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{{Short description|Bus rapid transit route in Snohomish County, Washington}}
{{Infobox bus line
|name            = Swift Green Line
|bgcolor         = #{{CTSwift color|green}}
|titlecolor      = white
|image           = Swift Green Line at 3rd Avenue SE Station.jpg
|image_width     = 
|image_alt       = 
|caption         = A southbound Green Line bus at 3rd Avenue SE
|system          = [[Swift Bus Rapid Transit|Swift]]
|operator        = [[Community Transit]]
|garage          = 
|vehicle         = 
|status          = In service
|open            = March 24, 2019
|predecessors    = Community Transit route 105
|routetype       = [[Bus rapid transit]]
|locale          = [[Snohomish County, Washington|Snohomish County]]
|communities     = [[Everett, Washington|Everett]], [[Mill Creek, Washington|Mill Creek]], [[Bothell, Washington|Bothell]]
|start           = [[Seaway Transit Center]]
|via             = Airport Way,<br />[[Washington State Route 527|State Route 527]]
|end             = Canyon Park Park and Ride
|length          = {{convert|12.5|mi|km}}
|stations        = 32
|frequency       = 10 minutes
|alt_frequency   = 20 minutes
|transfers       = [[Swift Blue Line|Blue Line]] at Airport Road<br />[[Sound Transit Express]] at Canyon Park P&R
|map             = {{Swift Green Line}}
|map_state       = collapsed
|previous_line   = {{rint|everett|blue}} [[Swift Blue Line|Blue Line]]
|next_line       = {{rint|everett|orange}} [[Swift Orange Line|Orange Line]]
}}

The '''''Swift'' Green Line''' is a [[bus rapid transit]] route in [[Snohomish County, Washington|Snohomish County]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], United States, part of the [[Swift Bus Rapid Transit|Swift]] network operated by [[Community Transit]]. It was opened in 2019 and travels {{convert|12.5|mi|km}} along Airport Way and [[Washington State Route 527|State Route 527]], connecting 32 stations in the cities of [[Everett, Washington|Everett]], [[Mill Creek, Washington|Mill Creek]], and [[Bothell, Washington|Bothell]]. Its termini are at Seaway Transit Center, adjacent to the [[Boeing Everett Factory|Boeing factory]], and Canyon Park Park and Ride on [[Interstate 405 (Washington)|Interstate 405]]; the Green Line also intersects the [[Swift Blue Line|Blue Line]] in Everett and also serves [[Paine Field]].

The Green Line was proposed in 2013 and began construction in July 2017. It cost $73 million to construct and opened on March 24, 2019. An extension into Downtown Bothell and to the city's [[University of Washington, Bothell|University of Washington]] branch campus is planned to open by 2031.

==History==

Community Transit announced plans for a second Swift line in November 2013, tentatively named "Swift II", that would serve a {{convert|12.5|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} corridor between the [[Boeing Everett Factory]] and [[Mill Creek, Washington|Mill Creek]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Munguia |first=Martin |date=November 8, 2013 |title=Special session: Don't forget Community Transit |url=http://communitytransit.blogspot.com/2013/11/special-session-dont-forget-community.html |work=Community Transit Blog |publisher=Community Transit |access-date=July 21, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723110020/http://communitytransit.blogspot.com/2013/11/special-session-dont-forget-community.html |archive-date=July 23, 2015 }}</ref> The line was created out of two Transit Emphasis Corridors on Airport Road and [[Washington State Route 527|State Route 527]].<ref name="CT-TDP">{{cite report |date=May 5, 2016 |title=2016–2021 Transit Development Plan |url=http://www.commtrans.org/Programs/Documents/ADOPTED%202016-2021%20TDP%2005-05-2016.pdf |publisher=[[Community Transit]] |access-date=May 14, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160514235320/http://www.commtrans.org/Programs/Documents/ADOPTED%202016-2021%20TDP%2005-05-2016.pdf |archive-date=May 14, 2016 }}</ref>{{rp|59}} A study was partially funded by the state legislature in 2012 and was prepared by [[Parsons Brinckerhoff]], determining that the project would cost $42–48 million to construct and attract 3,300 riders when it opened.<ref>{{cite report |author=Parsons Brinckerhoff |author-link=Parsons Brinckerhoff |date=August 2014 |title=Community Transit BRT Corridor Planning and Route Definition Study: Boeing to Canyon Park |chapter=Executive Summary |pages=1–5 |chapter-url=http://www.commtrans.org/Programs/Documents/FINAL%20REPORT%20-%202nd%20SWIFT%20-%20AUGUST%202014.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923210421/http://www.commtrans.org/Programs/Documents/FINAL%20REPORT%20-%202nd%20SWIFT%20-%20AUGUST%202014.pdf |archive-date=September 23, 2015 |publisher=Community Transit |access-date=July 21, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=December 1, 2014 |title=Swift Bus Rapid Transit Turns 5! |url=http://www.communitytransit.org/newsrelease/1586 |location=Everett, Washington |publisher=Community Transit |access-date=July 21, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714101322/http://www.communitytransit.org/newsrelease/1586 |archive-date=July 14, 2015 }}</ref>

