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40„. Comprehensive Transit Service Plan F.ve RE 11 TRANSIT Executive Summary Additional routes to destinations outside the City of Everett would be encouraged under appropriate circumstances, once the demand for services by Everett residents, employers or businesses has been documented. Fixed-route services would continue to be closely monitored to maintain productivity goals. However, broader minimum service frequency standards would be observed, given sufficient financial resources. Additional service improvements to the fixed route network could be increased frequency or span of service of existing fixed routes, the development of new routes or the development of new classes of service to destinations both within and outside of the City of Everett. New services could be added when dictated by identified demand, even if the additional costs might require new or expanded sources of operating revenues. Transfer connections would be permitted to Sound Transit and Community Transit services at the Everett Station, in south Everett and possibly at other identified locations outside the City of Everett. Paratransit Services In the Enhanced Alternative, paratransit services would operate under essentially the same eligibility policies as in the Current Operations Alternative, although the service area could ultimately be significantly expanded. It is estimated that, under the Enhanced Alternative, paratransit service hours, costs and vehicle requirements could increase as much as 15% above that of existing operations. Alternatives Evaluation The three alternatives were evaluated upon a number of operating characteristics, including vehicle requirements and hours of operation. Figure 7 shows the relative bus requirements for the three alternatives. The three service alternatives were also given a more thorough evaluation based upon criteria developed during the course of this project. Table 7 summarizes the rankings of the alternatives in each criteria category. Since this evaluation was based upon a ranking of systems, lower scores reflect more desirable characteristics. This evaluation led to the Enhanced Alternative being identified as the preferred alternative for the Comprehensive Plan Update and the basis for more detailed analysis of programs, costs and revenues. Perteet Engineering,Inc. Page xx