 Attempted mergers of Community Transit with Everett Transit have been proposed by the Washington State Legislature and the CT Board since the formation of SNOTRAN in 1974 . The relative success of Community Transit in the late 1970s and 1980s prompted the Community Transit Board to propose consolidation with Everett Transit in 1988 , though long @-@ term planning under SNOTRAN for both agencies worked under the assumption that there would be no merger by 2000 . In 1990 , a second proposal was rejected by the Everett City Council after consultants determined that a merger would only save $ 350 @,@ 000 per year in deadheading for Community Transit and that both staffs would need to be retained because of the lack of service duplication between the two agencies . Throughout the 1990s , successive legislative bills proposing a merger were passed through the House Transportation Committee , but failed to gain support elsewhere because of successful lobbying from the City of Everett . State voters approved Referendum 49 in November 1998 , including state motor @-@ vehicle excise tax revenue for city @-@ run transit in Everett and Yakima . While Everett Transit gained $ 4 @.@ 5 million ( equivalent to $ 6 @.@ 53 million in 2016 ) in new annual funding , CT was set to lose $ 1 million ( equivalent to $ 1 @.@ 45 million in 2016 ) over the next five years in addition to the $ 2 million ( equivalent to $ 2 @.@ 9 million in 2016 ) used to operate service within Everett annually . The large cuts brought on by the passing of Initiative 695 and subsequent loss of excise tax revenue forced both agencies to consider merging in 2000 , with savings of an estimated $ 1 @.@ 7 million per year ( equivalent to $ 2 @.@ 27 million in 2016 ) according to a study commissioned by Community Transit . As a result of the failed mergers , CT proposed truncating its routes at Everett city limits , but ultimately decided to provide limited @-@ stop service on its routes through Everett to the newly constructed Everett Station in 2002 . Community Transit and Everett Transit signed their first partnership agreement in 2007 , with Everett helping fund Swift bus rapid transit through its service area and allowing CT to operate the route in exchange for the expansion of ET service into unincorporated areas surrounding Everett . The two agencies further collaborated with Sound Transit and the Washington State Department of Transportation in the construction of the South Everett Freeway Station the following year . 
