[nfbwatlk] FW: Riders See Time Savings on Swift

Fri Dec 4 00:15:45 UTC 2009

Riders
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=1358> See Time Savings on Swift
Wed, 02 Dec 2009 02:00:00 -0600

More than 1,500 people rode the new
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bus rapid transit service on Monday, its first day of operation.

Lots of riders reported significant time savings on their trips. Some even
said their commute time was cut in half by the swiftness of the new service.
An article in the Daily Herald discussed the benefits of Swift ("Early
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2/NEWS01/712029855#Early.raves.roll.in.from.first.Swift.bus.riders> raves
roll in from first Swift bus riders").

Swift runs between Everett Transit Center and Aurora Village Transit Center
in Shoreline, primarily on Highway 99. Swift buses stop only at 12 stations
each way on the 17-mile route, compared with about 60 regular bus stops on
the same route.

By Tuesday, the word had gotten out that Swift was running and more people
were riding the line.

Community Transit street teams will continue to be at Swift stations
throughout the first week of service to help riders adjust to bus rapid
transit. The two issues that raised the most questions on the first day were
how to pay for a ride (fares are paid at the stations, not on the bus) and
whether Swift took transfers from other buses. Swift does not take
transfers, nor is a Swift ticket good for a ride on another Community
Transit bus.

Riders paying with cash are encouraged to get an ORCA card that can work as
a monthly unlimited pass or debit card, deducting fare for each ride. With
an ORCA card, riders get a two-hour transfer to any bus or train in the
Puget Sound region.

Ticket vending machines at each Swift station allow riders to pay with cash
(exact change only) or Visa or Matercard credit or debit cards. Those
tickets are good for one ride on Swift.

On Dec. 31, the six transit agencies in the Puget Sound region will cease to
accept cash transfers from other agencies' buses. Community Transit, Kitsap
Transit and Sound Transit will also cease to issue paper transfers within
their own systems. Transfers can be retained with an ORCA card. Go to
www.orcacard.com
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information on how to get an ORCA card. 

Swift riders can purchase or reload an ORCA card at the ticket vending
machines located at the bottom of the stairwell near the Swift station at
Everett Station.

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