On Saturday, Community Transit officially opened its "Swift Orange Line." The $83 million project is the agency's third "Swift Bus Rapid Transit Service" (BRT) line. It consists of an 11-mile route linking Edmonds College, Alderwood Mall and Mill Creek as well as the future light rail station in Lynnwood.
Officials with Community Transit said ridership on the Blue and Green Lines accounted for almost 2.5 million, or more than a third, of total boardings last year and expect those record numbers to continue growing with the Orange Line.
The BRT services begin at 4:15 a.m. weekdays and as early as 6 a.m. on Saturdays and 7 a.m. on Sundays, with each bus departing every 10 to 20 minutes. A service Community Transit hopes will serve the community…