No-fare bus service adds second Camano-to-Smokey Point route
Published 1:30 am Sunday, March 13, 2022
STANWOOD — Snow Goose Transit is starting a second fare-free route two months after launching as a pilot program between Camano Island, Stanwood and Smokey Point.
The second route starts Monday. Snow Goose Transit is offering a free tote bag to the first 25 riders on each.
John Bermani runs the program through the Lincoln Hill Retirement Community in Stanwood. It started with one 13-passenger shuttle bus that has a wheelchair accessible lift.
Community Transit donated a second vehicle from its paratransit fleet to Snow Goose.
Snow Goose Transit’s inaugural one-bus service had 15 stops near community centers, health clinics, stores and transit hubs. The two-trip route went as far west as the IGA grocery store at 370 NE Camano Drive, and as far east as the Smokey Point Transit Center at 3326 Smokey Point Drive.
The new schedule deploys both buses with two different stops on each route. One stops at the YMCA and QFC, while the other stops at the Stanwood Camano Food Bank and Grocery Outlet.
It’s paid for by a $630,000 grant from the Washington State Department of Transportation, as well as financial support from the Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians and the Floyd and Delores Jones Memorial Fund.
There’s also a small service area for door-to-door pickups and dropoffs. Passengers can call
