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==History==
Community Transit announced plans for a second Swift line in November 2013, tentatively named "Swift II", that would serve a {{convert|12.5|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} corridor between the [[Boeing Everett Factory]] and [[Mill Creek, Washington|Mill Creek]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Munguia |first=Martin |date=November 8, 2013 |title=Special session: Don't forget Community Transit |url=http://communitytransit.blogspot.com/2013/11/special-session-dont-forget-community.html |work=Community Transit Blog |publisher=Community Transit |access-date=July 21, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723110020/http://communitytransit.blogspot.com/2013/11/special-session-dont-forget-community.html |archive-date=July 23, 2015 }}</ref> The line was created out of two Transit Emphasis Corridors on Airport Road and [[Washington State Route 527|State Route 527]].<ref name="CT-TDP">{{cite report |date=May 5, 2016 |title=2016–2021 Transit Development Plan |url=http://www.commtrans.org/Programs/Documents/ADOPTED%202016-2021%20TDP%2005-05-2016.pdf
The [[Federal Transit Administration]] approved project development in December 2014, a prerequisite to federal grants for capital construction and vehicle acquisition.<ref name="CT-SwiftIIFTA">{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=December 23, 2014 |title=FTA Approves Project Development for Swift II |url=http://www.communitytransit.org/newsrelease/1591 |location=Everett, Washington |publisher=Community Transit |access-date=July 21, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150222050745/http://www.communitytransit.org/newsrelease/1591 |archive-date=February 22, 2015 }}</ref> During the 2015 session of the [[Washington State Legislature]], Community Transit was granted the authority to increase [[sales tax]]es to fund operation of Swift II, pending voter approval via a [[ballot measure]];<ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=July 16, 2015 |title=Community Transit Board Sends Sales Tax Measure to November Ballot |url=http://www.communitytransit.org/newsrelease/1616 |location=Everett, Washington |publisher=Community Transit |access-date=July 21, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150815001844/http://communitytransit.org/newsrelease/1616 |archive-date=August 15, 2015 }}</ref> the [[Washington State Department of Transportation]] also gave $6.8 million in funding to build the line's northern terminus at Seaway Transit Center.<ref name="CT-SwiftIIFTA"/> The ballot measure was approved by voters in November 2015, allowing for construction to begin sooner.<ref name="CT-SwiftIIFTA"/><ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=November 10, 2015 |title=CEO Outlines "New Transit Legacy" for Snohomish County |url=https://communitytransit.org/newsrelease/1631 |location=Everett, Washington |publisher=Community Transit |access-date=November 25, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304185937/https://communitytransit.org/newsrelease/1631 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 }}</ref>
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