of routes with 30 minutes or better frequency.
- Implements more late-night and weekend bus service.
- Increases the number of people and jobs within walking distance of all-day, frequent transit service by 68% and 40%, respectively.
- Adapts to shifts in ridership patterns.
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What has changed so far
We began implementing these transit changes in phases starting in March 2024, and in September 2024 we made significant changes to our bus system as light rail reached Snohomish County.
These changes we have made so far include:
- The opening of the new Swift Orange Line connecting Edmonds College, Lynnwood City Center Station, Alderwood Mall, Ash Way, and Mill Creek with trips every 10 minutes throughout the day.
- Service to new destinations such as Lynnwood High School.
- Improving peak frequency on 11 routes from 60 minutes to 30 minutes or better.
- Improving span of service on 18 routes.
- Significant improvements to weekend service.
These transit changes are designed to align with the new role Lynnwood Link (1 Line) light rail in providing a frequent all-day connection to the rest of the region, and are phased to allow for the ongoing recruitment for bus drivers and mechanics and service design iterations based on performance.
How to stay informed
We will continue to make changes in the coming months and years as we expand our ability to deliver service. To better understand the specific changes that are occurring at one of our four regular service changes per year, please visit the Service Changes web page.
To stay informed on all these changes sign up for Rider Alerts.
2025 and 2026
In 2025 and 2026 we will continue to make changes to service. Many local bus routes will run more often and for longer hours. Community Transit will share more details about the specifics of these changes as each service change approaches.
Currently, we are fine-tuning service improvements as outlined in the adopted Plan, based on ridership patterns and customer feedback that has been collected since implementation began in March 2024. This includes completing a comprehensive analysis of service in Marysville, Lake Stevens, Snohomish, Silver Firs, and the US2 corridor to see if additional changes are warranted in this area.
Some of the routes customers can expect to see improved service on weekdays and/or weekends include the following:
- Route 102 (Edmonds Station | Lynnwood City Center Station)
- Route 103 (Hardeson Road | Lynnwood City Center Station)
- Route 106 (Mariner P&R | UW Bothell/Cascadia College)
- Route 114 (Aurora Village TC | Lynnwood City Center Station)
- Route 120 (UW Bothell/Cascadia | Lynnwood City Center Station)
- Route 166 (Edmonds Station | Silver Firs)
- Routes 201/202 (Smokey Point TC | Lynnwood City Center Station)
- Route 220 (Arlington | Smokey Point TC)
- Route 908 (Snohomish – Bellevue) [formerly Route 424 (Snohomish P&R | Seattle)]
- Swift Blue (Everett Station | Shoreline North/185th Station)
- Swift Green (Seaway TC | Canyon Park P&R)
How we got here
Your input helped shape the final transit service plan
Thank you for the input you shared! Your input helped shape the final transit service plan.
Phase 1: Transit Values and Priorities
In fall 2021, Community Transit asked you what your values and priorities are for future transit service when light rail comes to Snohomish County in the next few years. We received nearly 1,000 survey responses, and we heard about barriers to transit use and a preference for:
- More local bus service rather than regional service to transit centers
- More mid-day and evening weekday service, and weekend service
Phase 2: Draft Transit Service Plan
We used your feedback, demographic data, and our equity index to develop a draft plan for bus service. The equity index is part of carrying out the agency’s core value of Equity and Inclusion. It considers populations with very low incomes, communities of color, foreign-born residents, limited English-speaking households, and people living with disability. In spring 2022, we asked for feedback on this draft plan on a route-by-route basis.
We received more than 750 survey responses, and we heard:
- Increase frequency
- Concerns that routes/light rail is too far from your final destination
- Later evening service and more weekend service
- Keep commuter bus service to Seattle
Phase 3: Final Draft Transit Service Plan
Following Phase 2 outreach, we updated the transit service plan based on input from:
- The public during both phases of outreach
- Conversations with partner agencies and operations staff
- Ridership data
We received more than 100 comments, and we heard:
- A desire from current commuter bus riders to maintain their one-seat ride to downtown Seattle and concerns about using light rail due to safety concerns.
- A concern with how schedules will align to make similar trips as riders take today.
- Support for the more frequent bus service, as well as more bus service earlier in the day and later at night.
The Community Transit Board of Directors reviewed and considered all public comments and voted to approve the plan on April 6, 2023.
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