Memorial Day is last major holiday to ride Community Transit service

Snohomish County, Wash. - Fares on Community Transit local bus and
Dial-A-Ride Transportation (DART) paratransit service will increase 25
cents effective Tuesday, June 1. Meanwhile, bus service on Memorial Day,
May 31, will be on Sunday schedule - the last major holiday of Community
Transit bus service.

Fare Change
Starting June 1, Community Transit fares will be:
●    Local bus - Adults $1.75, youth $1.25, seniors/disabled/Medicare
75 cents
●    Dial-Ride Transportation (DART) paratransit - $1.75 all ages
●    Commuter bus - no change
●    Vanpool - no change, fares are based on mileage and size of the
vehicle.

Riders who use an ORCA card are urged to update their monthly pass
denomination for June, or make sure they have adequate fare value in
their E-purse account to accommodate the increased fares.

ORCA users with an autoload pass must cancel their autoload feature,
buy a new pass at the appropriate fare value, then create a new autoload
after they’ve used their new pass. Questions about ORCA can be
answered at 888 988-6722 .

Memorial Day Service
On Monday, May 31, Community Transit will operate its local service on
a Sunday schedule in observance of Memorial Day. DART paratransit
service also will operate based on a Sunday schedule. There will be no
commuter service to King County or to Boeing-Everett.

Community Transit’s RideStore, located at the Lynnwood Transit
Center, will be closed. Customer Information Services also will be
closed, but information about Community Transit routes is always
available online at www.communitytransit.org.

Regular weekday bus service, RideStore and Customer Information
Services hours will resume Tuesday, June 1.

For information about holiday schedules, consult the Bus Plus local
schedule book or call Customer Information Services at (425)
353-RIDE(7433) or (800) 562-1375, TTY Relay: Dial 711.

Due to lower revenues brought on by the economic recession, the
Community Transit Board of Directors approved the local and DART fare
increase, effective June 1, and a service cut which will take effect
June 13. As part of the service cut, all Community Transit service will
be suspended on Sundays and major holidays. Major holidays include New
Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving
Day and Christmas.

Everett Transit, King County Metro Transit and Sound Transit bus
service will continue to operate on Sundays and holidays. Community
Transit is committed to restoring Sunday and holiday service as soon as
economically feasible.

Call Community Transit at (425) 353-7433 or (800) 562-1375 for bus
information, or (888) 814-1300 for carpool or vanpool information, or go
to www.communitytransit.org.