The [[Federal Transit Administration]] approved project development in December 2014, a prerequisite to federal grants for capital construction and vehicle acquisition.<ref name="CT-SwiftIIFTA">{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=December 23, 2014 |title=FTA Approves Project Development for Swift II |url=http://www.communitytransit.org/newsrelease/1591 |location=Everett, Washington |publisher=Community Transit |access-date=July 21, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150222050745/http://www.communitytransit.org/newsrelease/1591 |archive-date=February 22, 2015 }}</ref> During the 2015 session of the [[Washington State Legislature]], Community Transit was granted the authority to increase [[sales tax]]es to fund operation of Swift II, pending voter approval via a [[ballot measure]];<ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=July 16, 2015 |title=Community Transit Board Sends Sales Tax Measure to November Ballot |url=http://www.communitytransit.org/newsrelease/1616 |location=Everett, Washington |publisher=Community Transit |access-date=July 21, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150815001844/http://communitytransit.org/newsrelease/1616 |archive-date=August 15, 2015 }}</ref> the [[Washington State Department of Transportation]] also gave $6.8 million in funding to build the line's northern terminus at Seaway Transit Center.<ref name="CT-SwiftIIFTA"/> The ballot measure was approved by voters in November 2015, allowing for construction to begin sooner.<ref name="CT-SwiftIIFTA"/><ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=November 10, 2015 |title=CEO Outlines "New Transit Legacy" for Snohomish County |url=https://communitytransit.org/newsrelease/1631 |location=Everett, Washington |publisher=Community Transit |access-date=November 25, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304185937/https://communitytransit.org/newsrelease/1631 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 }}</ref>

In August 2016, Community Transit announced that the Swift II project would be known as the "Green Line", while the first line would become the "[[Swift Blue Line|Blue Line]]", and that the line would open in 2019.<ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=August 12, 2016 |title=New Names: Swift Blue Line & Swift Green Line! |url=http://www.communitytransit.org/newsrelease/1663 |location=Everett, Washington |publisher=Community Transit |access-date=August 12, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160812222007/http://www.communitytransit.org/newsrelease/1663 |archive-date=August 12, 2016 }}</ref><ref name="Herald-Green">{{cite news |last=Catchpole |first=Dan |date=August 13, 2016 |title=Community Transit honors Seahawks with 'Blue' and 'Green' names |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/news/community-transit-names-swift-bus-lines-in-honor-of-seahawks/ |work=[[The Everett Herald]] |access-date=August 13, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813232159/http://www.heraldnet.com/news/community-transit-names-swift-bus-lines-in-honor-of-seahawks/ |archive-date=August 13, 2016 }}</ref> The $73 million cost of the Swift Green Line project was mostly covered by federal subsidies, including $43 million from a [[Federal Transit Administration]] "Small Starts" grant awarded in 2018.<ref>{{cite news |last=Gutman |first=David |date=April 9, 2018 |title=Snohomish County bus line secures federal funding despite Trump threats |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/snohomish-county-bus-line-secures-federal-funding-despite-trump-threats/ |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=April 9, 2018}}</ref> An additional $6.8 million grant from the [[Washington State Department of Transportation]] was used to build the line's northern terminus at [[Seaway Transit Center]].<ref name="Herald-Green"/>

