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[ 0 => '{{About-distinguish|the transit agency in Snohomish County, Washington|Cobb Community Transit}}', 1 => '{{Infobox bus company', 2 => '| name = Community Transit', 3 => '| logo = Community Transit logo.svg', 4 => '| logo_size = 250', 5 => '| image = Community Transit commuter buses approaching Seattle.jpg', 6 => '| image_size = 250', 7 => '| image_caption = Two [[dead mileage|deadheading]] Community Transit buses in [[Seattle]]: an [[articulated bus]] and a "[[#Double Tall|Double Tall]]" [[double-decker bus]]', 8 => '| company_slogan = smile & ride<ref name="CT-NewLogo">{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=March 1, 2005 |title=Community Transit Debuts First U.S. Invero Bus |url=http://www.communitytransit.org/newsrelease/1088 |location=Everett, Washington |publisher=Community Transit |accessdate=September 1, 2014}}</ref>', 9 => '| commenced = {{Start date|1976|10|04}}<ref name="CT-Profile">{{cite web |title=Agency Profile |url=http://www.communitytransit.org/about/agencyprofile/ |publisher=Community Transit |accessdate=September 1, 2014}}</ref>', 10 => '| headquarters = 7100 Hardeson Road<br />[[Everett, Washington|Everett, WA]] 98203<ref>{{cite web |title=Contact Us |url=http://www.communitytransit.org/about/contactus/ |publisher=Community Transit |accessdate=September 1, 2014}}</ref>', 11 => '| locale = [[Puget Sound region]]', 12 => '| service_area = [[Snohomish County, Washington]]', 13 => '| service_type = [[Public transport bus service|Bus service]]', 14 => '| alliance = [[Sound Transit]]', 15 => '| routes = 46', 16 => '| stops = 1,500', 17 => '| depots = 2', 18 => '| fleet = 225 buses, 54 [[paratransit]] vehicles, 412 [[vanpool]] vans', 19 => '| ridership = 33,500<ref name="CT-Profile"/>', 20 => '| annual_ridership = 9,810,287 (2014)<ref name="2014Report">{{cite report |last=Heath |first=Emmett |date=June 4, 2015 |title=2014 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report Years Ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 |url=http://www.commtrans.org/About/Documents/2014%20CAFR%206-10-15.pdf |format=[[PDF]] |publisher=Community Transit |accessdate=July 22, 2015}}</ref>{{rp|100}}', 21 => '| fuel_type = [[Diesel engine|Diesel]] (with some [[hybrid electric buses|hybrid electric]] vehicles)', 22 => '| operator = [[First Transit]] (commuter routes only)', 23 => '| ceo = Emmett Heath', 24 => '| website = {{url|communitytransit.org}}', 25 => '}}', 26 => false, 27 => ''''Community Transit''' (CT) is the [[public transit]] authority of [[Snohomish County, Washington|Snohomish County]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], [[United States]], excluding the city of [[Everett, Washington|Everett]], in the [[Seattle metropolitan area]]. It operates [[Public transport bus service|local bus]], [[paratransit]] and [[vanpool]] service within Snohomish County, as well as commuter buses to [[Downtown Seattle]] and the [[University of Washington]] campus. CT is publicly funded, financed through [[sales tax]]es, [[Farebox recovery ratio|farebox revenue]] and [[Subsidy|subsidies]], with an operating budget of $133.2 million. The entire agency carried 9.8 million passengers in 2014 and its buses carried 8.7 million, placing it fourth among transit agencies in the [[Puget Sound region]].<ref name="2014Report"/>{{rp|100}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Charnews |first=Mark |date=May 2014 |title=Regional Transit Ridership |url=http://www.psrc.org/assets/2122/trend-t6.pdf |format=PDF |work=Puget Sound Trends |publisher=[[Puget Sound Regional Council]] |accessdate=September 1, 2014}}</ref> The city of Everett, which serves as the [[county seat]], is served by [[Everett Transit]], a municipal transit system.', 28 => false, 29 => 'Community Transit, officially the '''Snohomish County Public Transportation Benefit Area Corporation''', operates a fleet of 225 [[Accessibility|accessible]] buses, 54 [[paratransit]] vehicles, and 412 [[vanpool]] vans, maintained at two [[Bus garage|bus bases]] located in the [[Paine Field]] [[Industrial park|industrial area]] in Everett. Service is provided year-round at 1,500 stops on 46 routes throughout the county public transportation benefit area (PTBA). CT began operation as SCPTBA Public Transit on October 4, 1976, four months after the third attempt to establish public transit in Snohomish County was approved. Renamed to Community Transit in 1979, the agency expanded service in its first decades of existence, later taking over [[King County Metro]] commuter routes to Seattle in 1989 and adding several cities into its PTBA in the 1980s and 1990s. CT service hours fell during two funding crises in the 2000s, after the passage of [[List of Washington initiatives to the people#1999|Initiative 695]] in 1999 and during a [[Great Recession in the United States|severe recession]] from 2010 to 2012. Despite the cuts, which forced service hours to fall short of rising demand, the agency debuted the state's first [[bus rapid transit]] line, [[Swift Bus Rapid Transit|Swift]], as well as introducing "[[#Double Tall|Double Tall]]" [[double-decker bus]]es on its commuter routes to Seattle.', 30 => false, 31 => '==History==', 32 => false, 33 => 'Snohomish County established its public transportation benefit area (PTBA) after [[municipal corporation]]s for [[public transport]]ation were added to the [[Revised Code of Washington]] by the [[Washington State Legislature]] in 1975.<ref>{{cite news |last=Aweeka |first=Charles |date=July 20, 1975 |title=Meeting set on public transit |page=A22 |newspaper=[[The Seattle Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |editor-last=White |editor-first=Richard O. |date=July 1, 1975 |chapter=Chapter 270 (Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 2280): Public Transportation |title=1975 Session Laws of the State of Washington - 1st Extraordinary Session, Forty-Fourth Legislature |url=http://www.leg.wa.gov/CodeReviser/documents/sessionlaw/1975pam1.pdf |format=PDF |series=Session Laws of the State of Washington |edition=1975 |location=Olympia, Washington |publisher=[[Washington State Legislature]] |pages=979–993 |oclc=42336168 |accessdate=September 1, 2014}}</ref> The PTBA plan for a countywide bus system was approved during a general election on June 1, 1976, funded by a three-tenths increase of the [[sales tax]] rate in member cities.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lane |first=Bob |date=June 2, 1976 |title=Snohomish County bus system OK'd |page=A10 |newspaper=The Seattle Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=October 3, 2011 |title=Community Transit Marks 35th Anniversary |url=http://www.communitytransit.org/newsrelease/1470 |location=Everett, Washington |publisher=Community Transit |accessdate=September 1, 2014}}</ref> Two previous attempts to establish a bus system, under the Snohomish County Transportation Authority (SNOTRAN) in 1974,<ref name="SeaTimes-SNOTRAN">{{cite news |last=Brooks |first=Diane |date=December 30, 1994 |title=Sno-Tran Has Met Goals, Calling It A Day -- Tomorrow Ends Decade Of Success For Transit Agency |url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19941230&slug=1949884 |newspaper=The Seattle Times |accessdate=September 1, 2014}}</ref> were rejected by voters from the entirety of Snohomish County.<ref>{{cite news |last=Daniel |first=Linda |date=September 18, 1974 |title=Snohomish County: Bus-system proposal defeated |page=A15 |newspaper=The Seattle Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=November 6, 1974 |title=Transit fails again in Snohomish County |page=A18 |newspaper=The Seattle Times}}</ref> Heavy opposition came from the residents of [[Everett, Washington|Everett]] because of the high sales tax rate and planned absorption of [[Everett Transit]], acquired by the city in 1969,<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=November 5, 1969 |title=Everett Voters Approve City Transit Venture |page=43 |newspaper=The Seattle Times}}</ref> forcing the SCPTBA to exclude Everett in its successful attempt at creating a bus system.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lane |first=Bob |date=October 24, 1974 |title=Snohomish County again to try transit plan |page=A26 |newspaper=The Seattle Times}}</ref> SCPTBA Public Transit began operating in the cities of [[Brier, Washington|Brier]], [[Edmonds, Washington|Edmonds]], [[Lynnwood, Washington|Lynnwood]], [[Marysville, Washington|Marysville]], [[Mountlake Terrace, Washington|Mountlake Terrace]], [[Snohomish, Washington|Snohomish]] and [[Woodway, Washington|Woodway]] on October 4, 1976,<ref>{{cite news |last=Lane |first=Bob |date=May 30, 1976 |title=Part of Snohomish County to vote on transit Tuesday |page=E4 |newspaper=The Seattle Times}}</ref> using 18 leased [[GMC (automobile)|GMC]] buses on seven routes carrying 6,414 passengers [[Free public transport|without fares]] during the first week.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lane |first=Bob |date=September 26, 1976 |title=Bus service to begin Oct. 4 in Snohomish County areas |page=A14 |newspaper=The Seattle Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=October 5, 1976 |title=New bus system works 'pretty well' on first day |page=D16 |newspaper=The Seattle Times}}</ref>', 34 => false, 35 => 'SCPTBA Public Transit, nicknamed the "Blue Bus" for its blue [[livery]],<ref name="SeaTimes-CT1979">{{cite news |last=Aweeka |first=Charles |date=June 20, 1979 |title=County transit finally ends name game |page=H1 |newspaper=The Seattle Times}}</ref> carried 951,200 passengers in its first year of service on 15 local routes and 16 [[Commuter bus|commuter express routes]] to [[Downtown Seattle]] and [[Northgate, Seattle|Northgate]],<ref name="SeaTimes-1977">{{cite news |last=Cartwright |first=Jane |date=October 5, 1977 |title=Snohomish Co. transit system in successful year |page=H3 |newspaper=The Seattle Times}}</ref> contracted through [[King County Metro]] as a continuation of service provided by the [[Metropolitan Transit Corporation (King County)|Metropolitan Transit Corporation]] to southern Snohomish County prior to its merger with [[Seattle Transit System]] in 1973.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lane |first=Bob |date=December 20, 1972 |title=2 OK's ease way for Metro busses in Snohomish |page=D2 |newspaper=The Seattle Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Bergsman |first=Jerry |date=January 2, 1973 |title=In Lynnwood: Here it comes—there it goes |page=A14 |newspaper=The Seattle Times}}</ref> The buses ran for 16 hours a day, charging a base fare of 20 cents (equivalent to ${{Formatprice|{{Inflation|US|0.20|1976}}}} in {{CURRENTYEAR}}).