Swift Green Line

Overview
System Swift
Operator Community Transit
Status In development
Began service 2019 (planned)
Predecessors Community Transit route 105
Route
Route type Bus rapid transit
Locale Snohomish County
Communities served Everett, Mill Creek, Bothell
Start Seaway Transit Center
Via Airport Way,
State Route 527
End Canyon Park Park and Ride
Length 12.5 miles (20.1 km)
Stations 32
Service
Frequency 12 minutes
Weekend frequency 20 minutes
Transfers Blue Line at Airport Road
Sound Transit Express at Canyon Park P&R
←      Blue Line  {{{system_nav}}}   →

The Swift Green Line is a planned Swift bus rapid transit route operated by Community Transit in Snohomish County, Washington. If completed as planned in 2019, the Green Line would run 16.7 miles (26.9 km) on Airport Way and State Route 527. It will have 32 stations in the cities of Everett, Mill Creek, and Bothell. The line was proposed as "Swift II" in 2013 and is expected to cost $73 million.

History

Community Transit announced plans for a second Swift line in November 2013.[1] The 12.5-mile-long (20.1 km) line, tentatively named "Swift II", was created out of two Transit Emphasis Corridors, and would travel from the Boeing Everett Factory to Mill Creek via Airport Road and State Route 527.[2]:59 A study, prepared by Parsons Brinckerhoff, and partially funded by the state legislature in 2012, estimated that the project would cost $42–48 million to construct, and attract 3,300 riders when it opened.[3][4]

The Federal Transit Administration approved project development in December 2014, a prerequisite to federal grants for capital construction and vehicle acquisition.[5] During the 2015 session of the Washington State Legislature, Community Transit was granted the authority to increase sales taxes to fund operation of Swift II, pending voter approval via a ballot measure;[6] the Washington State Department of Transportation also gave $6.8 million in funding to build the line's northern terminus at Seaway Transit Center.[5] The ballot measure was approved by voters in November 2015, allowing for construction to begin sooner.[5][7]

On August 12, 2016, Community Transit announced that the Swift II project would be known as the "Green Line", while the first line would become the "Blue Line", and that the line would open in 2019.[8][9]

Construction on the Seaway Transit Center began in May 2017 and is scheduled to be finished by mid-2018. Construction on the rest of the line is set to begin in summer 2017 and finish in early 2019.[9][10]

Funding

The $73 million cost of the Swift Green Line project will be covered mostly by federal subsidies, including up to $50 million from a Federal Transit Administration "Small Starts" grant. An additional $6.8 million grant from the Washington State Department of Transportation will be used to build the line's northern terminus at Seaway Transit Center.[9]

Proposed stations

Station Location City Notes
Seaway Transit Center Seaway Blvd. & 75th Street SW Everett Adjacent to Boeing Everett Factory
Kasch Park Road Airport Road & Kasch Park Road Everett
100th Street Airport Road & 100th Street SW Everett Adjacent to Paine Field and future passenger airline terminal
112th Street Airport Road & 112th Street SW Everett Adjacent to Paine Field
Highway 99 Airport Road & Highway 99 Everett Transfer to Swift Blue Line
Gibson Road 128th Street SW & Gibson Road Everett
4th Avenue 128th Street SW & 4th Avenue W Everett Adjacent to Mariner Park and Ride
3rd Avenue 128th Street SE & 3rd Avenue SE Everett Adjacent to Interurban Trail
Dumas Road 128th Street SE & Dumas Road Mill Creek Adjacent to McCollum Park
16th Avenue 16th Avenue SE & 132nd Street SE Mill Creek
Trillium Boulevard Bothell-Everett Highway & Trillium Blvd. Mill Creek
153rd Street Bothell-Everett Highway & 153rd Street SE Mill Creek Adjacent to Mill Creek Town Center
164th Street Bothell-Everett Highway & 164th Street SE Mill Creek Adjacent to Mill Creek Town Center
180th Street Bothell-Everett Highway & 180th Street SE North Creek
196th Street Bothell-Everett Highway & 196th Street SE North Creek
208th Street Bothell-Everett Highway & 208th Street SE North Creek
220th Street Bothell-Everett Highway & 220th Street SE Bothell
Canyon Park Park and Ride 22400 17th Avenue SE Bothell Transfer to Sound Transit Express routes 532 and 535

References

  1. ↑ Munguia, Martin (November 8, 2013). "Special session: Don't forget Community Transit". Community Transit Blog. Community Transit. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  2. ↑ 2016–2021 Transit Development Plan (PDF) (Report). Community Transit. May 5, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
  3. ↑ Parsons Brinckerhoff (August 2014). "Executive Summary". Community Transit BRT Corridor Planning and Route Definition Study: Boeing to Canyon Park (PDF) (Report). Community Transit. p. 1-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Swift Bus Rapid Transit Turns 5!" (Press release). Everett, Washington: Community Transit. December 1, 2014. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 "FTA Approves Project Development for Swift II" (Press release). Everett, Washington: Community Transit. December 23, 2014. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Community Transit Board Sends Sales Tax Measure to November Ballot" (Press release). Everett, Washington: Community Transit. July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  7. ↑ "CEO Outlines "New Transit Legacy" for Snohomish County" (Press release). Everett, Washington: Community Transit. November 10, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
  8. ↑ "New Names: Swift Blue Line & Swift Green Line!" (Press release). Everett, Washington: Community Transit. August 12, 2016. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  9. 1 2 3 Catchpole, Dan (August 13, 2016). "Community Transit honors Seahawks with 'Blue' and 'Green' names". The Everett Herald. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
  10. ↑ Slager, Melissa (May 8, 2017). "Community Transit starts Paine Field work for rapid bus line". The Everett Herald. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
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