Bus fare is on its way back across Snohomish County

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Public transit commuters across Snohomish County will need to break those Lincolns into Washingtons, shake out the change jar or fill up their ORCA cards starting next month.

Community Transit and Everett Transit fares, suspended since late March, are scheduled to return in full July 1.

Sound Transit resumed reduced-fare collection earlier this month for the Link light rail and Sounder trains. The agency, which operates some commuter buses into Seattle through a contract with Community Transit, also is set for the full $3.25 fare July 1.

Transit agencies lost millions of dollars in fare revenue over the past few months as ridership disappeared and fares were suspended as a matter of public health precautions.

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1. Is Olympia Washington the only transit system that has permanent free rides?

Before any of this COVID came about Thurston county created free bus use. They completely stopped for the COVID but will resume free use when they start up again.

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2. Island County Transit does

It was that way before COVID-19.