Community Transit shares updates during Sen. Murray roundtable
EVERETT — Community Transit officials shared updates on their ongoing and upcoming projects with U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., during a visit from the senator on Wednesday.
During the meeting, the Snohomish County transit agency showed the progress it’s made toward the first steps of implementing electric buses, expanding its microtransit service and building out a new bus rapid transit line, the Swift Gold Line, to serve Everett, Marysville and Arlington.
The Swift Gold Line was a main topic of discussion during a roundtable held as part of the visit, as the project, expected to cost upwards of $199 million — higher than previous estimates — will likely require significant state and federal grants to complete.
Community Transit officials said they are currently working on engaging with community members and city officials about aspects of the new bus line, including its most transformative potential feature, center-running bus lanes. Those lanes, which could be built in Everett and Marysville, would be important to the route’s success as it would allow buses to bypass traffic without taking away any driving lanes for other vehicles. Community Transit has said that building the lanes could improve travel times for not just the buses, but drivers as well.
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