{{Inflation-fn|US}}<ref>{{cite news |last=Lane |first=Bob |date=November 17, 1976 |title=Snohomish County public transit is going places |page=B12 |newspaper=The Seattle Times}}</ref> Among the most popular lines was Route R14, accounting for 21 percent of system ridership in the first three months, running from the Edmonds waterfront to Lynnwood and the [[Boeing Everett Factory]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Lane |first=Bob |date=January 26, 1977 |title=One blessing: New bus system can only be measured in months |page=H9 |newspaper=The Seattle Times}}</ref> The agency acquired its first federal [[Subsidy|subsidies]] from the [[Urban Mass Transit Administration]] for the 1978 [[fiscal year]], to be used on the purchase of 18 new buses as well as [[bus stop]] amenities, such as stop signs and shelters.<ref name="SeaTimes-1977"/>', 36 => false, 37 => '[[File:Community Transit 759 (GM RTS).jpg|thumb|left|A 1989 [[Rapid Transit Series]] bus in Community Transit livery, pictured in 2006.]]', 38 => false, 39 => 'Community Transit was selected as the official name of the agency on June 19, 1979, recommended by Seattle-based [[public relations]] firm McConnell Company ahead of the winners of a public contest held by SCPTBA two years prior.<ref name="SeaTimes-CT1979"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Cartwright |first=Jane |date=June 29, 1977 |title=What's in a name? Buses are the same |page=H1 |newspaper=The Seattle Times}}</ref> CT continued to grow through the end of the decade, annexing the cities of [[Arlington, Washington|Arlington]], [[Lake Stevens, Washington|Lake Stevens]], [[Monroe, Washington|Monroe]], [[Granite Falls, Washington|Granite Falls]], [[Mukilteo, Washington|Mukilteo]], [[Stanwood, Washington|Stanwood]] and [[Sultan, Washington|Sultan]] into the PTBA by 1980;<ref name="SeaTimes-1977"/><ref name="SeaTimes-1980">{{cite news |last=Suffia |first=David |date=October 8, 1980 |title=Community Transit marking four years of growth |page=F2 |newspaper=The Seattle Times}}</ref> the bus system had the largest growth in ridership within the state in 1980, with local routes gaining 68.3 percent more riders and Metro-operated "Cream Buses" to Seattle gaining 21.4 percent more riders.<ref name="SeaTimes-1980"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Macdonald |first=Sally |date=August 13, 1980 |title=Gains in bus ridership highest in state |page=F1 |newspaper=The Seattle Times}}</ref> Metro altered their numbering scheme for Snohomish County routes in 1981, creating the 400-series of routes, after the opening of the state's largest [[park and ride]] in Lynnwood.<ref>{{cite news |last=Aweeka |first=Charles |date=May 20, 1981 |title=Lynnwood park-and-ride lot ready for use |page=G2 |newspaper=The Seattle Times}}</ref> The annexations of outlying communities in northern and eastern Snohomish County and the completion of park and rides in Edmonds and Mountlake Terrace saw ridership rise to over 3 million passengers by 1983.<ref>{{cite report |author=Public Transportation Office |date=October 1984 |title=Public Transportation in Washington State |url=http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/12000/12700/12792/12792.pdf |format=PDF |publisher=[[Washington State Department of Transportation]] |via=[[National Transportation Library]] |chapter=Local Transit Statewide: Community Transit |pages=37–43 |oclc=13007541 |accessdate=September 11, 2014}}</ref> Community Transit took over the remaining commuter routes to Seattle in 1989,<ref>{{cite news |last=Bergsman |first=Jerry |date=September 21, 1988 |title=Metro Buses Won't Be Traveling To Snohomish County After April |url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/0EB53303482890B8?p=AMNEWS |subscription=yes |via=[[NewsBank]] |page=H5 |newspaper=The Seattle Times |accessdate=September 8, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Bergsman |first=Jerry |date=June 9, 1989 |title=Some Bus Commuters To Say Goodbye To Metro |url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/0EB5336C0FCCFC21?p=AMNEWS |subscription=yes |via=NewsBank |page=B3 |newspaper=The Seattle Times |accessdate=September 8, 2014}}</ref> after commuter service was [[subcontract]]ed to [[American Transportation Enterprises]] in 1986.<ref>{{cite news |last=Aweeka |first=Charles |date=July 23, 1986 |title=Harmony Reached So Buses Can Roll |url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/0EB531EE4EA2F531?p=AMNEWS |subscription=yes |via=NewsBank |page=H1 |newspaper=The Seattle Times |accessdate=September 8, 2014}}</ref> The move to a private carrier was opposed by both Metro and the [[Amalgamated Transit Union]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Aweeka |first=Charles |date=July 3, 1985 |title=Metro Warns CT About Expanding Into Downtown Seattle |url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/0EB53150309951CF?p=AMNEWS |subscription=yes |via=NewsBank |page=H1 |newspaper=The Seattle Times |accessdate=September 8, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Aweeka |first=Charles |date=January 22, 1986 |title=Transit Union Concerned Over Private Contract - Community Transit Pushing Plan To Contract For Service To Seattle |url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/0EB531B04E4F88AB?p=AMNEWS |subscription=yes |via=NewsBank |page=D1 |newspaper=The Seattle Times |accessdate=September 8, 2014}}</ref> but the introduction of 49 [[Air conditioning|air conditioned]] coaches by ATE led to a 25 percent increase in ridership by January 1987.<ref>{{cite news |last=Gilje |first=Shelby |date=September 23, 1986 |title=Rider Contends Comfort Has Taken A Back Seat On Commuter Buses |url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/0EB53202E7519D66?p=AMNEWS |subscription=yes |via=NewsBank |page=E7 |newspaper=The Seattle Times |accessdate=September 8, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Aweeka |first=Charles |date=January 7, 1987 |title=Commuters Flock To New CT Buses |url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/0EB5322DF10E1746?p=AMNEWS |subscription=yes |via=NewsBank |page=H1 |newspaper=The Seattle Times |accessdate=September 8, 2014}}</ref> Commuter express service via [[Interstate 405 (Washington)|Interstate 405]] from CT park and rides in South Snohomish County to the [[Eastside (King County, Washington)|Eastside]] cities of [[Bellevue, Washington|Bellevue]] and [[Redmond, Washington|Redmond]] began in 1988 and 1990, respectively,<ref>{{cite news |last=Clutter |first=Stephen |date=June 14, 1988 |title=Lynnwood-Bellevue Bus Off And Rolling - Ridership Low, But Spirits High |url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/0EB532E172F01BD0?p=AMNEWS |subscription=yes |via=NewsBank |page=B3 |newspaper=The Seattle Times |accessdate=September 8, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=June 21, 1990 |title=CT To Begin Limited Bus Service To Redmond |url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19900621&slug=1078267 |newspaper=The Seattle Times |accessdate=September 8, 2014}}</ref> while Seattle service was expanded with weekend service in 1990.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bergsman |first=Jerry |date=June 4, 1990 |title=CT To Expand Commuter Service -- Weekend Runs Will Be Offered |url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19900604&slug=1075447 |newspaper=The Seattle Times |accessdate=September 8, 2014}}</ref> The agency dedicated its own {{convert|20|acre|ha|adj=mid}} [[Bus garage|bus base]] at Kasch Park in 1985, replacing shared operations with the [[Edmonds School District]] and Everett Transit, at a cost of $4.8 million (equivalent to ${{Formatprice|{{Inflation|US|48000000|1985}}}} in {{CURRENTYEAR}}){{Inflation-fn|US}} that was mostly subsidized by the Urban Mass Transit Administration.<ref>{{cite news |last=Aweeka |first=Charles |date=May 1, 1985 |title=New Everett Base To Bring Community Transit Together |url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/0EB5313B09322F2C?p=AMNEWS |subscription=yes |via=NewsBank |page=H1 |newspaper=The Seattle Times |accessdate=September 8, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Aweeka |first=Charles |date=October 9, 1985 |title=Transit Head Puts Brakes To Maintenance Flap |url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/0EB5317B6229E5F3?p=AMNEWS |subscription=yes |via=NewsBank |page=H2 |newspaper=The Seattle Times |accessdate=September 8, 2014}}</ref>', 40 => false, 41 => 'CT was involved in a [[criminal investigation]] conducted by the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] (FBI) in the mid-1990s of Ed's Transmission, a [[Transmission (mechanics)|transmission]] shop in Everett used by the agency for bus parts. Detectives from the FBI and Snohomish County [[Sheriff]] seized records from both parties and began a two-month audit of Community Transit management.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bergsman |first1=Jerry |last2=Alexander |first2=Karen |date=July 22, 1993 |title=Investigators Seize CT Records -- Agency Is Target Of Federal Probe Involving Service Work |url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19930722&slug=1712341 |newspaper=The Seattle Times |accessdate=September 28, 2014}}</ref> The auditors released a report that criticized the management style of Executive Director Ken Graska and his department heads, leading to the former's resignation in December 1993 after nine years at his position.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Alexander |first1=Karen |last2=Brooks |first2=Diane |date=December 1, 1993 |title=CT's Director Resigns |url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19931201&slug=1734623 |newspaper=The Seattle Times |accessdate=September 28, 2014}}</ref> Federal prosecutors accused Ralph Woodall, the 50-year-old co-owner of the shop, of 15 counts of [[mail fraud]] after intentionally overbilling for transmission repairs. Community Transit Maintenance Director Michael Lynn resigned after confessing that he had accepted gifts from Woodall in exchange for sending all of CT's transmissions to Ed's Transmissions without going through competitive [[bidding]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Brooks |first=Diane |date=December 10, 1996 |title=Federal Trial Begins Over Fraud Alleged In CT Bus Repairs |url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19961210&slug=2364154 |newspaper=The Seattle Times |accessdate=September 28, 2014}}</ref> A [[United States District Court for the Western District of Washington|U.S. District Court]] jury found Woodall guilty of 15 counts of mail fraud in December 1996,<ref>{{cite news |last=Clutter |first=Stephen |date=December 24, 1996 |title=Mechanic Is Guilty Of Fraud |url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19961224&slug=2366694 |newspaper=The Seattle Times |accessdate=September 28, 2014}}</ref> with Judge [[John C. Coughenour]] sentencing him to 2.5 years in federal prison the following May, along with Ed's Transmission being forced to pay a $825,000 [[settlement (litigation)|settlement]] after a [[civil suit]] was filed.<ref>{{cite news |last=Koch |first=Anne |date=May 31, 1997 |title=Shop Owner Sentenced To 2 1/2 Years For CT Fraud |url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19970531&slug=2542024 |newspaper=The Seattle Times |accessdate=September 28, 2014}}</ref>', 42 => false, 43 => 'In their most recent expansion in 1997, the Snohomish County PTBA annexed the [[Eastmont, Washington|Eastmont]] and [[Silver Firs, Washington|Silver Firs]] [[census-designated place]]s between Everett and Mill Creek, as well as the [[Tulalip Indian Reservation]] west of Marysville.