Construction on the Seaway Transit Center began in May 2017 and was scheduled to be finished by mid-2018.<ref name="Herald-Green"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Slager |first=Melissa |date=May 8, 2017 |title=Community Transit starts Paine Field work for rapid bus line |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/news/community-transit-starts-work-on-new-bus-rapid-transit-line/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=May 8, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170508140358/http://www.heraldnet.com/news/community-transit-starts-work-on-new-bus-rapid-transit-line/ |archive-date=May 8, 2017 }}</ref> Construction on the rest of the stations and the 128th Street overpass began in November 2017.<ref>{{cite press release |date=November 15, 2017 |title=Construction Starts on Swift Green Line Stations |url=https://www.communitytransit.org/news/community-transit-news/2017/11/16/construction-starts-on-swift-green-line-stations |location=Everett, Washington |publisher=Community Transit |access-date=February 3, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Slager |first=Melissa |date=November 27, 2017 |title=Community Transit starts construction on Green Line stations |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/news/community-transit-starts-construction-on-green-line-stations/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=February 3, 2018}}</ref> The queue jump and bus lane on the west side of the 128th Street interchange was opened in January 2018.<ref>{{cite press release |date=January 17, 2018 |title=New Bus Lane Opens on 128th St & I-5 |url=https://www.communitytransit.org/news/community-transit-news/2018/01/17/new-bus-lane-opens-on-128th-st-i-5 |location=Everett, Washington |publisher=Community Transit |access-date=February 3, 2018}}</ref> Service began on March 24, 2019, a few weeks after the start of passenger flights to Paine Field.<ref>{{cite news |last=Haglund |first=Noah |date=December 25, 2018 |title=Green Line Swift buses get green light to start on March 24 |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/green-line-swift-buses-get-green-light-to-start-on-march-24/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=January 9, 2019}}</ref>

An extension into downtown Bothell and the [[University of Washington, Bothell]] campus is planned to between 2028 and 2031 following the completion of new lanes on Bothell Way.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hansen |first=Jordan |date=October 22, 2023 |title=Swift bus lines expanding in Bothell, Marysville, Arlington |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/swift-bus-lines-expanding-in-bothell-marysville-arlington/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=November 2, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |last=Spain |first=Monica |date=October 16, 2023 |title=Locations considered for Swift Green Line stations in Bothell |url=https://www.communitytransit.org/news-and-events/article-detail/2023/10/17/locations-considered-for-swift-green-line-stations-in-bothell |publisher=Community Transit |accessdate=November 2, 2023}}</ref> Up to six new stations would be added south of Canyon Park, including two shared the [[Stride S3 Line]], a bus rapid transit route operated by Sound Transit.<ref>{{cite web |title=Swift Green Line Extension |url=https://www.communitytransit.org/projects/swift-green-line-extension |publisher=Community Transit |accessdate=November 2, 2023}}</ref>

==Stations==
[[File:Swift Green Line - 196th Street SE Northbound Station.jpg|thumb|right|The northbound station at 196th Street Southeast]]

The Green Line serves 34 stations, grouped into 18 pairs with two terminals, in the cities of [[Everett, Washington|Everett]], [[Mill Creek, Washington|Mill Creek]], and [[Bothell, Washington|Bothell]].<ref name="Herald-Open">{{cite news |last=Giordano |first=Lizz |date=March 25, 2019 |title=Swift Green Line starts rolling, from Bothell to Boeing |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/swift-green-line-starts-rolling-from-bothell-to-boeing/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=March 29, 2019}}</ref> Each station has a raised<!--10 inch--> platform for level boarding, [[ticket vending machine]]s, [[ORCA card]] readers, and real-time arrivals information.<ref>{{cite web |date=December 7, 2018 |title=Swift Network News Vol 2., Issue 62 |url=https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/WACOMMT/bulletins/2203946 |publisher=Community Transit |access-date=March 29, 2019}}</ref> The [[Swift Blue Line|Blue Line]] intersects at the Highway 99 station, requiring a street crossing to complete the connection.<ref name="Herald-Open"/> The line also serves two [[park and ride]] lots at Mariner and McCollum Park.<ref name="Herald-Open"/>

