Community Transit operates 32 local and 31 commuter bus routes and carries 57 percent of all Snohomish County-Seattle commuters to work and back. Last year Community Transit provided more than 7.7 million passenger rides.
Growth has been a big part of Community Transit's history. Since starting in the seven original communities, citizens in every city in the county except Everett have voted to join the agency: Monroe and Lake Stevens in 1977; Stanwood, Granite Falls, Mukilteo and Sultan in 1979; Arlington in 1980; Gold Bar, Index and Startup in 1981; Oso and Darrington in 1982; Mill Creek in 1983 and Bothell in 1992. In addition, Community Transit provides countywide commuter service into and out of Everett.
Buses are only part of Community Transit's success over the past quarter-century. The agency's flourishing vanpool program - with the third largest fleet in the nation - provided more than 729,000 trips last year. Also, the DART paratransit program helped provided more than 162,000 trips for the disabled last year, taking them to everything from medical appointments to entertainment events.
As a regional transportation player, Community Transit is contracted to provide Sound Transit service for Snohomish County, operating 32 buses on six routes. Community Transit helped develop the Puget Pass, which allows riders to use one pass on transit systems in Snohomish, King and Pierce counties and is working on a regional smart card system. Community Transit also works with nearly 100 of the area's largest companies on Commute Trip Reduction programs, which lower the number of single occupancy vehicles on our busy roads.
