Editing Lake Stevens, Washington (section)

===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>