Editing Snohomish, Washington (section)

==Infrastructure==

===Transportation===

Snohomish is bisected by two major highways: [[U.S. Route 2 in Washington|U.S. Route 2]] (US&nbsp;2), which [[bypass (road)|bypasses]] the city to the north and east, continuing on to [[Everett, Washington|Everett]] and [[Stevens Pass]]; and [[Washington State Route 9|State Route 9]], which runs north–south and connects to [[Woodinville, Washington|Woodinville]] and [[Lake Stevens, Washington|Lake Stevens]].<ref>{{cite WSDOT map |year=2014 |inset=[https://web.archive.org/web/20201105191320/https://www.wsdot.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2017/08/31/highway-map-PugetSound_Full.pdf Puget Sound] |accessdate=February 27, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Lindblom |first=Mike |date=September 3, 2019 |title=Washington's unofficial freeway: Highway 9 in Lake Stevens strains under a suburban boom |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/washingtons-unofficial-freeway-highway-9-in-lake-stevens-strains-under-a-suburban-boom/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=February 27, 2022}}</ref> Other major roads in Snohomish include Bickford Avenue (which continues south as Avenue D),<ref>{{cite news |last=Dominguez |first=Alejandro |date=April 2, 2011 |title=Snohomish may raise sales tax for roads |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/snohomish-may-raise-sales-tax-for-roads/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=February 27, 2022}}</ref> which formerly carried US&nbsp;2 and is named for a local car dealership,<ref>{{cite news |last=Rolph |first=Amy |date=September 16, 2009 |title=Snohomish auto dealer marks 75 years |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/business/silvertips-evaluate-youth-during-preseason/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=February 27, 2022}}</ref> Machias Road (Maple Avenue), and 2nd Street (92nd Street).<ref name="TransportPlan">{{cite web |author=Transpo Group |date=March 2016 |title=City of Snohomish Transportation Master Plan |page=6 |url=https://snohomishwa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/2858/2016-03-31-Snohomish-Transportation-Plan |publisher=City of Snohomish |accessdate=February 27, 2022}}</ref>

[[Community Transit]], the countywide [[public transit]] authority, provides [[Public transport bus service|bus]], [[paratransit]], and [[vanpool]] service to Snohomish from surrounding cities.<ref name="TransportPlan"/>{{rp|16}} Two routes travel from [[Everett Station]] (with limited service to the [[Boeing Everett Factory]]) to Snohomish and continue east along US&nbsp;2 to Monroe, [[Sultan, Washington|Sultan]], and [[Gold Bar, Washington|Gold Bar]]. Another route travels from [[Lynnwood, Washington|Lynnwood]] and Mill Creek to Snohomish and follows the State Route 9 corridor north to [[Lake Stevens, Washington|Lake Stevens]]. Community Transit also operates a commuter bus route that connects Snohomish and Monroe to [[Downtown Seattle]] with intermediate stops on [[Interstate 405 (Washington)|Interstate 405]] and [[Washington State Route 520|State Route 520]].<ref>{{cite map |date=October 2021 |title=Community Transit System Map |url=https://www.communitytransit.org/docs/default-source/mappdfs/21octmaps/systemmappdfs/mapsystemmapoct2021.pdf |publisher=Community Transit |accessdate=February 27, 2022}}</ref> The city has one [[park and ride]] lot, located near Avenue D and State Route 9, that is owned by the [[Washington State Department of Transportation]] (WSDOT).<ref>{{cite news |last=Slager |first=Melissa |date=November 5, 2018 |title=Who owns and maintains park-and-ride lots? It's complicated |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/who-owns-and-maintains-park-and-ride-lots-its-complicated/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=February 27, 2022}}</ref>

The city was formerly served by the [[Everett–Snohomish Interurban]], an electric [[interurban]] railway that ceased operations in 1921.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ryan |first1=Cheri |last2=Stadler |first2=Kevin K. |year=2010 |title=Seattle–Everett Interurban Railway |page=52 |publisher=[[Arcadia Publishing]] |location=Charleston, South Carolina |isbn=978-0-7385-8019-7 |oclc=700409706 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2WxktmTXrzwC&pg=PA52 |via=Google Books |access-date=September 22, 2019}}</ref> A small replica [[train depot]] was opened in 2005 near the Avenue D Bridge to serve as a [[visitors center]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Alexander |first=Brian |date=July 13, 2005 |title=Town opens depot for tourism express |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/town-opens-depot-for-tourism-express/ |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=September 22, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Wright |first=Diane |date=July 5, 2006 |title=Expanding visitor centers can answer the darnedest questions |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/20060705/snocotourism05n/expanding-visitor-centers-can-answer-the-darnedest-questions |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=September 22, 2019}}</ref><!--Now closed?-->

A privately owned airport, [[Harvey Airfield]], is situated to the south of downtown Snohomish. It was established in 1944 and remains under the ownership of the Harvey family.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bjorkman |first=Eileen |date=February 14, 2014 |title=At Harvey Field, the spirit of aviation's early days lives on |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/business/at-harvey-field-the-spirit-of-aviations-early-days-lives-on/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=February 27, 2022}}</ref> The airport is generally used for [[general aviation]] and small businesses, including [[skydiving]] clubs and [[hot air balloon]] operators.<ref>{{cite news |last=Breda |first=Isabella |date=September 10, 2021 |title=Harvey Field runway gets a makeover, the first in 40 years |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/harvey-field-runway-gets-a-makeover-the-first-in-40-years/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=February 27, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Nile |first=Amy |date=April 13, 2016 |title=Thrill-seekers and others head up in planes and hot air balloons |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/thrill-seekers-and-others-head-up-in-planes-and-hot-air-balloons/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=February 27, 2022}}</ref>

