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7 <br /> Swift Bus Rapid Transit— Northern Terminal at Everett Station <br /> Everett Transit <br /> Project Description <br /> This project is a joint effort between Everett Transit and Community Transit to develop <br /> the northern terminal at Everett Station for Community Transit's SR99("Swift") Bus <br /> Rapid Transit(BRT) line scheduled to begin service in late 2008. The new terminal is <br /> needed because the existing transit center at Everett Station is operating at full capacity <br /> and is not capable of accommodating the new BRT vehicles and supporting <br /> infrastructure. The preferred location for the terminal is adjacent to Everett Station at <br /> 33`d Street between McDougall and Smith Avenues. An alternate site on 32nd Street <br /> between McDougall and Smith Avenues is also under consideration. Both sites are <br /> located steps away from the existing transit center and are next to existing park and ride <br /> facilities. The project will include construction of up to four bus bays, shelters, lighting, <br /> landscaping, real-time next-bus arrival signs, plus the installation of off-board ticket <br /> vending machines and other amenities to support the new BRT. <br /> The project supports, and is a critical element of, the Swift BRT. Swift will run <br /> approximately 16.7 miles along the SR99/Evergreen Way/Rucker Avenue corridor <br /> (hereinafter called the SR99 corridor)from the Aurora Village Transit Center in north <br /> King County to Everett Station in Snohomish County. The SR99 corridor has the <br /> heaviest volume of transit riders in the combined Everett and Community Transit <br /> systems(about 1.5 million riders per year), connects with a dense network of local <br /> transit services and has significant demand for increased direct all-day transit <br /> connections, which do not currently exist. <br /> Swift is being developed as a faster and more reliable high capacity transportation <br /> alternative for the congested SR99 corridor and will provide a more efficient <br /> transportation option through and within the many cities and communities it connects. <br /> The project is consistent with long-range goals calling for high capacity transit on the <br /> SR99 corridor and will be coordinated and integrated with King County Metro's SR99 <br /> RapidRide bus rapid transit proposal that will provide bus rapid transit on SR99 from <br /> downtown Seattle to the Aurora Village Transit Center. <br /> Existing Conditions <br /> SR99 runs through five cities (Everett, Lynnwood, Edmonds, Shoreline and Seattle)and <br /> two counties (Snohomish and King). This corridor is a Highway of Statewide <br /> Significance, a Strategic Freight Corridor and a major transit corridor with three agencies <br /> providing transit service (King County Metro, Community Transit and Everett Transit). <br /> In recent years, traffic congestion in the corridor has become a serious and growing <br /> problem. Traffic volumes within the Snohomish County portion of the corridor range <br /> from 29,000 to 38,000 per day (year 2000 data), depending on the location and the <br /> Level of Service(LOS)varies from D to E. During peak periods, bottlenecks at the <br /> intersections of 418t Street, SR526/West Casino Road, and Everett Mall Way within the <br /> City of Everett cause traffic to back up for approximately three signalization cycles. <br /> Over the next 20 years, traffic volumes are expected to increase by 47% to a range of <br /> about 42,000 to 56,000 vehicles per day. At that point, without significant roadway or <br /> Page 1 of 5 <br /> 5 <br />