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From the Editor's•Janna Starcic•November 22, 2010

Calling on Your Customers to 'Buy Local for Transit'

Community Transit based in Snohomish, Wash., launched its Buy Local for Transit campaign Thursday, a long-term effort designed to encourage people to shop in their communities, strengthening local businesses and increasing local tax revenues, which supports public transportation. Community Transit gets a majority of its funding from a voter-approved 0.9 percent sales tax within its service district. For 2010, 56 percent of its budget is funded through sales tax, with the remainder being made

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From the Editor's•Janna Starcic•November 22, 2010

Calling on Your Customers to 'Buy Local for Transit'

Articles•Claire Atkinson, Senior Editor•April 13, 2010

Providers Seek to Maximize Paratransit Efficiency, Cut Costs

As economic pressures continue to affect transit agencies, some are raising fares and initiating service cuts to keep budgets in line. In many regions, paratransit passengers face the greatest impact from service cuts as most rely on those services as a low-cost mode of transportation.

Articles•METRO Staff•November 10, 2009

Community Transit to launch hybrid BRT service

Because Everett Transit only serves residents to the city line, the new BRT line will bridge transit service across Everett and south Snohomish County, eliminating an intersection where riders literally have to get off one bus, cross the street and get on another bus.