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Skagit Transit outlines network changes and downtown microtransit pilot for Anacortes
Summary
Skagit Transit presented a recommended rework of local and regional routes in Anacortes, including elimination of route 409, shortening of route 410, extension of the 40X and a two-year downtown microtransit pilot funded by a pending consolidated grant.
Skagit Transit presented proposed route changes and a two-year microtransit pilot for Anacortes during the city council meeting on April 14, 2025. Crystal Stedham, chief executive officer of Skagit Transit, said the recommendations focus on streamlined, more frequent service and a new on-demand option for downtown.
The plan would eliminate the circular 409 route, shorten the 410 so it terminates in downtown Anacortes and extend the 40X to provide a one-seat trip from Mount Vernon to Anacortes Skagit Station and downtown Anacortes. The agency proposed a two-year pilot of microtransit — an on-demand, point-to-point service within a defined zone — focused initially on the downtown corridor around Commercial and M avenues.
"For those of you that are not familiar with micro transit, we kind of call it it's kind of…
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