Island Transit (Washington)

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Island Transit

Slogan	Fare Free!
Founded	1986
Headquarters	19758 SR 20, Coupeville, WA 98239
Service area	Island County, WA
Service type	bus service paratransit vanpool
Routes	21 fixed-route 38 route deviated/paratransit 90 Vanpool^[1]
Stops	60+ Timetabled Stops, 400+ signed stops
Hubs	Harbor Station, Oak Harbor, WA Bayview Shopping Center, Bayview, WA Terry's Corner, Camano Island, WA
Daily ridership	3,811 ^[1]
Fuel type	Diesel/Unleaded
Website	islandtransit.org

Island Transit is a zero-fare transit system in Island County, Washington serving Whidbey Island, Camano Island, and the cities of Mount Vernon, Washington, Stanwood, Washington, and Everett, Washington. The system consists of fixed-route service, paratransit, and vanpool. It is funded by 9/10th of 1% sales tax in Island County. Prior to 2009, funding was 6/10th of 1%, which prior to 2000 was 3/10th of 1%, with additional funds coming from the Washington State Motor Vehicle Excise Tax, which was reduced to a flat $30 per vehicle by the passage of Initiative 695 in 1999. The increase from 3/10th to 6/10th of 1% was to makeup for the shortfall of funds, created by the passage of I-695. The further increase of 9/10th of 1% was passed in 2009 to make up for budget shortfalls caused by high fuel prices and increased healthcare costs. Island Transit operates from 3:45am to 8:30pm, Monday through Friday, and from 7am to 7pm on Saturday. The buses do not operate on Sundays, except for special service the operates during major Island events, when contracted or funds allow, like the Island County Fair.

Routes

Whidbey Island

Weekdays

Route 1
- Route 1 "Southbound" - Oak Harbor to Clinton, via Coupeville, Greenbank, South Whidbey State Park, Freeland, and Bayview.
- Route 1 "Northbound" - Clinton to Oak Harbor, via Bayview, Freeland, South Whidbey State Park, Greenbank, and Coupeville.
  - Route 1 "Northbound Express" - Clinton to Oak Harbor, via Bayview, Freeland, Greenbank, and Coupeville. (Reduces travel time to 1 hour).
Route 2 "West Oak Harbor" - Loop around west and north Oak Harbor, serves NAS Whidbey.
Route 3 "East Oak Harbor" - Loop around east Oak Harbor, and Whidbey Island NAS enlisted housing.
Route 4 "Deception Pass" - Oak Harbor to Deception Pass.
- Route 411W "County Connector" - Oak Harbor to Mt. Vernon.
Route 5 "Saratoga Loop" - Langley to Freeland and the Honeymoon Bay community, via Saratoga Rd.
Route 6 "West Beach and Keystone" - Oak Harbor to Keystone Ferry Terminal, via the West Beach community and Coupeville.
Route 7 "Freeland/Clinton via Langley" (or "Langley Loop") - Clinton to Freeland, via Langley and Bayview.
Route 8 "Scatchet Head" - Clinton to Bayview, via the Scatchet Head community and Langley.
Route 9 "City Shuttle" - West Oak Harbor.
Route 10 "City Shuttle" - East Oak Harbor.

Saturday

Route 1
- Route 1 "Southbound" - Oak Harbor to Clinton, via Coupeville, Greenbank, South Whidbey State Park, Freeland, Bayview, and Langley.
- Route 1 "Northbound" - Clinton to Oak Harbor, via Langley, Bayview, Freeland, South Whidbey State Park, Greenbank, and Coupeville.
Route 4 "Deception Pass" - Oak Harbor to Deception Pass.
- Route 411W "County Connector" - Oak Harbor to Mt. Vernon.
Route 10 "City Shuttle" - Oak Harbor (Encompasses sections of Routes 2,3, and 9).

Camano Island

Weekdays

Route 1 "West" - West Side Loop
Route 2 "East" - East Side Loop
Route 3 "East" - East Side Loop
Route 4
- Route 4AM "Commuter AM" - Access from Park and Ride to Stanwood.
- Route 4PM "Commuter PM" - Access from Stanwood to Park and Ride.
- Route 411C "County Connector" - Camano to Mt. Vernon.
- Route 412 "Everett Express" - Camano to Everett.

Saturday

Route 4
- Route 411C "County Connector" - Camano to Mt. Vernon.
Route 5 "Camano Loop"

Cities/Communities Served

On Whidbey Island
- Oak Harbor
- Coupleville
- Keystone
- Greenbank
- Freeland
- Bayview
- Langley
- Clinton
On the Mainland
- Everett
- La Conner
- Mt. Vernon
- Stanwood
On Fidalgo Island
- Anacortes
Camano Island

Adjoining Systems

Skagit Transit
Community Transit
Everett Transit
Jefferson Transit
Sound Transit
Whatcom Transit
Washington State Ferries
Amtrak
Whidbey-SeaTac Shuttle
Bellair Charters

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 A Summary of Public Transportation - 2007. Washington State Department of Transportation. 2008.

Related links

Island Transit Website

v t e Mass transit in the Puget Sound region

Local and Express bus	Community Transit (list of routes) Everett Transit Intercity Transit Island Transit King County Metro (list of routes) Kitsap Transit Pierce Transit RapidRide Skagit Transit Sound Transit (ST Express) (list of routes) Trolleybuses in Seattle

Light rail	Link Light Rail (list of stations): Central Link University Link Northgate Link Lynnwood Link South Link East Link

Streetcar	Seattle Streetcar Network: South Lake Union Streetcar First Hill Streetcar Waterfront Streetcar Tacoma: Tacoma Link Tacoma Streetcar

Commuter rail	Sounder

Bus rapid transit	Swift

Ferry	Guemes Island ferry Kitsap Transit Foot Ferry Steilacoom-Anderson Island Ferry Washington State Ferries King County Ferry District: King County Water Taxi

Monorail	Seattle Center Monorail Seattle Monorail Project (defunct)

Other	Satellite Transit System Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel ORCA Card

Italics denote lines or services which are planned, under construction, or otherwise not operating at the present time.

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