Editing Lake Stevens, Washington (section)

==Infrastructure==

===Transportation===
[[File:Hewitt Avenue Trestle, looking westbound from 20th Street (2020).jpg|thumb|right|Looking west from Lake Stevens at the [[Hewitt Avenue Trestle]], which carries [[U.S. Route 2 in Washington|U.S. Route 2]] towards [[Everett, Washington|Everett]]]]

Lake Stevens is traversed by three state highways that connect the area to other parts of Snohomish County: [[Washington State Route 9|State Route 9]], running north–south through the west of the city and continuing to [[Snohomish, Washington|Snohomish]] and [[Arlington, Washington|Arlington]];<ref name="Times-Hwy9"/> [[Washington State Route 92|State Route 92]], which continues northeast to [[Granite Falls, Washington|Granite Falls]]; and [[Washington State Route 204|State Route 204]], which connects Frontier Village to [[U.S. Route 2 in Washington|U.S. Route 2]] (US&nbsp;2).<ref name="CityMap"/><ref>{{cite WSDOT map |year=2014 |inset=Puget Sound |accessdate=October 18, 2019}}</ref> The intersection of State Route 9 and State Route 204 and several roads around Frontier Village were replaced by a series of four [[roundabout]]s in 2023 after a proposed interchange was scrapped.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hansen |first=Jordan |date=September 2, 2023 |title=Blessing or baffling? Lake Stevens' new roundabout maze divides drivers |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/blessing-or-baffling-lake-stevens-new-roundabout-maze-divides-drivers/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=September 3, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Giordano |first=Lizz |date=February 25, 2019 |title=Maybe 4 roundabouts can fix this nightmare intersection |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/maybe-4-roundabouts-can-fix-this-nightmare-intersection/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref> The [[Hewitt Avenue Trestle]], which carries US&nbsp;2 to Everett, is a four-lane freeway that is frequently congested and is planned to be rebuilt to fix capacity issues.<ref>{{cite news |last=Cornfield |first=Jerry |date=March 3, 2018 |title=Taming the traffic-troubled U.S. 2 trestle |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/taming-the-traffic-troubled-u-s-2-trestle/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref>

The city is also served by [[Community Transit]], which operates bus routes between cities in Snohomish County. The agency provides all-day bus service from Lake Stevens to Everett, Granite Falls, [[Lynnwood, Washington|Lynnwood]], Marysville, and Snohomish.<ref>{{cite news |last=Haglund |first=Noah |date=August 27, 2016 |title=Community Transit's new bus routes to serve Highway 9 corridor |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/community-transits-new-bus-routes-to-serve-highway-9-corridor/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref> The city has a small [[park and ride]] that opened in 2004 and is served by local routes as well as an express route to [[Lynnwood City Center station]] during peak hours on weekdays.<ref>{{cite news |last=Schwarzen |first=Christopher |date=December 15, 2004 |title=New way to downtown Seattle |page=H15 |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/new-way-to-downtown-seattle/ |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=July 22, 2024 |title=New bus routes for Seattle commuters |url=https://www.communitytransit.org/news-and-events/article-detail/2024/07/22/new-bus-routes-for-seattle-commuters |publisher=Community Transit |accessdate=November 8, 2024}}</ref> Community Transit also operates the Zip Shuttle [[microtransit]] service, which expanded to Lake Stevens in December 2024.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hansen |first=Jordan |date=December 15, 2024 |title=Zip Shuttle expanding to Darrington, Arlington, Lake Stevens |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/zip-shuttle-expanding-to-darrington-arlington-lake-stevens/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=February 18, 2025}}</ref>

===Utilities===

The city's [[electric power]] and [[water purification|tap water]] are provided by the [[Snohomish County Public Utility District]] (PUD), a consumer-owned [[public utility]] that serves all of Snohomish County.<ref>{{cite web |date=October 2018 |title=Quick Facts for Snohomish County PUD |url=https://www.snopud.com/Site/Content/Documents/custpubs/MiniQF_1018.pdf |publisher=[[Snohomish County Public Utility District]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129142056/https://www.snopud.com/Site/Content/Documents/custpubs/MiniQF_1018.pdf |archive-date=November 29, 2018 |access-date=May 1, 2020}}</ref> The PUD sources its water from the City of Everett system at [[Spada Lake]] and Lake Chaplain, which is delivered to Lake Stevens and Granite Falls.<ref>{{cite news |last=Malakoff |first=Morris |date=February 25, 2008 |title=Dry season no threat to local H2O supply |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/uncategorized/dry-season-no-threat-to-local-h20-supply/ |work=[[The Enterprise (Washington)|The Enterprise]] |access-date=May 1, 2020}}</ref> The city is also bisected by a pair of north–south [[Electric power transmission|electrical transmission lines]] operated by the [[Bonneville Power Administration]] that travel towards [[British Columbia]].<ref>{{cite map |date=February 2, 2013 |title=BPA Transmission Lines and Facilities |url=https://www.bpa.gov/news/pubs/maps/BPA%20Transmission%20Lines%20and%20Facilities.pdf |publisher=[[Bonneville Power Administration]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170428051716/https://www.bpa.gov/news/pubs/maps/BPA%20Transmission%20Lines%20and%20Facilities.pdf |archive-date=April 28, 2017 |access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref> [[Natural gas]] for Lake Stevens residents and businesses is provided by [[Puget Sound Energy]].<ref>{{cite web |title=PSE locations |url=https://www.pse.com/Customer-Service/pse-locations-2 |publisher=[[Puget Sound Energy]] |access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref>

The city government contracts with [[Republic Services]] and [[Waste Management (company)|Waste Management]] to provide curbside collection and disposal of [[municipal solid waste|garbage]], [[single-stream recycling|recycling]], and [[yard waste]] for different areas of Lake Stevens.<ref>{{cite web |title=Public Utilities |url=https://www.lakestevenswa.gov/120/Public-Utilities |publisher=City of Lake Stevens |access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref> The Lake Stevens Sewer District, established in 1957, operates the city's sewer system and is planned to merge with the city government in 2032.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bray |first=Kari |date=July 23, 2017 |title=City of Lake Stevens, sewer district plan to merge |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/city-of-lake-stevens-sewer-district-plan-to-merge/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=March 27, 2020}}</ref> The sewer district built a [[sewage treatment plant|treatment plant]] in 2013 at a cost of $100 million, and the debt payments on the project have caused disputes with the city.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Haglund |first1=Noah |last2=Davey |first2=Stephanie |date=September 18, 2019 |title=Sewer dispute spills into public in Lake Stevens |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/sewer-dispute-spills-into-public-in-lake-stevens/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=March 27, 2020}}</ref>

===Healthcare===

Lake Stevens has two [[urgent care center]]s that also provide medical services: a branch of [[The Everett Clinic]] (part of UnitedHealth [[Optum]]); and a {{convert|4,000|sqft|sqm|adj=mid}} [[MultiCare Health System|MultiCare]] Indigo Urgent Care Clinic that opened in 2017.<ref>{{cite news |last=Salyer |first=Sharon |date=February 29, 2016 |title=DaVita HealthCare Partners completes Everett Clinic purchase |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/davita-healthcare-partners-completes-everett-clinic-purchase/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Davis |first=Jim |date=July 28, 2017 |title=Everett Clinic, two others open new health-care clinics |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/business/everett-clinic-two-others-open-new-health-care-clinics/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref>