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This online open house provides an opportunity to learn more about and provide feedback on Community Transit’s Draft 2025-2030 Transit Development Plan (TDP). The Transit Development Plan, also called the TDP, is a plan that outlines the services and programs Community Transit plans to provide over the next six years. It also forecasts how we will finance those services and programs.

Click on the drop-downs below to learn more about each chapter of the TDP:

• TDP Overview
• Agency overview
• 2024 Performance
• 2025-2030 Planning
• Financial Plan

Please see the full 2025-2030 TDP for more details.

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Chapter 1 of the TDP provides an overview of the TDP process.

The TDP is a six-year plan required by Washington State, Revised Code of Washington (RCW) 35.58.2795. Each year, Community Transit:

• Updates the plan
• Asks for input on the document through a public comment period (we are at this stage in the process right now!)
• Presents the TDP to the Board of Directors for adoption
• Submits the TDP to the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT)

Think of the TDP as a yearly check-in on our Long-Range Plan. The Long Range Plan lays out our vision for the future of transit over the coming decades. The TDP focuses on the midterm, providing a six-year plan for projects, service improvements, and incentives that move us toward that long-term vision. Updated annually, the TDP shows the progress we’re making and helps keep us on track.

Alongside the TDP, we also develop a biennial budget that guides our short-term operations and capital projects. Together, the Long Range Plan, TDP, and budget create a roadmap for where we’re going, how we plan to get there, and what we’re doing right now.

Figure above: Diagram showing how long-range, six-year, and two-year transit plans work together to guide priorities, projects, and budgets over time

Community Transit 2025-2030 TDP

Community Transit’s 2025-2030 TDP summarizes activities and accomplishments from 2024, outlines agency goals and strategies for 2025-2030, provides a financial forecast for these years, and identifies resources needed.

Over the next six years, you’ll have access to more reliable service, better connections, and new, flexible ways to get around your community. Here’s what we’re planning:

• Better customer experience by developing a safer, more accessible transit system, including improved bus stops, digital signs on buses and at stops, and updated online tools
• More service by adding more frequent service on our current routes by building Swift Gold Line, extending Swift Green Line, and expanding Zip Shuttle service
• Financial sustainability by growing responsibly, maintaining financial stability, and staying prepared for changing economic conditions

Learn more about the TDP, Community Transit’s strategic priorities and goals, and WSDOT’s transportation goals in the TDP PDF.

Chapter 2 of the TDP covers Community Transit as an agency, highlighting who we are, what we do, and how we serve you.

Where We Serve

We serve most of urban Snohomish County (excluding the City of Everett) as a Public Transportation Benefit Area, established by local voters in 1976.

Check out our system map in Chapter 2 of the TDP to see the full service area.

How We’re Governed

It takes a team of people to bring you the service Community Transit provides you every day. That includes:

• Board of Directors: Nine voting members from cities Community Transit services and one non-voting member who govern Community Transit and vote on major decisions.
• Chief Executive Officer – Ric Ilgenfritz: Leads a workforce of over 900 employees, guiding the agency’s vision and mission, and providing organizational leadership.
• Staff: Teams of bus drivers, mechanics, planners, customer service staff, and other administrative staff to plan, build, operate, and communicate with you about our service.

Services We Provide
We offer a variety of transit options to meet the diverse needs of our community:

• Local bus routes connecting neighborhoods
• Express routes for faster, peak-hour travel
• Swift Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) on key high-demand corridors
• Zip Shuttle, an on-demand, app-based service in select zones
• DART paratransit for riders with disabilities
• Vanpool programs for groups commuting to shared destinations

Visit Chapter 2 of the TDP to read more about our fares, regional transit connections, facilities like bus stops and transit centers, and the community programs that help make Snohomish County a better place to live and travel.

Learn more about Community Transit as an agency in the TDP PDF.

Chapter 3 of the TDP highlights how our services and operations evolved in 2024, a year of major progress and preparation for the future of transit in Snohomish County.

2024 Highlights

Here’s what we accomplished together in 2024:

• Reshaping your bus service to support new light rail connections
• Increasing local bus frequency with nearly 83,000 additional service hours
• Launching Swift Orange Line and extending Swift Blue Line to Sound Transit’s Shoreline North/185th Link light rail station
• Growing our ridership by 17% from 2023, totaling more than 8.4 million boardings across our system
• Launching new Zip Shuttle microtransit pilots in Arlington, Darrington, and Lake Stevens
• Piloting our battery electric and hydrogen fuel cell zero emissions buses
• Changes in fares to eliminate commuter fares, adjust reduced fares to $1, and add the Subsidized Annual Pass program

Throughout 2024, we invited you to help shape these changes by sharing input, attending public events, and participating in surveys and outreach efforts. Learn more about these initiatives and how we engaged with you in the TDP PDF.

How will your service grow and improve over the next six years? Chapter 4 highlights programs and initiatives from 2025-2030, which includes:

• Increasing bus service by 39% compared to 2024
• Continued growth of the Vanpool program to meet demand
• Adding additional service to our existing Zip Shuttle zones and adding two to three additional zones
• Growing our ridership by 82% of 2024 ridership
• Extending Swift Green Line from Canyon Park to UW Bothell/Cascadia College
• Planning and starting construction on Swift Gold Line in Everett, Marysville, and Arlington
• Improving bus stops across our system to make your experience better
• Purchasing our first fleet of 10 battery electric buses and continuing our zero emissions program
• Adding more buses and vehicles to our fleet and updating our office and maintenance buildings to meet these growth needs

Just like in 2024, you’ll have the opportunity to give input and participate in many of these initiatives. Learn more about Community Transit’s plans for 2025-2030 in the TDP PDF.

How will Community Transit deliver you excellent service and build for the future? Community Transit is optimistic about the region’s future and our ability to grow and expand our service.

Chapter 5 outlines Community Transit’s financial plan, including:

• State and federal grant, as well as sales tax revenue sources and projections
• Operating expenses for 2025 through 2030 that are supported by those revenue sources
• Capital projects such as replacement buses, Swift bus rapid transit projects, and other facility and technology expansion and upgrades
• Reserves and fund balances that keep our finances running smoothly

Learn more about Community Transit’s Financial Plan for 2025-2030 in the TDP PDF.

Thank you

Thank you for participating in the Draft 2025-2030 Transit Development Plan online open house. We appreciate you taking the time to learn about our plans and providing your feedback. The Board of Directors will consider all public feedback before taking action on the TDP on Aug. 7, 2025.

As a thank you for answering the survey you can enter a sweepstakes for a chance to win one of two $100 gift cards. One entry per household. Winners will chosen and notified via email by July 21.