<ref>{{cite news |last=Brooks |first=Diane |date=September 3, 1997 |title=Buses On Ballot Later This Month -- 5 Areas To Be Asked To Join CT District |url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19970903&slug=2558134 |newspaper=The Seattle Times |accessdate=September 28, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=October 27, 1997 |title=CT Sets Annexation Workshops |url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19971027&slug=2568685 |newspaper=The Seattle Times |accessdate=September 28, 2014}}</ref> During the same year, CT awarded its $31.8 million (equivalent to ${{Formatprice|{{Inflation|US|31800000|1997}}}} in {{CURRENTYEAR}}){{Inflation-fn|US}} commuter service contract to Grosvenor Bus Lines, which would later fold into [[First Transit]], replacing their first subcontractor, [[Ryder]]/ATE Management.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=June 9, 1997 |title=CT To Get New Commuter Service |url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19970609&slug=2543717 |newspaper=The Seattle Times |accessdate=September 29, 2014}}</ref> The agency introduced the first [[Low-floor bus|low-floor]] [[articulated bus]]es in the United States into its fleet in 1999, purchasing 17 {{convert|60|ft|m|0|adj=mid|-long}} buses from [[New Flyer]] to improve [[accessibility]] for older and disabled riders.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=April 19, 1999 |title=CT Phases In 17 New Low-Floor Buses |url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19990419&slug=2955963 |newspaper=The Seattle Times |accessdate=September 28, 2014}}</ref> Service improvements throughout the 1990s, including raising service hours to over 11 million, led to ridership peaking at 8.8 million by the end of the decade and the agency's 100 millionth rider being celebrated in April 2000.<ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=July 22, 2004 |title=Olson Marks 10 Years of Strong Leadership |url=http://communitytransit.org/newsrelease/1047 |location=Everett, Washington |publisher=Community Transit |accessdate=September 28, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=April 21, 2000 |title=100 million served by CT |url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20000421&slug=4016674 |newspaper=The Seattle Times |accessdate=September 28, 2014}}</ref> The passage of [[List of Washington initiatives to the people#1999|Initiative 695]] in 1999, which capped the state motor-vehicle [[excise tax]] at $30, forced transit agencies throughout the state to cut service in anticipation of lower revenue. Facing the loss of $18 million (equivalent to ${{Formatprice|{{Inflation|US|18000000|2000}}}} in {{CURRENTYEAR}}),{{Inflation-fn|US}} or 30 percent of its annual operating budget, Community Transit eliminated all weekend service and increased fares on its routes in February 2000.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=February 4, 2000 |title=Bus service cut after I-695 |url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20000204&slug=4002857 |newspaper=The Seattle Times |accessdate=September 28, 2014}}</ref> With the service cuts, CT began its VanGO program to donate its retired [[paratransit]] [[minibus]]es to [[nonprofit organization]]s in Snohomish County instead of auctioning them off.<ref>{{cite news |last=Vinluan |first=Frank |date=February 10, 2000 |title=CT offers free vans to ease 695 woes |url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20000210&slug=4003952 |newspaper=The Seattle Times |accessdate=September 28, 2014}}</ref> Saturday service was reinstated in September 2000, using emergency funds approved by the CT Board,<ref>{{cite news |last=Burkitt |first=Janet |date=July 7, 2000 |title=I-695 bus cuts will be restored |url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20000707&slug=4030505 |newspaper=The Seattle Times |accessdate=September 28, 2014}}</ref> while Sunday service returned in 2001 after the passage of a 0.3 percentage-point tax increase by voters in the PTBA.<ref>{{cite news |last=Burkitt |first=Janet |date=September 19, 2001 |title=Snohomish County: Transit sales tax pushing ahead |url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20010919&slug=transitvote19m |newspaper=The Seattle Times |accessdate=September 28, 2014}}</ref> Further restoration of service came in 2003, with increased frequency and the replacement of 50 buses in the agency's fleet made possible by a [[budget surplus]] and the sales tax increase approved in 2002,<ref>{{cite news |last=Hodges |first=Jane |date=October 30, 2002 |title=Bus agency proposes increase in service |url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20021030&slug=comtran30n |newspaper=The Seattle Times |accessdate=September 28, 2014}}</ref> and in 2005, with increased fares.<ref>{{cite news |last=Schwarzen |first=Christopher |date=May 11, 2005 |title=Community Transit to boost fares, routes |url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20050511&slug=bus11n |newspaper=The Seattle Times |accessdate=September 28, 2014}}</ref>', 44 => false, 45 => 'Community Transit introduced its current [[logo]] and [[slogan]] in 2005, replacing an older one in use since 1986 and retaining its blue-and-white color scheme, as part of the roll-out of the first [[New Flyer]] Invero buses in the United States.<ref name="CT-NewLogo"/><ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=January 17, 2005 |title=New Flyer delivers first Inveros to US property |url=http://www.newflyer.com/index/invero_everett |location=Winnipeg, Manitoba |publisher=[[New Flyer|New Flyer Industries]] |accessdate=September 30, 2014}}</ref> CT began a three-month [[pilot project]] in September 2005 that brought [[Wi-Fi]] access to buses on its longest route, Route 422 between Stanwood and Seattle, with hopes of attracting customers and [[Telecommuting|partial-telecommuters]] to its routes.<ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=September 9, 2005 |title=Community Transit Offers WiFi Access on Select Buses |url=http://communitytransit.org/newsrelease/1122 |location=Everett, Washington |publisher=Community Transit |accessdate=September 30, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Gilmore |first=Susan |date=September 7, 2005 |title=Transit services adding Wi-Fi to buses |url=http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2002477153_wifi07m.html |newspaper=The Seattle Times |accessdate=September 30, 2014}}</ref> The pilot project was deemed a success and expanded into the "Surf and Ride" program on all Route 422 trips in 2006, as well as select trips on Routes 406 and 441 from Edmonds to Seattle and [[Overlake, Washington|Overlake]] on the Eastside, respectively; the Wi-Fi program was canceled in 2010, with the removal of equipment in buses brought on by low customer response, budget constraints and the adoption of improved [[cellular network]]s that support mobile browsing on [[smartphone]]s.<ref>{{cite web |title=Surf and Ride Wi-Fi Service |url=http://www.communitytransit.org/Programs/Wifi.cfm |deadurl=yes |publisher=Community Transit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100127054448/http://www.communitytransit.org/Programs/Wifi.cfm |archivedate=January 27, 2010 |accessdate=September 30, 2014}}</ref>', 46 => false, 47 => 'CT and First Transit signed their third and most recent contract in 2007, continuing the latter's operation of CT commuter service to Seattle;<ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=May 1, 2007 |title=Snohomish County Community Transit Renews Contract with First Transit |url=http://www.firsttransit.com/about-us/news/news-details/2007/05/01/snohomish-county-community-transit-renews-contract-with-first-transit |location=Cincinnati, Ohio |publisher=[[First Transit]] |accessdate=September 30, 2014}}</ref> both agencies debuted the first [[double-decker bus]]es in the Puget Sound region during a year-long test in 2007, with Community Transit buying its own [[Alexander Dennis Enviro500]]s for its "[[#Double Tall|Double Tall]]" fleet.<ref name="CT-DT2010">{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=March 31, 2008 |title=Make That 23 Double Talls, Please |url=http://www.communitytransit.org/newsrelease/1256 |location=Everett, Washington |publisher=Community Transit |accessdate=September 1, 2014}}</ref> A PTBA expansion into the unincorporated areas of [[Cathcart, Washington|Cathcart]], [[Clearview, Washington|Clearview]] and [[Maltby, Washington|Maltby]] was attempted during the [[United States elections, 2008|2008 general elections]], but failed to gain a majority vote.<ref>{{cite web |date=November 11, 2008 |title=Statement of Vote - Snohomish County General Election, November 04, 2008: PTBA Annexation |url=http://www.snohomishcountywa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1490 |format=PDF |publisher=[[Snohomish County, Washington]] |accessdate=September 30, 2014}}</ref> In November 2009, after three years of planning and a year of construction,<ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=July 27, 2006 |title=New Bus Rapid Transit Route Called "Swift" |url=https://communitytransit.org/newsrelease/1170 |location=Everett, Washington |publisher=Community Transit |accessdate=September 30, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=November 24, 2008 |title=Swift Groundbreaking Dec. 3 |url=http://communitytransit.org/newsrelease/1298 |location=Everett, Washington |publisher=Community Transit |accessdate=September 30, 2014}}</ref> Community Transit debuted the first [[bus rapid transit]] line in [[Washington (state)|Washington]], [[Swift Bus Rapid Transit|Swift]]. The service replaced Route 100 on [[Washington State Route 99|State Route 99]] between Aurora Village in Shoreline and Everett Station, featuring 12-minute [[headway]]s, off-board fare payment and [[transit signal priority]].<ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=November 16, 2009 |title=Swift Bus Rapid Transit to Fly on Nov. 29 |url=http://www.communitytransit.org/newsrelease/1354 |location=Everett, Washington |publisher=Community Transit |accessdate=September 30, 2014}}</ref> The [[Great Recession in the United States|Great Recession]] of the late [[2000s (decade)|2000s]] and subsequent loss of an estimated $180 million (equivalent to ${{Formatprice|{{Inflation|US|180000000|2010}}}} in {{CURRENTYEAR}}){{Inflation-fn|US}} in sales tax revenue in Snohomish County forced CT to cut service by 15 percent in June 2010, including the elimination of all service on Sundays and [[Public holidays in the United States|major holidays]], to save $16 million (equivalent to ${{Formatprice|{{Inflation|US|16000000|2010}}}} in {{CURRENTYEAR}}){{Inflation-fn|US}} until 2012.<ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=May 27, 2010 |title=Agency Prepares for Sunday Service Suspension, Other Cuts, Effective June 13 |url=http://www.communitytransit.org/newsrelease/1403 |location=Everett, Washington |publisher=Community Transit |accessdate=September 30, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Lindblom |first=Mike |date=March 4, 2010 |title=Community Transit announces cuts to bus and van service |url=http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2011260675_communitytransit05m.html |newspaper=The Seattle Times |accessdate=September 30, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Sheets |first=Bill |date=June 6, 2010 |title=Community Transit gives away vans; to cut service |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20100606/NEWS01/706069887 |newspaper=The Herald |location=Everett, Washington |publisher=The Washington Post Company |accessdate=September 30, 2014}}</ref> A second cut, with 20 percent of service eliminated, took place in February 2012;<ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=September 1, 2011 |title=Board Selects Hybrid Service Alternative |url=http://www.communitytransit.org/newsrelease/1465 |location=Everett, Washington |publisher=Community Transit |accessdate=September 30, 2014}}</ref> the CT Board rejected a major restructure that would have truncated its northern and eastern express service to Seattle at [[Lynnwood Transit Center]] during this cut, instead opting to preserve its commuter service.<ref>{{cite web |title=2012 Service Change: Commuter Comparison Chart |year=2011 |url=http://communitytransit.org/News/2012SystemChangeCommuterServiceChart/ |deadurl=yes |publisher=Community Transit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813221059/http://communitytransit.org/News/2012SystemChangeCommuterServiceChart/ |archivedate=August 13, 2011 |accessdate=September 30, 2014}}</ref> Despite the decline in service hours, Community Transit and [[Sound Transit]] had record ridership for Snohomish County routes during the [[Super Bowl XVIII]] parade in Downtown Seattle in February 2014, carrying a total of 22,500 passengers on 50 extra trips into Seattle.<ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=February 6, 2014 |title=Public transportation teamwork moved unprecedented number of Seahawks fans and commuters |url=http://www.soundtransit.org/About-Sound-Transit/News-and-events/News-releases/Transportation-teamwork-for-Seahawks-parade-02062014 |location=Seattle, Washington |publisher=Sound Transit |accessdate=September 30, 2014}}</ref> In March, the [[2014 Oso mudslide]] destroyed a portion of [[Washington State Route 530|State Route 530]] and forced CT to re-route its service to Darrington through [[Skagit County, Washington|Skagit County]], offering one-seat service to [[Smokey Point, Washington|Smokey Point]] and Everett Station in the interim as Route 231.<ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=March 26, 2014 |title=Emergency Darrington Bus Service |url=http://www.communitytransit.org/newsrelease/1555 |location=Everett, Washington |publisher=Community Transit |accessdate=September 30, 2014}}</ref> The partial reopening of State Route 530 in June and full reopening in September restored the original Route 230 on its original route, now extended to Smokey Point.<ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=May 28, 2014 |title=Darrington Service Returns to Hwy 530 June 9; Route 231 Will End |url=http://www.communitytransit.org/newsrelease/1564 |location=Everett, Washington |publisher=Community Transit |accessdate=September 30, 2014}}</ref>', 48 => false, 49 => 'Community Transit began restoring cut service in September 2014, adding 13 percent of its former bus hours primarily to improve midday service.<ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=September 11, 2014 |title=New Bus Service Begins September 29 |url=http://www.communitytransit.org/newsrelease/1577 |location=Everett, Washington |publisher=Community Transit |accessdate=September 30, 2014}}</ref> In June 2015, CT restored its Sunday and holiday service as part of a 27,000-hour expansion, representing 20 percent of the 2010 reduction, funded by recovering sales tax revenue and a 25-cent increase in fares the following month.<ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=May 7, 2015 |title=Sunday Service Is Coming Back! |url=http://www.communitytransit.org/newsrelease/1605 |location=Everett, Washington |publisher=Community Transit |accessdate=June 10, 2015}}</ref><ref name="FareIncrease"/> The agency was given approval from the state legislature in July 2015 to increase [[sales tax]]es by an additional 0.3%, dependent on voter approval via a [[ballot measure]] during the November 2015 election that was eventually won, to fund [[Swift Bus Rapid Transit#Swift II|a new Swift line]] as well as local service expansion.<ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=July 16, 2015 |title=Community Transit Board Sends Sales Tax Measure to November Ballot |url=http://www.communitytransit.org/newsrelease/1616 |location=Everett, Washington |publisher=Community Transit |accessdate=July 21, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=November 10, 2015 |title=CEO Outlines "New Transit Legacy" for Snohomish County |url=https://communitytransit.org/newsrelease/1631 |location=Everett, Washington |publisher=Community Transit |accessdate=November 25, 2015}}</ref>', 50 => false, 51 => '===Proposed consolidations with Everett Transit===', 52 => '{{see also|Everett Transit}}', 53 => '[[File:Swift passing Everett Transit bus at Everett Station.jpg|thumb|right|A [[Swift Bus Rapid Transit|Swift]] coach passing a parked [[Everett Transit]] bus at [[Everett Station]]]]', 54 => false, 55 => 'Attempted mergers of Community Transit with Everett Transit have been proposed by the Washington State Legislature and the CT Board since the formation of SNOTRAN in 1974.<ref name="SeaTimes-MergerOlympia">{{cite news |last1=Brooks |first1=Diane |last2=Johnston |first2=Shannon |date=February 2, 1994 |title=Everett Transit, CT Merger Meets Resistance -- Momentum To Join Bus Systems Coming Out Of Olympia |url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19940202&slug=1893173 |newspaper=The Seattle Times |accessdate=September 28, 2014}}</ref> The relative success of Community Transit in the late 1970s and 1980s prompted the Community Transit Board to propose consolidation with Everett Transit in 1988, though long-term planning under SNOTRAN for both agencies worked under the assumption that there would be no merger by 2000.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bergsman |first=Jerry |date=November 10, 1988 |title=CT Board Talks Of Merging Bus Systems |url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/0EB53316DA3CA3A2?p=AMNEWS |subscription=yes |via=NewsBank |page=D3 |newspaper=The Seattle Times |accessdate=September 28, 2014}}</ref> In 1990, a second proposal was rejected by the Everett City Council after consultants determined that a merger would only save $350,000 per year in [[Dead mileage|deadheading]] for Community Transit and that both staffs would need to be retained because of the lack of service duplication between the two agencies.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bergsman |first=Jerry |date=November 2, 1990 |title=Bus-System Merger Discounted -- Consultant Can See No Savings |url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19901102&slug=1101899 |newspaper=The Seattle Times |accessdate=September 28, 2014}}</ref> Throughout the 1990s, successive legislative bills proposing a merger were passed through the House Transportation Committee, but failed to gain support elsewhere because of successful lobbying from the City of Everett.<ref name="SeaTimes-MergerOlympia"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Brooks |first=Diane |date=March 7, 1994 |title=Transit Merger Likely To Resurface -- Key Legislator May Introduce New Bill |url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19940307&slug=1899002 |newspaper=The Seattle Times |accessdate=September 28, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Brooks |first=Diane |date=February 16, 2000 |title=Bus-merge proposals die in committee |url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20000216&slug=4005045 |newspaper=The Seattle Times |accessdate=September 28, 2014}}</ref> State voters approved Referendum 49 in November 1998, including state motor-vehicle excise tax revenue for city-run transit in Everett and [[Yakima Transit|Yakima]]. While Everett Transit gained $4.5 million (equivalent to ${{Formatprice|{{Inflation|US|4500000|1998}}}} in {{CURRENTYEAR}}){{Inflation-fn|US}} in new annual funding, CT was set to lose $1 million (equivalent to ${{Formatprice|{{Inflation|US|1000000|1998}}}} in {{CURRENTYEAR}}){{Inflation-fn|US}} over the next five years in addition to the $2 million (equivalent to ${{Formatprice|{{Inflation|US|2000000|1998}}}} in {{CURRENTYEAR}}){{Inflation-fn|US}} used to operate service within Everett annually.<ref>{{cite news |last=Brooks |first=Diane |date=November 10, 1998 |title=Ref. 49 Vote Fuels Everett's Bus System -- Approval To Bring Additional Money For City-Operated Transit |url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19981110&slug=2782679 |newspaper=The Seattle Times |accessdate=September 28, 2014}}</ref> The large cuts brought on by the passing of Initiative 695 and subsequent loss of excise tax revenue forced both agencies to consider merging in 2000,<ref>{{cite news |last=Brooks |first=Diane |date=June 15, 2000 |title=Everett now willing to entertain CT offer |url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20000615&slug=4026722 |newspaper=The Seattle Times |accessdate=September 28, 2014}}</ref> with savings of an estimated $1.7 million per year (equivalent to ${{Formatprice|{{Inflation|US|1700000|2001}}}} in {{CURRENTYEAR}}){{Inflation-fn|US}} according to a study commissioned by Community Transit.<ref>{{cite news |last=de Leon |first=John |date=January 3, 2001 |title=Join transit agencies to save, says study |url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20010103&slug=transit03m |newspaper=The Seattle Times |accessdate=September 28, 2014}}</ref> As a result of the failed mergers, CT proposed truncating its routes at Everett city limits, but ultimately decided to provide limited-stop service on its routes through Everett to the newly constructed [[Everett Station]] in 2002.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ray |first=Susanna |date=July 20, 2002 |title=Community Transit touts savings in trimming Everett routes |url=http://search.proquest.com/washingtonstatenews/docview/333509626/A4AFB7A382E9454FPQ/35 |subscription=yes |via=ProQuest |page=A1 |newspaper=[[The Herald (Everett)|The Herald]] |location=Everett, Washington |publisher=[[The Washington Post Company]] |accessdate=September 28, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Tuinstra |first=Rachel |date=January 22, 2003 |title=Bus routes in line for changes countywide |url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20030122&slug=transit22n |newspaper=The Seattle Times |accessdate=September 28, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Ray |first=Susanna |date=July 19, 2002 |title=CT limits service in Everett |url=http://search.proquest.com/washingtonstatenews/docview/333513171/A4AFB7A382E9454FPQ/45 |subscription=yes |via=ProQuest |page=A1 |newspaper=The Herald |location=Everett, Washington |publisher=The Washington Post Company |accessdate=September 28, 2014}}</ref> Community Transit and Everett Transit signed their first partnership agreement in 2007, with Everett helping fund Swift bus rapid transit through its service area and allowing CT to operate the route in exchange for the expansion of ET service into [[unincorporated area]]s surrounding Everett.<ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=December 5, 2007 |title=Community Transit, Everett Transit Become Partners |url=http://www.communitytransit.org/newsrelease/1229 |location=Everett, Washington |publisher=Community Transit |accessdate=September 28, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Brooks |first=Diane |date=December 12, 2007 |title=Community Transit, Everett form 17-mile partnership |url=http://seattletimes.com/html/snohomishcountynews/2004065957_bus12n.html |newspaper=The Seattle Times |accessdate=September 28, 2014}}</ref> The two agencies further collaborated with Sound Transit and the Washington State Department of Transportation in the construction of the South Everett Freeway Station the following year.<ref name="ST-SEFS">{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=September 10, 2008 |title=Innovation meets efficiency for south Everett’s new median park-and-ride lot |url=http://www.soundtransit.org/About-Sound-Transit/News-and-events/News-releases/News-release-archive/SEVT-Ribboncut |location=Seattle, Washington |publisher=Sound Transit |accessdate=September 28, 2014}}</ref>', 56 => false, 57 => '===Regional projects with Sound Transit===', 58 => '{{main|Sound Transit}}', 59 => false, 60 => 'Community Transit and Everett Transit agreed to break away from SNOTRAN, which served as their planning and administrative body in addition to disbursing federal subsidies, after CT complained of a "lack of communication" between the three agencies.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bergsman |first=Jerry |date=August 17, 1992 |title=CT Seeks More Clout In Planning |url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19920817&slug=1507850 |newspaper=The Seattle Times |accessdate=September 27, 2014}}</ref> The county agency formally disbanded on December 31, 1994,<ref name="SeaTimes-SNOTRAN"/> replaced by the Joint Regional Policy Committee (JRPC) that formed four years prior to coordinate transit planning for the entire [[Puget Sound region]].<ref name="ST-Timeline">{{cite web |author=Office of Corporate Communications Operations, Projects & Corporate Services |date=October 2007 |title=Sound Transit History and Chronology |url=http://www.soundtransit.org/Documents/pdf/about/Chronology.pdf |format=PDF |publisher=[[Sound Transit]] |accessdate=September 27, 2014}}</ref> A regional [[transit agency]] was formed in 1993 under the JRPC, organizing a $6.7 billion (equivalent to ${{Formatprice|{{Inflation|US|6700000000|1995}}}} in {{CURRENTYEAR}}){{Inflation-fn|US}} plan for regional transit that was put to a vote on March 14, 1995, failing to pass outside of Seattle, [[Mercer Island, Washington|Mercer Island]] and [[Shoreline, Washington|Shoreline]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Crowley |first=Walt |authorlink=Walt Crowley |date=September 24, 2000 |title=Voters in King, Snohomish, and Pierce counties reject regional transit plan on March 14, 1995. |url=http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=2677 |work=[[HistoryLink]] |accessdate=September 27, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Schaefer |first=David |date=March 16, 1995 |title=Voters Weren't Ready For Tax On Transit Plan -- Especially Since U. S. Helping Less |url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19950316&slug=2110445 |newspaper=The Seattle Times |accessdate=September 27, 2014}}</ref> The plan included a [[commuter rail]] line on the [[BNSF Railway|BNSF]] [[Scenic Subdivision]] between Everett, Mukilteo, Edmonds and [[King Street Station (Seattle)|King Street Station]] in Seattle, a [[light rail]] line from Lynnwood to Seattle following [[Interstate 5 in Washington|Interstate 5]], and [[express bus service]] to light rail stations.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Regional Transit System Proposal |url=http://www.soundtransit.org/Documents/pdf/projects/planning/1995_Plan_Subarea_Proposals.pdf |format=PDF |pages=9–10 |date=February 1995 |publisher=Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority |accessdate=September 27, 2014}}</ref> The following November, the smaller "Sound Move" plan was approved at a cost of $3.9 billion (equivalent to ${{Formatprice|{{Inflation|US|3900000000|1996}}}} in {{CURRENTYEAR}}),{{Inflation-fn|US}} including commuter rail from Everett to Seattle and express buses on Interstate 5 from Everett and Lynnwood to Seattle and Bellevue.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sound Move: Launching a Rapid Transit System for the Puget Sound Region |url=http://www.soundtransit.org/sites/default/files/documents/pdf/news/reports/soundmove/199605_soundmovethetenyearregionaltransitsystemplan.pdf |format=PDF |pages=16, 20 |date=May 31, 1996 |publisher=Sound Transit |accessdate=September 27, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Schaefer |first=David |date=November 6, 1996 |title=Voters Back Transit Plan On Fourth Try |url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19961106&slug=2358535 |newspaper=The Seattle Times |accessdate=September 27, 2014}}</ref>', 61 => false, 62 => 'The regional transit agency, renamed to [[Sound Transit]] the following year,<ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=August 15, 1997 |title="Sound Transit" to be the Name for Regional Transit Authority Services |url=http://www.soundtransit.org/About-Sound-Transit/News-and-events/News-releases/News-release-archive/Sound-Transit-to-be-the-Name-for-Regional-Transit-Authority-Services |location=Seattle, Washington |publisher=Sound Transit |accessdate=September 27, 2014}}</ref> began operating its [[Sound Transit Express]] buses under contract with Community Transit in September 1999.<ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=September 8, 1999 |title=Nine new ways to get around Puget Sound: Sound Transit to launch its first nine new ST Express regional bus routes |url=http://www.soundtransit.org/About-Sound-Transit/News-and-events/News-releases/News-release-archive/Nine-new-ways-to-get-around-Puget-Sound-Sound-Transit-to-launch-its-first-nine-new-ST-Express-regional-bus-routes |location=Seattle, Washington |publisher=Sound Transit |accessdate=September 27, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Whitely |first=Peyton |date=September 17, 1999 |title=Buses Ready To Roll |url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19990917&slug=2983670 |newspaper=The Seattle Times |accessdate=September 27, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=January 26, 1999 |title=CT To Add Three Commuter Routes |url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19990126&slug=2940691 |newspaper=The Seattle Times |accessdate=September 27, 2014}}</ref> The new express buses connected [[park and ride]]s in southwestern Snohomish County, the only part of Community Transit's service area within the Sound Transit taxing district,<ref>{{cite map |publisher=Sound Transit |date=July 2006 |title=Sound Transit District |url=http://www.soundtransit.org/Documents/pdf/about/STDistrictMap07_10.pdf |format=PDF |accessdate=April 4, 2015}}</ref> to Downtown Seattle, including the newly opened, 1,000-stall Ash Way Park & Ride in northern Lynnwood.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=June 26, 1999 |title=Snohomish Briefly: New Park-And-Ride Lot Opens In Mill Creek |url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19990726&slug=2973829 |newspaper=The Seattle Times}}</ref> Sound Transit funded several capital projects to improve bus service on the Interstate 5 corridor, including direct access ramps from [[HOV lane]]s to Lynnwood and Ash Way park and rides that opened in 2004 and 2005, respectively.<ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=November 16, 2004 |title=Sound Transit and WSDOT open state's first HOV Direct Access Ramp |url=http://www.soundtransit.org/About-Sound-Transit/News-and-events/News-releases/News-release-archive/Sound-Transit-and-WSDOT-open-states-first-HOV-Direct-Access-Ramp |location=Seattle, Washington |publisher=Sound Transit |accessdate=April 4, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=September 19, 2005 |title=Sound Transit opens transit-only Direct Access ramp to Ash Way Park-and-Ride |url=http://www.soundtransit.org/About-Sound-Transit/News-and-events/News-releases/News-release-archive/Sound-Transit-opens-transit-only-Direct-Access-ramp-to-Ash-Way-Park-and-Ride |location=Seattle, Washington |publisher=Sound Transit |accessdate=April 4, 2015}}</ref> In 2011, the existing [[Mountlake Terrace, Washington|Mountlake Terrace]] park and ride was expanded with an 890-stall [[parking garage]] and bus platforms in the [[median strip|median]] of I-5 connected by a [[pedestrian bridge]].<ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=March 17, 2011 |title=Sound Transit dedicates Mountlake Terrace Freeway Station |url=http://www.soundtransit.org/About-Sound-Transit/News-and-events/News-releases/News-release-archive/Mountlake-Terrace-Freeway-Station-dedication |location=Seattle, Washington |publisher=Sound Transit |accessdate=April 4, 2015}}</ref>', 63 => false, 64 => 'Commuter rail service to Snohomish County on the [[Sounder North Line]] began in December 2003 with a single round-trip connecting [[Everett Station|Everett]] and [[Edmonds station (Washington)|Edmonds]] to [[King Street Station]] in Seattle during [[rush hour]].<ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=December 21, 2003 |title=Sound Transit launches Sounder service between Everett and Seattle; first train filled to capacity |url=http://www.soundtransit.org/About-Sound-Transit/News-and-events/News-releases/News-release-archive/Sound-Transit-launches-Sounder-service-between-Everett-and-Seattle-first-train-filled-to-capacity |location=Seattle, Washington |publisher=Sound Transit |accessdate=April 4, 2015}}</ref> Service was expanded to a second round-trip in June 2005 and a third round-trip in September 2007,<ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=May 12, 2005 |title=Sounder Commuter Rail rolls into Everett and Edmonds early with second train |url=http://www.soundtransit.org/About-Sound-Transit/News-and-events/News-releases/News-release-archive/Sounder-Commuter-Rail-rolls-into-Everett-and-Edmonds-early-with-second-train |location=Seattle, Washington |publisher=Sound Transit |accessdate=April 4, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=September 12, 2007 |title=Sound Transit expands Sounder commuter rail options and announces brand new “reverse commute” City of Destiny service |url=http://www.soundtransit.org/About-Sound-Transit/News-and-events/News-releases/News-release-archive/reverseCommute |location=Seattle, Washington |publisher=Sound Transit |accessdate=April 4, 2015}}</ref> while an [[infill station]] opened at [[Mukilteo station|Mukilteo]] in May 2008, also bringing additional service in the form of a fourth round-trip the following September.<ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=May 31, 2008 |title=Sound Transit launches Sounder commuter rail service to Mukilteo |url=http://www.soundtransit.org/About-Sound-Transit/News-and-events/News-releases/News-release-archive/mukilteoOpening |location=Seattle, Washington |publisher=Sound Transit |accessdate=April 4, 2015}}</ref>', 65 => false, 66 => 'An expansion of the [[Link Light Rail]] system in the "Sound Transit 2" package was approved in November 2008, including 54% of southwestern Snohomish County voters,<ref>{{cite web |date=November 25, 2008 |title=Sound Transit Proposition No. 1: Mass Transit Expansion |url=http://vote.wa.gov/results/20081104/snohomish/Breakdown-101797.html |work=November 04, 2008 General Election Results |publisher=Snohomish County Auditor |accessdate=April 4, 2015}}</ref> funding the [[Lynnwood Link Extension|extension of light rail]] to Lynnwood.<ref>{{cite web |title=Regional transit history, 2008 |url=http://www.soundtransit.org/About-Sound-Transit/News-and-events/Reports/2008 |publisher=Sound Transit |accessdate=April 4, 2015}}</ref> The {{convert|8.5|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} [[light rail]] line will run along Interstate 5 from [[Northgate station (Sound Transit)|Northgate Transit Center]] in Seattle to [[Lynnwood station|Lynnwood Transit Center]] and is scheduled to begin construction in 2018 and open for service in 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lynnwood Link Extension |url=http://www.soundtransit.org/Projects-and-Plans/Lynnwood-Link-Extension |publisher=Sound Transit |accessdate=April 4, 2015}}</ref> Sound Transit has also begun exploring a possible light rail extension to Everett via [[Paine Field]], anticipated to be included in the "Sound Transit 3" ballot measure in 2016.<ref>{{cite news |last=Haglund |first=Noah |date=July 2, 2014 |title=Light rail: Should a route go to Paine Field? |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20140702/NEWS01/140709828 |newspaper=The Herald |location=Everett, Washington |publisher=Sound Publishing |accessdate=April 4, 2015}}</ref>', 67 => false, 68 => '==Administration==', 69 => false, 70 => 'Community Transit is administered by a nine-member board, composed of two members of the [[Snohomish County Council]], two elected officials from PTBA cities with populations of 30,000 or more, three elected officials from cities with between 10,000 and 30,000, and two elected officials from cities with less than 10,000, that meets monthly at their headquarters in [[Everett, Washington|Everett]].<ref name="TDP">{{cite report |title=2015–2020 Transit Development Plan |url=http://www.commtrans.org/Projects/Documents/Community%20Transit%202015-2020%20TDP%20final.pdf |format=PDF |date=May 7, 2015 |publisher=Community Transit |accessdate=July 2, 2015}}</ref>{{rp|6}} The board is led by a non-voting [[chief executive officer]], a position held by Emmett Heath since he was promoted from interim CEO in March 2015.<ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=March 5, 2015 |title=Emmett Heath Named as CEO |url=http://www.communitytransit.org/newsrelease/1598 |location=Everett, Washington |publisher=Community Transit |accessdate=March 5, 2015}}</ref> CT adopted an operating budget of $133.2 million for 2015; 65 to 70 percent of revenue is provided by a 0.9 percent [[sales tax]] within the PTBA, the maximum authorized for transit agencies under state law, while a combination of fares and federal [[Subsidy|subsidies]] comprise the remainder.<ref>{{cite report |date=December 4, 2014 |title=Community Transit's 2015 Adopted Budget |url=http://www.commtrans.org/About/Documents/2015_ADOPTED_Budget.pdf |format=PDF |publisher=Community Transit |page=7 |accessdate=July 2, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Budget & Financial Information |url=http://commtrans.org/budget/ |date=July 11, 2014 |publisher=Community Transit |accessdate=September 1, 2014}}</ref> The agency employs 579 [[full-time equivalent]] persons, divided into eight departments.<ref name="TDP"/>{{rp|6}}', 71 => false, 72 => 'CT is headquartered at their Merrill Creek Operating Base at 7000 Hardeson Road in the [[Paine Field]] [[Industrial park|industrial area]] of South Everett, located northeast of the [[Boeing Everett Factory]]. The {{convert|87,065|sqft|sqm|adj=mid}} Merrill Creek administrative building opened in 1997 and is the primary [[Bus garage|bus base]] for the agency's fleet of buses and vans.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=June 30, 1997 |title=CT's New Base Will Be Dedicated |url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19970630&slug=2547238 |newspaper=The Seattle Times |accessdate=September 5, 2014}}</ref> Additional administrative buildings and fleet parking lots are located at the Kasch Park Operating Base south of the [[Washington State Route 526|Boeing Freeway]].<ref name="TDP"/>{{rp|17}}', 73 => false, 74 => '==Services==', 75 => '{{see also|List of Community Transit bus routes}}', 76 => '[[File:Mountlake Terrace Transit Center.JPG|thumb|right|The bus shelters and parking garage at [[Mountlake Terrace, Washington|Mountlake Terrace]] Transit Center, served by several local routes and commuter routes on nearby [[Interstate 5 in Washington|Interstate 5]].]]', 77 => false, 78 => 'Community Transit operates fixed [[bus route]]s throughout the {{convert|1,308|sqmi|sqkm|adj=mid}} [[Snohomish County, Washington|Snohomish County]] [[Public transportation benefit area|PTBA]], serving 47 percent of its 542,000 people and 76 percent of its 254,000 jobs.<ref name="TDP"/>{{rp|43–44}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Kimpel |first=Thomas |date=September 27, 2013 |title=2013 Public Transportation Benefit Area Population Estimates |url=http://www.ofm.wa.gov/pop/special/ptba.pdf |format=PDF |publisher=Washington State Office of Financial Management |accessdate=September 1, 2014}}</ref> The 46 bus routes serve 1,500 [[bus stop]]s, of which 250 have a bus shelter—the rest consist of a standalone sign or a sign with a bench.<ref name="TDP"/>{{rp|23}} The bus routes are divided into three types of service, numbered according to destination: frequent [[bus rapid transit]] on the unnumbered [[Swift Bus Rapid Transit|Swift]],<ref name="Swift">{{cite web |title=Swift bus rapid transit |url=http://www.communitytransit.org/Swift/ |publisher=Community Transit |accessdate=September 1, 2014}}</ref> 24 [[Local bus|local routes]] in the 100s for southern Snohomish County and 200s for northern and eastern Snohomish County, and 22 weekday [[Rush hour|peak-only]] [[Commuter bus|commuter express routes]] from [[park and ride]]s to the [[Boeing Everett Factory]] numbered as the 2X7s,<ref>{{cite web |title=Bus Service Direct to Boeing |url=http://www.commtrans.org/boeing/ |publisher=Community Transit |accessdate=September 1, 2014}}</ref> [[Downtown Seattle]] in the 400s,<ref>{{cite web |title=Take Transit Downtown |url=http://www.commtrans.org/seattle/ |deadurl=yes |publisher=Community Transit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140315083943/http://www.commtrans.org/seattle/ |archivedate=March 15, 2014 |accessdate=September 1, 2014}}</ref> and the [[University of Washington]] campus in the 800s.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bus Service to the U-District |url=http://www.commtrans.org/uw/ |publisher=Community Transit |accessdate=September 1, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |date=September 29, 2014 |title=Community Transit Bus Plus: Schedules & Route Maps |url=http://www.commtrans.org/BusService/Documents/Bus%20Plus%20Sept%202014%20web.pdf |format=PDF |edition=September 2014 |publisher=Community Transit |accessdate=September 29, 2014}}</ref> CT and their [[subcontractor]] [[First Transit]] also operate all-day, all-week [[Sound Transit Express]] service to Seattle and [[Bellevue, Washington|Bellevue]] on six routes numbered in the 500s.<ref>{{cite book |date=June 8, 2014 |title=Ride the Wave Transit Guide |url=http://www.soundtransit.org/Documents/pdf/rider_guide/RTW_June2014.pdf |format=PDF |pages=43–56 |edition=June–September 2014 |publisher=Sound Transit |accessdate=September 1, 2014}}</ref> Typically, service changes occur in February and September, in response to ridership and requests from the community.<ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=February 3, 2005 |title=Community Transit Increases Local Service |url=http://communitytransit.org/newsrelease/1081 |location=Everett, Washington |publisher=Community Transit |accessdate=September 29, 2014}}</ref>', 79 => false, 80 => 'Commuter bus routes to Boeing in Everett, Downtown Seattle and the [[University District, Seattle|University District]] originate at one of the 24 Community Transit [[park and ride]]s and [[transit center]]s located throughout Snohomish County, with a total capacity of 8,500 automobiles.<ref name="TDP"/>{{rp|17–18}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Transit Centers & Parking |url=http://www.communitytransit.org/parking/ |publisher=Community Transit |accessdate=September 5, 2014}}</ref> The largest facilities, primarily located in southwest Snohomish County, include weatherproof [[bicycle locker]]s in addition to automobile parking.<ref name="Bikes">{{cite web |title=Bikes and Buses |url=http://www.communitytransit.org/bikes/ |publisher=Community Transit |accessdate=September 3, 2014}}</ref> The majority of park and rides are owned by the [[Washington State Department of Transportation]] and maintained by Community Transit and other service providers.<ref name="TDP"/>{{rp|20–22}}<ref>{{cite web |editor-last=Elridge |editor-first=Mark |date=Fall 2013 |title=Puget Sound Park and Ride Inventory |url=http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/NR/rdonlyres/7F57E292-9768-4E9E-AE8B-F95268966C21/0/PugetSoundParknRide_Fall2013.pdf |format=PDF |publisher=Washington State Department of Transportation |accessdate=September 5, 2014}}</ref>', 81 => false, 82 => 'In addition to bus service, CT operates a [[vanpool]] program with a fleet of 414 vans originating from the Kasch Park operating base in [[Everett, Washington|Everett]]. The fleet comes in configurations with 7, 12, or 15 seats, with two special vans equipped with [[wheelchair lift]]s.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vanpool Program |url=http://www.commtrans.org/vanpool/VanpoolProgram/ |publisher=Community Transit |accessdate=September 1, 2014}}</ref> Community Transit reports that there are 361 active vanpools using their service, providing 0.9 million rides in 2014.<ref name="TDP"/>{{rp|15}} CT leases vanpool lots, called "park and pool lots", from local churches and other private parties at 15 locations with a total capacity of 425 parking stalls.