===Utilities===

Utility services for residents and businesses in Snohomish are split between the city government and other providers. The [[Snohomish County Public Utility District]] provides [[electric power]] to customers Snohomish and most of the county, while [[Puget Sound Energy]] supplies [[natural gas]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Utility Billing |url=https://www.snohomishwa.gov/137/Utility-Billing |publisher=City of Snohomish |accessdate=March 1, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=May 2021 |title=Quick Facts |url=https://www.snopud.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/QuickFacts_1021.pdf |publisher=[[Snohomish County Public Utility District]] |accessdate=March 1, 2022}}</ref> The city government contracts with [[Republic Services]] for collection and disposal of curbside [[municipal solid waste|garbage]], [[single-stream recycling|recycling]], and [[yard waste]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Sanders |first=Julia-Grace |date=December 21, 2020 |title=How has the pandemic changed life? Look in your garbage |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/how-has-the-pandemic-changed-life-look-in-your-garbage/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=March 1, 2022}}</ref> Since the closure of the [[Cathcart Landfill]] near Snohomish in 1992, garbage is generally sent to a landfill in [[Roosevelt, Washington|Roosevelt]] for processing and burial.<ref>{{cite web |title=Where Does Our Garbage Go? |url=https://www.snohomishcountywa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/44630/Where-Does-Our-Garbage-Go--English |publisher=Snohomish County Public Works |accessdate=March 1, 2022}}</ref>

The city government manages [[tap water]] service within Snohomish, which is delivered through a {{convert|35|mi|km|adj=mid}} system of pipes. The city purchases 90&nbsp;percent of its water from the City of Everett, which sources from [[Spada Lake]] and the [[Sultan River]] basin; the remainder is purchased from the Snohomish County Public Utility District, which treats [[well water]] near Lake Stevens.<ref>{{cite web |date=December 2020 |title=City of Snohomish Water Quality Report 2020 |page=2 |url=https://www.snohomishwa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/53/Water-Quality-Report |publisher=City of Snohomish |accessdate=March 1, 2022}}</ref> The city government operated its own water treatment plant on the Pilchuck River near [[Granite Falls, Washington|Granite Falls]] until 2017, when it was determined to be too costly to maintain and upgrade to meet modern fish passage standards.<ref>{{cite news |last=Haglund |first=Noah |date=November 5, 2018 |title=Dam demolition would let Pilchuck River run free |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/dam-demolition-would-let-pilchuck-river-run-free/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=March 1, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Mapes |first=Lynda V. |date=August 5, 2020 |title=Another Washington dam removal — and 37 more miles of salmon habitat restored |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/another-washington-dam-removal-and-37-more-miles-of-salmon-habitat-restored/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=November 13, 2024}}</ref> A portion of Snohomish is within the service area of the Cross Valley Water District, which primarily serves unincorporated areas south of the city.<ref>{{cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.crossvalleywater.net/153/About-Us |publisher=Cross Valley Water District |accessdate=February 9, 2025}}</ref>

Snohomish's [[wastewater]] system consists of a [[combined sewer|combined overflow]] for downtown and other older neighborhoods and a separated [[sewage]] and [[stormwater]] system for the rest of the city.<ref name="CompPlan">{{cite web |date=March 15, 2016 |title=City of Snohomish Comprehensive Plan |page=8{{hyphen}}6 |url=https://www.snohomishwa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/2353/City-of-Snohomish-Comprehensive-Plan |publisher=City of Snohomish |accessdate=March 1, 2022}}</ref> A plan to replace the combined overflow system was approved in 2014 following interventions by the [[Washington State Department of Ecology]]. The city's [[wastewater treatment plant]] on the Snohomish River was upgraded, replacing an earlier proposal to send sewage to the City of Everett for treatment.<ref>{{cite news |last=Nile |first=Amy |date=February 16, 2014 |title=Snohomish sewer plan OK'd |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/snohomish-sewer-plan-okd-2/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=March 1, 2022}}</ref>

===Health care===

The city's nearest general hospital is [[EvergreenHealth|EvergreenHealth Monroe]], managed by a public [[hospital district]] that includes Snohomish and the Skykomish Valley.<ref>{{cite news |last=Salyer |first=Sharon |date=November 1, 2013 |title=Voters to decide whether to expand hospital board |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/voters-to-decide-whether-to-expand-hospital-board/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=March 1, 2022}}</ref> Until its affiliation with the EvergreenHealth system in 2015, it was known as the Valley General Hospital.<ref>{{cite news |last=Salyer |first=Sharon |date=March 1, 2015 |title=Monroe hospital to change name, expand services in new alliance |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/monroe-hospital-to-change-name-expand-services-in-new-alliance/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=March 1, 2022}}</ref> Snohomish is home to several general and specialty [[clinic]]s, including those managed by [[Providence Health & Services]] and [[The Everett Clinic]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Providence Snohomish Clinic |url=https://www.providence.org/locations/wa/primary-care-snohomish |publisher=[[Providence Health & Services]] |accessdate=March 1, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Everett Clinic at Snohomish |url=https://www.everettclinic.com/locations-nav/locations/wa/the-everett-clinic-at-snohomish-401-2nd-st-snohomish-wa-98290/e958f616-34da-4c88-8332-e44c1cca2979.html |publisher=[[The Everett Clinic]] |accessdate=March 1, 2022}}</ref>