Editing North Bend, Washington (section)

==Transportation==
North Bend is located {{convert|30|mi}} east of Seattle on [[Interstate 90 in Washington|Interstate 90]], which continues over [[Snoqualmie Pass]] to [[Spokane, Washington|Spokane]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Hodges |first=Jane |date=August 30, 2016 |title=North Bend: a scenic small town on the Eastside — with a quick commute to the wilder west |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/business/real-estate/north-bend-a-scenic-small-town-on-the-eastside-with-a-quick-commute-to-the-wilder-west/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=August 16, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite WSDOT map |year=2014 |accessdate=August 16, 2024}}</ref> The town also has regular bus service to Issaquah provided by [[King County Metro]], which also has seasonal weekend shuttles from Seattle to North Bend and hiking areas in the Issaquah Alps.<ref name="MetroMap">{{cite map |date=March 2024 |title=Metro Transit System: Northeast Area |url=https://kingcounty.gov/en/-/media/king-county/depts/metro/maps/system/03302024/metro-system-map-ne |publisher=[[King County Metro]] |accessdate=August 16, 2024}}</ref> An express bus with service to [[Downtown Seattle]] was eliminated in September 2014.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lindblom |first=Mike |date=September 27, 2014 |title=Metro bus cuts kick in: 28 routes axed, starting now |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/metro-bus-cuts-kick-in-28-routes-axed-starting-now/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=August 16, 2024}}</ref> Metro also manages a number of [[vanpool]]s from North Bend.<ref>{{cite news |last=Springer |first=Natalie |date=March 5, 2004 |title=Metro Transit van-pooling reaches an all-time |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=20040305&slug=ontheroad05e |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=August 16, 2024}}</ref> Snoqualmie Valley Transportation operates a community shuttle bus route between North Bend and [[Monroe, Washington|Monroe]] with funding from Metro, the [[Washington State Department of Transportation]], and the Snoqualmie Tribe.<ref>{{cite press release |date=August 12, 2024 |title=Long awaited weekend bus service to begin Saturday, August 17 |url=https://www.northbendwa.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=2158 |publisher=City of North Bend |accessdate=August 16, 2024}}</ref>

North Bend has a city trail system that also connects with the regional network.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ci.north-bend.wa.us/vertical/Sites/%7B55597B5E-85E1-47C5-878F-C852028CFBC5%7D/uploads/%7BB39E2591-950E-4594-906B-7DDF662A641A%7D.PDF|title=City of North Bend Plan Trail Map}}{{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>  The [[Snoqualmie Valley Regional Trail]] stretches from Duvall through Carnation, Fall City, Snoqualmie, and North Bend to [[Rattlesnake Lake]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.duvallwa.gov/appsformspubs/SnoqValleyTrailMap.pdf|title=Snoqualmie Valley Trail Map|website=duvallwa.gov|access-date=June 4, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527090934/http://www.duvallwa.gov/appsformspubs/SnoqValleyTrailMap.pdf|archive-date=May 27, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> This {{convert|31.5|mi|km|adj=on}} trail connects to the [[Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail]] (which goes clear across Washington to the [[Idaho]] border) and to the city of Snoqualmie's extensive trail network. North Bend also has its own city trail system in downtown, the Si View neighborhood and along the South Fork of the Snoqualmie River in several places.