<ref name="TDP"/>{{rp|17–18}}', 83 => false, 84 => '[[Dial-a-ride]] transportation (DART) service is also offered by Community Transit, contracted through Senior Services of Snohomish County since 1981.<ref name="2014Report"/>{{rp|67}}<ref>{{cite news |last=Jones |first=Marjorie |date=October 3, 1981 |title=Loss of bus shuts out senior-center regulars |page=A11 |newspaper=The Seattle Times}}</ref> DART [[paratransit]] is available for a fare of $2 for qualifying customers within {{convert|0.75|mi|km|2}} of local CT routes during regular operating hours.<ref name="CT-D&A">{{cite web |title=Disability & Accessibility |url=http://www.commtrans.org/accessibility/ |publisher=Community Transit |accessdate=September 1, 2014}}</ref> {{As of|2014}}, CT has 4,100 registered DART users that take an average of 700 trips per day.<ref name="TDP"/>{{rp|15}}', 85 => false, 86 => '===Fares===', 87 => '{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="float:right;text-align:center;margin:1em"', 88 => '|-', 89 => '! '''Fare Type'''', 90 => '! '''Adult'''', 91 => '! '''Youth'''', 92 => '! '''Reduced'''', 93 => '|-', 94 => '! scope=row align=left | Local', 95 => '| $2.25', 96 => '| $1.50', 97 => '| $1.00', 98 => '|-', 99 => '! scope=row align=left | Commuter-South/Everett', 100 => '| $4.25', 101 => '| $3.00', 102 => '| $2.00', 103 => '|-', 104 => '! scope=row align=left | Commuter-North/East', 105 => '| $5.50', 106 => '| $4.00', 107 => '| $2.50', 108 => '|-', 109 => '! scope=row align=left | DART Paratransit', 110 => '| $2.25', 111 => '| colspan=2 | &nbsp;', 112 => '|-', 113 => '! scope=row colspan=4 | ''{{As of|2015|07|01|df=US}};<ref name="FareIncrease">{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=June 30, 2015 |title=Adult Bus Fares, DART Fares Go Up 25 Cents |url=http://www.communitytransit.org/newsrelease/1613 |location=Everett, Washington |publisher=Community Transit |accessdate=July 1, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Fares">{{cite web |date=July 1, 2015 |title=Fares & Passes |url=http://www.communitytransit.org/fares/faresandpasses/ |publisher=Community Transit |accessdate=July 1, 2015}}</ref> does not include Sound Transit [[Sound Transit Express#Fare zones|fares]]''', 114 => '|}', 115 => false, 116 => 'Fares on Community Transit buses are priced into three groups: adult, youth, and reduced. Adult fare is charged for passengers between the ages of 19 and 64, youth fare is charged for passengers between the ages of 6 and 18, and the reduced fare is charged for passengers over the age of 65 or those with disabilities or [[Medicare (United States)|Medicare card holders]]. Up to two children under the age of 5 [[Free public transport|ride free]] with a chaperone paying full or reduced fare for themselves. Fares also change based on service level, with local service within Snohomish County costing the least and commuter service to Seattle being more expensive; commuter service from southern Snohomish County and Everett is also less costly compared to commuter service from northern and eastern Snohomish County.<ref name="Fares"/> The last fare increase occurred on July 1, 2015, raising the adult and DART fares by 25 cents.<ref name="FareIncrease"/>', 117 => false, 118 => 'The regional [[ORCA card]] was introduced as an integrated [[smart card]] for transit agencies in the [[Puget Sound region]] on April 20, 2009,<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=April 21, 2009 |title=ORCA Smart Card Limited Rollout Underway |url=http://www.communitytransit.org/newsrelease/1319 |location=Everett, Washington |publisher=Community Transit |accessdate=September 1, 2014}}</ref> allowing users to load monthly passes and value through an e-purse web interface. The card also allowed free transfers within a two-hour period between transit agencies of equal value, with the difference for higher fare subtracted from the e-purse or prompting for cash.<ref>{{cite web |title=ORCA Smart Card: ORCA Saves Time and Money |url=http://commtrans.org/orca/ |publisher=Community Transit |accessdate=September 1, 2014}}</ref> While initially available for no fee, effective March 1, 2010 a $5 cost was added when ordering a standard adult or youth ORCA card.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=January 15, 2010 |title=No-Fee ORCA Card Promotion Extended One Month |url=http://www.communitytransit.org/newsrelease/1370 |location=Everett, Washington |publisher=Community Transit |accessdate=September 1, 2014}}</ref> CT removed their paper transfers on January 1, 2010 after the ORCA card made them obsolete.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=December 18, 2009 |title=No More Paper Transfers Starting Jan. 1 |url=http://communitytransit.org/news/RiderAlert.cfm?id=1190 |work=Rider Alerts |publisher=Community Transit |accessdate=September 1, 2014}}</ref>', 119 => false, 120 => 'Community Transit also offers monthly passes through local [[higher education|higher education institutions]], including [[Edmonds Community College]], the [[University of Washington]], [[Cascadia College]], and the Lynnwood Campus of [[Central Washington University]].<ref name="Fares"/>', 121 => false, 122 => '[[Dial-a-ride|Dial-a-ride transportation]], a type of [[paratransit]] service operated by Community Transit, has a flat fare of $2.25 without discounts or separate categories. ORCA cards are not accepted on DART, replaced by tickets and monthly passes for frequent users.<ref name="Fares"/>', 123 => false, 124 => '==Fleet==', 125 => false, 126 => '{{As of|2014|January}}, CT maintains and operates a fleet of 696 vehicles from its operating bases at Kasch Park and Merrill Creek. The 227-bus fleet has been reduced from 291 vehicles in 2010 because of major service cuts in 2010 and 2012, forcing Community Transit to downsize in order to comply with the [[spare ratio]] policies set by the [[Federal Transit Administration]]. The fleet is composed of {{convert|30|ft|m|adj=mid}} and {{convert|40|ft|m|adj=mid}} vehicles, as well as specialized {{convert|60|ft|m|adj=mid}} [[articulated bus]]es and {{convert|42|ft|m|adj=mid}} [[double-decker bus]]es. Buses typically are powered by [[diesel engine]]s, with the exception of the 15 [[Hybrid electric bus|hybrid diesel-electric]] [[Swift Bus Rapid Transit|Swift]] articulated buses and 15 {{convert|40|ft|m|adj=mid}} hybrid buses.<ref name="TDP"/>{{rp|25–26}}', 127 => false, 128 => 'Since 1995,<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=March 7, 1995 |title=CT Improvements Assist Disabled |url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19950307&slug=2108732 |newspaper=The Seattle Times |accessdate=September 3, 2014}}</ref> all Community Transit buses are [[Low-floor bus|low-floored]] and equipped with a [[Hydraulics|hydraulic]] or [[Pneumatics|pneumatic]] "[[Kneeling bus|kneeling]]" device in addition to [[wheelchair lift]]s for 6-wheeled [[motorized wheelchair]]s.<ref name="CT-D&A"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Mobility Devices on Public Transportation |url=http://www.commtrans.org/FAQs/Documents/Wheelchairs%20on%20Public%20Transportation%202012.pdf |format=PDF |year=2012 |publisher=Community Transit |accessdate=September 3, 2014}}</ref> CT buses have also feature two [[bicycle carrier|bicycle racks]] located in front of the windshield since 1996;<ref name="Bikes"/><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=January 2, 1996 |title=Bicycle Racks Available On CT Buses |url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19960102&slug=2307040 |newspaper=The Seattle Times |accessdate=September 7, 2014}}</ref> Swift [[bus rapid transit]] buses have three bike racks located inside the vehicle for reduced [[Terminal dwell time|dwell times]].<ref name="Swift"/><ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=April 26, 2006 |title=Gear Up for Bike to Work Day |url=http://www.communitytransit.org/newsrelease/1156 |location=Everett, Washington |publisher=Community Transit |accessdate=September 3, 2014}}</ref>', 129 => false, 130 => 'In addition to its bus fleet, Community Transit maintains 412 [[van]]s for its [[vanpool]] program and 54 DART [[paratransit]] [[minibus]]es equipped with wheelchair lifts.<ref name="TDP"/>{{rp|25–26}} Retired vanpool and DART vehicles are donated to local [[non-profit organization]]s through the VanGO program,<ref>{{cite web |title=Van GO Grants Keep Our Community Moving |url=http://www.commtrans.org/vango/ |publisher=Community Transit |accessdate=September 3, 2014}}</ref> which has gifted 106 vans since its establishment in 2000.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sheets |first=Bill |date=March 22, 2010 |title=Community Transits offers surplus vans to nonprofit groups |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20100322/NEWS01/703229885 |newspaper=The Herald |location=Everett, Washington |publisher=The Washington Post Company |accessdate=September 3, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=August 8, 2014 |title=Community Transit to Award Surplus Vans to Non-Profits |url=http://www.communitytransit.org/newsrelease/1575 |location=Everett, Washington |publisher=Community Transit |accessdate=September 3, 2014}}</ref>', 131 => false, 132 => '===Double Tall===', 133 => '[[File:Community Transit Enviro 500.png|thumb|right|275px|The leased [[Alexander Dennis Enviro500]] in Community Transit livery, pictured in [[Downtown Seattle]] in 2007.]]', 134 => false, 135 => 'Community Transit has a fleet of [[double-decker bus]]es used on [[List of Community Transit bus routes#Commuter routes|commuter routes]] from [[park and ride]]s to [[Downtown Seattle]], named the "Double Tall" in reference to the double tall cup size at [[Starbucks]], a coffee chain founded and headquartered in Seattle.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hinshaw |first=Mark |date=October 12, 2011 |title=Double-tall buses: sitting pretty |url=http://crosscut.com/2011/10/12/transportation/21405/Doubletall-buses-sitting-pretty/ |work=[[Crosscut.com]] |accessdate=September 1, 2014}}</ref> The [[Alexander Dennis]] [[Alexander Dennis Enviro500|Enviro500]] was introduced during a one-year [[pilot project]] in 2007, on lease from Alexander Dennis for $15,000 per month.<ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=July 31, 2007 |title=Double Decker in Service |url=http://www.communitytransit.org/newsrelease/1205 |location=Everett, Washington |publisher=Community Transit |accessdate=September 1, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Velush |first=Lukas |date=July 30, 2007 |title=Commute like the British do: on a double-decker bus |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20070730/NEWS01/707300336 |newspaper=The Herald |location=Everett, Washington |publisher=The Washington Post Company |accessdate=September 1, 2014}}</ref> The {{convert|42|ft|m|0|adj=mid|-long}}, {{convert|14|ft|m|0|adj=mid|-high}} Enviro500 seated 77, with [[Standing-room only|standing room]] for 20 additional passengers, replacing the capacity of the standard [[articulated bus]]es used on the commuter routes in a smaller footprint.<ref name="DoubleTall">{{cite web |title=Double Tall Buses: Double Decker Buses Perk Up the Fleet |url=http://www.communitytransit.org/doubletall/ |date=June 10, 2014 |publisher=Community Transit |accessdate=September 1, 2014}}</ref> Prior to the end of the trial in 2008, CT placed an order of 23 Enviro500s, scheduled to be delivered and put into service in 2010;<ref name="CT-DT2010"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Sheets |first=Bill |date=April 1, 2008 |title=Community Transit to add fleet of double-decker buses |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20080401/NEWS01/659525928 |newspaper=The Herald |location=Everett, Washington |publisher=The Washington Post Company |accessdate=September 1, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Siderius |first=Christina |date=April 9, 2008 |title=Double-tall buses to help ease traffic congestion |url=http://seattletimes.com/html/snohomishcountynews/2004335860_ct09n.html |newspaper=The Seattle Times |accessdate=September 1, 2014}}</ref> the initial order was not fulfilled until 2011, when manufacturing was moved to an [[ElDorado National|ElDorado]] plant in [[Riverside, California]] to meet federal [[Buy American Act|Buy American]] requirements.<ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=March 31, 2011 |title=Double Talls Return to Service |url=http://www.communitytransit.org/newsrelease/1440 |location=Everett, Washington |publisher=Community Transit |accessdate=September 1, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Salyer |first=Sharon |date=April 1, 2011 |title=Community Transit rolls out the double-deckers |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20110401/NEWS01/704019909 |newspaper=The Herald |location=Everett, Washington |publisher=The Washington Post Company |accessdate=September 1, 2014}}</ref> A second order of 17 Enviro500s, to replace older articulated buses, was made in 2013 and is scheduled to be in service by summer 2015.<ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=July 31, 2013 |title=Another Double Tall, Please! |url=http://www.communitytransit.org/newsrelease/1534 |location=Everett, Washington |publisher=Community Transit |accessdate=September 1, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=August 1, 2013 |title=Community Transit ready to order up double-decker buses |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20130801/NEWS01/708019925 |newspaper=The Herald |location=Everett, Washington |publisher=Sound Publishing |accessdate=September 1, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Lindblom |first=Mike |date=July 31, 2013 |title=Community Transit adding 17 double-decker buses |url=http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2013/07/community-transit-adding-17-double-decker-buses/ |newspaper=The Seattle Times |accessdate=September 1, 2014}}</ref> The CT Board approved the addition of 5 Double Talls to their order in December 2014, with expected delivery in 10 months instead of the 2 years required for a separate order.<ref name="CT-DT2015">{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=December 4, 2014 |title=Board Approves Plan to Buy 5 New Double Talls |url=http://www.communitytransit.org/newsrelease/1588 |location=Everett, Washington |publisher=Community Transit |accessdate=December 22, 2014}}</ref>', 136 => false, 137 => '[[Sound Transit]] introduced five of its own double-decker buses in 2015 for use on their [[List of Sound Transit Express bus routes|Snohomish County routes]] under contract with Community Transit.<ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=March 27, 2014 |title=Ride tall: Sound Transit to purchase new double-decker transit buses |url=http://www.soundtransit.org/About-Sound-Transit/News-and-events/News-releases/ST-to-purchase-new-double-decker-buses |location=Seattle, Washington |publisher=Sound Transit |accessdate=September 1, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Lindblom |first=Mike |date=March 25, 2014 |title=Sound Transit to add double-decker buses in 2015 |url=http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2014/03/sound-transit-to-add-double-decker-buses-in-2015/ |newspaper=The Seattle Times |accessdate=September 1, 2014}}</ref> Sound Transit plans to eventually replace its entire Snohomish County fleet with double-deckers, beginning with 32 buses by 2021.<ref>{{cite news |last=Green |first=Josh |date=February 25, 2016 |title=Sound Transit adding more double-decker buses |url=http://www.king5.com/news/sound-transit-adding-more-double-decker-buses/67105129 |publisher=[[KING-TV]] |accessdate=March 24, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite report |date=October 2015 |title=2016 Draft Service Implementation Plan |chapter=Chapter Five: Preliminary Service Plan 2017–2021 |page=122 |url=http://www.soundtransit.org/sites/default/files/SIP2016_October%20Draft_2.pdf |format=PDF |publisher=Sound Transit |accessdate=March 24, 2016}}</ref>', 138 => false, 139 => 'The fleet of 45 double-decker buses operated directly by Community Transit is, {{as of|2015}}, the second-largest double-decker fleet of any [[public transit]] agency in the United States, behind [[RTC Transit]] of [[Las Vegas, Nevada]] and ahead of [[Unitrans]] of [[Davis, California]] and [[Antelope Valley Transit Authority]] of [[Antelope Valley]], [[California]].<ref name="DoubleTall"/>', 140 => false, 141 => '===Current Bus Fleet===', 142 => ':''{{As of|2016|03|df=US}}''<ref>{{cite report |date=March 2016 |title=2015 Community Transit Vehicle List |url=<!--Not available--> |publisher=Community Transit |accessdate=March 20, 2016}}</ref>', 143 => '{|class="wikitable sortable"', 144 => '!Year', 145 => '!Manufacturer', 146 => '!Model<ref>{{cite web |date=October 24, 2014 |title=TB #71-14: Supply and Delivery of Bus Parts |page=12 |url=https://communitytransit.org/About/Documents/Purchasing/71-14%20Bus%20Parts%20Bid%20Document.pdf |format=PDF |publisher=Community Transit |accessdate=July 25, 2015}}</ref>', 147 => '!Fleet Numbers ({{tooltip|Qty.|Quantity}})', 148 => '!Capacity', 149 => '!Fuel Type', 150 => '!class="unsortable"|Notes', 151 => '!class="unsortable"|Image', 152 => '|-', 153 => '|1998', 154 => '|[[New Flyer]]', 155 => '|D40LF', 156 => '|8131–8151 (12)', 157 => '|39', 158 => '|[[Diesel engine|Diesel]]', 159 => '|', 160 => '*Contingency vehicles', 161 => '|[[File:Community Transit 8144 in Lynnwood (17799500140).jpg|150px]]', 162 => '|-', 163 => '|1998', 164 => '|New Flyer', 165 => '|D60LF', 166 => '|8838–8854 (12)', 167 => '|60', 168 => '|Diesel', 169 => '|', 170 => '*To be replaced by additional Double Talls and XD60 order in 2016.', 171 => '|[[File:CT 8842 in Downtown Seattle.jpg|150px]]', 172 => '|-', 173 => '|1999', 174 => '|New Flyer', 175 => '|D40LF', 176 => '|9152–9171 (20)', 177 => '|39', 178 => '|Diesel', 179 => '|', 180 => '|[[File:Community Transit 9165 (1999 NFI D40LF) at Aurora Village TC.jpg|150px]]', 181 => '|-', 182 => '|2000', 183 => '|New Flyer', 184 => '|D60LF', 185 => '|20855–20872 (18)', 186 => '|60', 187 => '|Diesel', 188 => '|', 189 => '|[[File:Community Transit 20862 in Seattle.jpg|150px]]', 190 => '|-', 191 => '|2003', 192 => '|New Flyer', 193 => '|D60LF', 194 => '|23800–23828 (29)', 195 => '|60', 196 => '|Diesel', 197 => '|', 198 => '|[[File:Community Transit 23801 (2003 NFI D60LF) at Brickyard P&R.jpg|150px]]', 199 => '|-', 200 => '|2004', 201 => '|New Flyer', 202 => '|D40i', 203 => '|24400–24420 (21)', 204 => '|39', 205 => '|Diesel', 206 => '|', 207 => '|[[File:CT 24400 at Everett Station.jpg|150px]]', 208 => '|-', 209 => '|2005', 210 => '|New Flyer', 211 => '|D40i', 212 => '|25400–25411 (12)', 213 => '|39', 214 => '|Diesel', 215 => '|', 216 => '|[[File:CT 25401 at Everett Station.jpg|150px]]', 217 => '|-', 218 => '|2005', 219 => '|New Flyer', 220 => '|D60LF', 221 => '|25800–25815 (16)', 222 => '|60', 223 => '|Diesel', 224 => '|', 225 => '|[[File:Community Transit 25809 at UW, cropped.jpg|150px]]', 226 => '|-', 227 => '|2007', 228 => '|New Flyer', 229 => '|D60LF', 230 => '|27800–27811 (12)', 231 => '|60', 232 => '|Diesel', 233 => '|', 234 => '*Not in service: 27801', 235 => '|[[File:CT 27805 in Downtown Seattle.jpg|150px]]', 236 => '|-', 237 => '|2008', 238 => '|New Flyer', 239 => '|D40LFR', 240 => '|28100–28111 (12)', 241 => '|39', 242 => '|Diesel', 243 => '|', 244 => '|[[File:CT 28106 - 2011 New Flyer D40LFR at Lynnwood TC.jpg|150px]]', 245 => '|-', 246 => '|2009', 247 => '|New Flyer', 248 => '|DE60LFA', 249 => '|29700–29714 (15)', 250 => '|43', 251 => '|[[Diesel-electric transmission|Diesel-electric hybrid]]', 252 => '|', 253 => '*Only used on [[Swift Bus Rapid Transit|Swift BRT]]', 254 => '*Bike racks are located inside the bus<ref name="Swift"/>', 255 => '|[[File:Community Transit Swift 29712 at Crossroads in Lynnwood.jpg|150px]]', 256 => '|-', 257 => '|2011', 258 => '|[[Alexander Dennis]]', 259 => '|[[Alexander Dennis Enviro500|Enviro500]]', 260 => '|10800–10822 (23)', 261 => '|81', 262 => '|Diesel', 263 => '|', 264 => '*Nicknamed the "[[#Double Tall|Double Tall]]"', 265 => '|[[File:CT 10805 Double Tall in Downtown Seattle.jpg|150px]]', 266 => '|-', 267 => '|2011', 268 => '|New Flyer', 269 => '|XD40', 270 => '|11100–11108 (9)', 271 => '|37', 272 => '|Diesel', 273 => '|', 274 => '|[[File:Community Transit 11100 at Smokey Point TC.jpg|150px]]', 275 => '|-', 276 => '|2011', 277 => '|New Flyer', 278 => '|XDE40', 279 => '|11109–11123 (15)', 280 => '|37', 281 => '|Diesel-electric hybrid', 282 => '|', 283 => '|[[File:Community Transit 11114 at Lynnwood TC.jpg|150px]]', 284 => '|-', 285 => '|2013', 286 => '|[[Gillig]]', 287 => '|[[Gillig Low Floor#Gillig BRT|BRT]]', 288 => '|13600–13612 (12)', 289 => '|23', 290 => '|Diesel', 291 => '|', 292 => '*Not in service: 13602', 293 => '|[[File:Community Transit 13605 at Smokey Point TC (23375132291).jpg|150px]]', 294 => '|-', 295 => '|2014', 296 => '|Alexander Dennis', 297 => '|Enviro500 MMC', 298 => '|15800–15821 (22)', 299 => '|81', 300 => '|Diesel', 301 => '|', 302 => '*Nicknamed the "[[#Double Tall|Double Tall]]"', 303 => '|[[File:Community Transit 15814 Double Tall in Seattle.jpg|150px]]', 304 => '|-', 305 => '|2015', 306 => '|New Flyer', 307 => '|XD40', 308 => '|15100–15118 (19)', 309 => '|37', 310 => '|Diesel', 311 => '|', 312 => '|[[File:Community Transit 15102 at Mariner P&R.jpg|150px]]', 313 => '|-', 314 => '|2015', 315 => '|New Flyer', 316 => '|XD60', 317 => '|16801–16810 (10)', 318 => '|', 319 => '|Diesel', 320 => '|', 321 => '*10 vehicles on order<ref name="NFI-XD4060">{{cite press release |date=May 21, 2015 |title=Community Transit Exercises Options For 29 New Flyer Xcelsior® Buses |url=http://www.newflyer.com/index/community-transit-exercises-options-for-29-new-flyer-xcelsiori-buses |publisher=[[New Flyer|New Flyer Industries]] |location=[[Winnipeg, Manitoba]] |accessdate=June 5, 2015}}</ref>', 322 => '|[[File:Community Transit 16806 at Merrill Creek (25402410490).jpg|150px]]', 323 => '|}', 324 => false, 325 => '==References==', 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