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EVERETT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Local Transit Services Everett Transit operates eight bus routes in the City focusing on local coverage. Most bus routes operate in a north -south direction through the downtown core with connections at the North Everett Transit Center and the South Everett Transit Center. Service is also provided to major businesses in the Southwest Industrial area, to residential areas around Silver Lake and to the Washington State Ferries dock in Mukilteo. Everett Transit service is provided seven days a week. Everett Transit also operates ParaTransit, a pre -scheduled curb -to -curb service for seniors and disabled citizens unable to use scheduled fixed -route Everett Transit bus routes. Similar to the ParaTransit, Community Transit's DART is a curb -to -curb service for people with disabilities who are not able to ride the regular fixed -route Community Transit system in the communities in the urban growth area. 3. Public Transportation Level of Service Public transportation services provide a significant level of service in the Everett comprehensive planning area. Nearly 1,000 bus trips operate on arterial streets in the planning area over an average weekday. The afternoon commute peak hour bus frequency on Everett area streets is shown on Figure 2.8. Peak hour service to downtown Everett is most significant with more than 100 bus trips passing through the downtown or terminating at Everett Station. Many buses operate on Hewitt Avenue and Wetmore Avenue, which are designated "transit oriented streets" in the downtown core, as well as stopping at Everett Station. In addition, a local shuttle service is provided between Everett Station and the downtown core to provide additional access for residents, employees and customers. Other key transit corridors include Evergreen Way / Rucker Avenue with up to 20 buses per hour in the afternoon peak, Broadway with about 10 buses per hour and I-5 with about 10 buses per hour. The frequency of buses alone, however, does not always provide a high level of transit service to residents or employers along a route. While I-5 carries up to 10 buses per hour, access to many of these buses is only available at Everett Station or Park -and -Ride sites. The real transit service area may be better measured by the walking distance to each bus stop. Passengers will normally walk about 1,500 feet to a bus stop. Most areas are well -serviced by public transit except the southeast corner of the UGA area east of Silver Lake. 4. Public Transportation Ridership The level of service within the Everett comprehensive planning area can also be measured by the transit ridership as shown on Figure 2.9 and on the following table. There are more than 37,000 transit trips taken in the comprehensive planning area every weekday. Everett Transit carries about two-thirds of these trips within the City limits, while buses operated by Sound Transit provide regional service and buses by Community Transit provide service to unincorporated areas of the County in the UGA and also commuter for County residents to major employers in Everett, such as Boeing. Many transit trips involve travel on more than one route with transfers at Everett Station or other locations. TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT 19