11929 EVERGREEN WAY SWIFT STATION 2018-01-01 MF Import

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained in this Agreement, and of the mutual benefits to result from such promises, the parties agree as follows: 1. Puraoses. The purposes of this Agreement are: (a) to create a legal framework to promote tlie coordination and use of Everett Trausit's and Community Trinsit's respecfive eyuipment, facilities and resources in the pro��ision of transit services to improve customer service, ieduce duplication of effort, achieve ec�nomies ofscale; and (b) provide thc mutual customcrs of Everett Transit and Community Transit thc benefit of specialized scrvices, including access to a one-seat, one-ride Bus Rapid Transit altemative along the City's most active transportation corridor as well as the potential for further extension of Bus Rapid Transit to the City's other significant transportation corridors and the extension of Everett'fransit's local transit services to under-served areas within the Snohomish County Public Transportation Renefit Area. 2. Duration. This Agreement shall be effcctive from the date of its execution through December 31, 2022. 3. Administration. Each party to this Ageement shall scrve as an administrator of this Agrecment for the purposes of compliance with RCW 39.34.030 for each paRy's respectivc actions in performance of this Agreement. 4. Bus Raoid'I'ransit aiternativc. Community Transit shall provide a new one-seat, onc-ride Bus Rapid Transit("BRT") altemative for citizens of Everetl traveling from Everett Station to King County along the corridor comprised of Highway 99, Evergreen Way, Rucker Avenue and Pacific Avenue. 5. Bus Raaid Transit Icvel of service. Community Transit shall ensurc that thc abovc- referenced new BRT altcmative mcets Community Transit's BRT service standards. E3oth parties shall comply, through abTeement or othenvise, with the federal requirements to provide paratransit serviccs. 6. Ri�hts to fares and boardines alone Bus Rapid Transit route. Community Transit will have the rigttt to keep all fares collected and count tcward its transit statistics all boardings along the above-referenced new BRT route. 7. Rceular Bus Raaid Transit stations. Community'francit shall build regular BRT stations witl�in the City of Everett along thc Highway �9, Evergreen Way, Rucker Avenuc and Pacific Avenue corridors and is currenU/scheduled to complete constructio❑ no later than December 31, 2009. / �