{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Station
!class="unsortable"|Location
!City
!class="unsortable"|Notes
|-
|[[Seaway Transit Center]]
|Seaway Blvd. & 75th Street SW
|[[Everett, Washington|Everett]]
|Adjacent to [[Boeing Everett Factory]]
|-
|Kasch Park Road
|Airport Road & Kasch Park Road
|Everett
|
|-
|100th Street SW
|Airport Road & 100th Street SW
|Everett
|Adjacent to [[Paine Field]] and passenger airline terminal
|-
|112th Street SW
|Airport Road & 112th Street SW
|Everett
|Adjacent to Paine Field
|-
|[[Washington State Route 99|Highway 99]]
|Airport Road & Highway 99
|Everett
|Transfer to [[Swift Blue Line|Blue Line]]
|-
|Gibson Road
|128th Street SW & Gibson Road
|Everett
|
|-
|4th Avenue W
|128th Street SW & 4th Avenue W
|Everett
|Adjacent to Mariner Park and Ride
|-
|3rd Avenue SE
|128th Street SE & 3rd Avenue SE
|Everett
|Adjacent to [[Interurban Trail (Snohomish County)|Interurban Trail]]
|-
|Dumas Road
|128th Street SE & Dumas Road
|[[Mill Creek, Washington|Mill Creek]]
|Adjacent to [[McCollum Park]]<br />Transfer to [[Swift Orange Line|Orange Line]]
|-
|16th Avenue SE
|16th Avenue SE & 132nd Street SE
|Mill Creek
|
|-
|Trillium Boulevard
|Bothell-Everett Highway & Trillium Blvd.
|Mill Creek
|Station shared with [[Swift Orange Line|Orange Line]]
|-
|153rd Street SE
|Bothell-Everett Highway & 153rd Street SE
|Mill Creek
|Adjacent to [[Mill Creek Town Center]]<br />Station shared with [[Swift Orange Line|Orange Line]]
|-
|164th Street SE
|Bothell-Everett Highway & 164th Street SE
|Mill Creek
|Adjacent to Mill Creek Town Center<br />Northbound station shared with [[Swift Orange Line|Orange Line]]
|-
|180th Street SE
|Bothell-Everett Highway & 180th Street SE
|[[North Creek, Washington|North Creek]]
|
|-
|196th Street SE
|Bothell-Everett Highway & 196th Street SE
|North Creek
|
|-
|208th Street SE
|Bothell-Everett Highway & [[Washington State Route 524|208th Street SE]]
|North Creek
|
|-
|220th Street SE
|Bothell-Everett Highway & 220th Street SE
|[[Bothell, Washington|Bothell]]
|Northbound only
|-
|Canyon Park Park and Ride
|22400 17th Avenue SE
|Bothell
|Transfer to [[Sound Transit Express]] routes 532 and 535
|}

==Service==

At its debut, the Green Line ran at a frequency of every 10 minutes on weekdays from 6&nbsp;a.m. to 7&nbsp;p.m., and 20 minutes on weekends and early mornings and nights on weekdays. The earliest trips departed at 4:20&nbsp;a.m. on weekdays, 6&nbsp;a.m. on Saturdays, and 7&nbsp;a.m. on Sundays. The last trips ended at 11&nbsp;p.m. on weekdays, 10&nbsp;p.m. on Saturdays, and 8:40&nbsp;p.m. on Sundays.<ref name="Herald-Open"/> It takes approximately 36 to 39 minutes for buses to travel the entire length of the Green Line.<ref name="Herald-Open"/>

Service on the Green Line was reduced to every 15 minutes on weekdays in March 2020 due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Washington (state)|COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite press release |date=March 26, 2020 |title=Temporary Service Reductions to Begin Monday, March 30 |url=https://www.communitytransit.org/news/community-transit-news/2020/03/26/service-reductions-to-begin-monday-march-30 |publisher=Community Transit |accessdate=February 28, 2022}}</ref> Fare collection was also suspended until June 1 to increase [[social distancing|physical distancing]] between passengers, drivers, and fare ambassadors.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sanders |first=Julia-Grace |date=July 5, 2020 |title=Community Transit drivers: Too soon to open the front doors |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/community-transit-drivers-too-soon-to-open-the-front-doors/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=February 28, 2022}}</ref> Full service was restored in September 2020,<ref>{{cite web |date=September 2, 2021 |title=2021–2026 Transit Development Plan |page=31 |url=https://www.communitytransit.org/docs/default-source/about-documents/community-transit_2021-transit-development-plan_adopted-9-2-21.pdf |publisher=Community Transit |accessdate=February 28, 2022}}</ref> but was reduced again to 12 minute weekday frequencies in March 2022 due to a lack of drivers.<ref>{{cite press release |date=February 23, 2022 |title=Community Transit targets improved reliability with spring service change |url=https://www.communitytransit.org/news/community-transit-news/2022/02/23/community-transit-targets-improved-reliability-with-spring-service-change |publisher=Community Transit |accessdate=February 28, 2022}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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*{{official website|http://www.communitytransit.org/swiftgreen/}}

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