EVERETT — Everett Transit presented its yearly update to its six-year plan at an Aug. 27 City Council meeting, laying out upcoming upgrades to bus service and capital improvements to its fleet of vehicles.

In its plan, the agency said it expects to increase service every year through 2030, including a significant extension of Route 19 to serve the city’s new riverfront neighborhood, planned for 2027. Between 2025 and 2030, the agency will increase the number of service hours by about 9 percent.

Ridership is expected to grow by 15 percent in 2025 and by 5 percent per year through 2030, according to the plan.

Other upgrades will include the ongoing replacement of aging buses, rebuilding Mall Station in south Everett and making maintenance upgrades to Everett Station. The new $2 million Ma

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