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A reminder that Everett Transit has brought back free service to and from the Port of Everett Waterfront Thursday – Saturday through August 31st. Here are the details. Don’t take your car, we’ll get you there! Wheels to the Waterfront offers Everett residents and visitors a safe way to enjoy all the wonderful things Everett’s […]

The public is invited to a meeting next week to hear about changes next year to service provided by Everett Transit. There’s also a public survey that they would like those who ride or are thinking about riding transit in Everett, Washington to take. You can find that survey here, scroll down below the proposed […]

Everett Transit calls the service Wheels to the Waterfront and it starts today and runs into September on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings. Everett Transit busses will run from four stops in downtown Everett and five stops along the Port of Everett Waterfront. Here are some things to know. It’s FREE Service runs between August […]

Last night the Everett City Council adopted changes to its transit ordinance in response to recent legislation approved in Washington State known as Move Ahead Washington. The new law allows for direct distribution of funds to reimburse transit agencies for any expense, operating or capital. The catch is the funds are only available to agencies […]

Everett Transit is looking at making some fares lower and wants to get public input. Here’s the information and a link to a survey to get public feedback. What is being proposed? Everett Transit is proposing the implementation of three fare structure changes: Free Youth Fare For all customers 18 and under on all services […]

Following a court ruling yesterday that masks could not be required on public transportation regulated by the Federal Government we now have more clarification on how transit agencies including Everett Transit are handling the issue. Here’s a joint press release issued this morning. In accordance with yesterday’s statement from the federal Transportation Security Administration (TSA), […]

It was pushed back about a month, but Sunday Everett Transit will increase service that had been cut during the Pandemic. Here is an overview of the changes. Increased Frequency Service frequency will increase significantly in October for Routes 4, 6, 7, and 29. Routes 4 and 6 will begin providing 45 and 40 minute […]

Word in Friday from the Puget Sound Regional Council that Everett Transit received a little over $12 million dollars in money released by the Federal Government for pandemic impacts. City of Everett Senior Communications Officer Julio Cortes tells us these are new funds to Everett Transit and will be used to defray the cost of […]

In the Everett Transit Bus Fleet of 42 fixed-routes buses, currently 7 coaches are all-electric. That number will more than double as the Everett City Council Wednesday approved acceptance of grant funds totaling over $9.2 million dollars to add 9 more all-electric buses to the fleet. The grants came from the Federal Transit Administration and […]

The City of Everett is looking for input from the public on the future of transit. Everett is one of few cities in the Puget Sound that offers residents bus service. Financially that is not a stable proposition and with a multi-million dollar budget shortfall the city says it’s time to Rethink Everett Transit. Everett […]