Editing Stanwood, Washington (section)

===Transportation===
[[File:Stanwood Station platform (23349062722).jpg|thumb|left|Stanwood's [[Stanwood station|Amtrak station]], opened in 2009 and served by [[Amtrak Cascades|''Cascades'']]]]

Stanwood is located on [[Washington State Route 532|State Route 532]], an east–west highway connecting [[Camano Island]] to [[Interstate 5 (Washington)|Interstate 5]] east of Stanwood.<ref>{{cite map |year=2014 |title=Washington State Highways, 2014–2015 |url=https://www.wsdot.wa.gov/NR/rdonlyres/2D10703F-9ADF-4A95-A14E-2A36FEAF1C20/0/Statewide2014NoHillshade.pdf |section=C3 |publisher=Washington State Department of Transportation |access-date=July 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170221194441/https://www.wsdot.wa.gov/NR/rdonlyres/2D10703F-9ADF-4A95-A14E-2A36FEAF1C20/0/Statewide2014NoHillshade.pdf |archive-date=February 21, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The city is also served by two other major highways: Pioneer Highway, historically part of [[Washington State Route 530|State Route 530]] and the [[Pacific Highway (U.S.)|Pacific Highway]] ([[U.S. Route 99]]),<ref>{{cite news |date=June 4, 1992 |title=Portion of 530 will be called Pioneer Highway |page=E2 |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19920604/1495501/portion-of-530-will-be-called-pioneer-highway |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=July 2, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite map |title=Highway Map, State of Washington |year=1938 |scale=1:1,360,009 |publisher=[[Thomas Guide|Thomas Brothers]] |url=http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~248506~5515937 |via=[[David Rumsey Historical Map Collection]] |access-date=July 2, 2017}}</ref> which continues north to [[Conway, Washington|Conway]] and east towards [[Silvana, Washington|Silvana]] and [[Arlington, Washington|Arlington]];<ref>{{cite magazine |date=July 1917 |title=The Pacific Highway |page=22 |magazine=[[Western Motor]] |volume=IX |issue=2 |publisher=Western Motor Car |location=Seattle |oclc=17372812 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i-NKAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA52 |via=Google Books |access-date=July 2, 2017}}</ref> and Marine Drive, which continues south to [[Florence, Washington|Florence]], [[Warm Beach, Washington|Warm Beach]], the [[Tulalip Indian Reservation]], and [[Marysville, Washington|Marysville]].<ref name="TransportationPlan">{{cite report |date=March 2015 |title=City of Stanwood Transportation Plan |url=http://www.ci.stanwood.wa.us/sites/default/files/fileattachments/community_development/page/2216/6_tran_plan_final_060215.pdf |publisher=City of Stanwood |access-date=July 2, 2017 |archive-date=July 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702093658/http://www.ci.stanwood.wa.us/sites/default/files/fileattachments/community_development/page/2216/6_tran_plan_final_060215.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>{{rp|7}}<ref>{{cite report |date=October 1983 |title=Marine Drive Corridor Improvements Final Environmental Impact Statement |page=5 |publisher=Snohomish County Department of Public Works |oclc=746938531 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i5c2AQAAMAAJ |via=Google Books |access-date=July 2, 2017}}</ref> Due to significant traffic congestion on State Route 532, the city government studied a local bypass route on the west side of Stanwood in 2021.<ref>{{cite news |last=Watanabe |first=Ben |date=September 6, 2021 |title=Could a bypass clear highway traffic in downtown Stanwood? |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/stanwood-eyeing-bypass-for-downtown-highway-congestion/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=March 4, 2025}}</ref>

Public transportation in Stanwood is provided by [[Community Transit]] and [[Island Transit (Washington)|Island Transit]], the transit authorities of Snohomish and Island counties, respectively. Community Transit runs local bus service from Stanwood to [[Warm Beach, Washington|Warm Beach]], [[North Lakewood, Washington|North Lakewood]], and [[Smokey Point, Washington|Smokey Point]]. On weekdays, it also runs express buses to [[Lynnwood City Center station]], the northern terminus of the [[Link light rail]] system, and peak-only service to the [[Boeing Everett Factory]] from a [[park-and-ride]] near Interstate 5.<ref>{{cite map |date=September 2024 |title=Community Transit System Map |url=https://www.communitytransit.org/docs/default-source/mappdfs/systemmappdfs/mapsystem.pdf |publisher=Community Transit |access-date=November 8, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Spain |first=Monica |date=September 11, 2024 |title=New routes and easy connections start Sept. 14 |url=https://www.communitytransit.org/news-and-events/article-detail/2024/09/11/it's-almost-time!-new-routes-and-easy-connections-start-sept.-14 |accessdate=November 8, 2024}}</ref> Island Transit provides service to [[Camano Island]] on two routes, as well as commuter service to [[Mount Vernon, Washington|Mount Vernon]] and [[Everett, Washington|Everett]].<ref name="TransportationPlan"/>{{rp|20–21}} A separate service, named Snow Goose Transit, debuted in 2022 and provides minibus service in Stanwood and parts of Camano Island. It is operated by a local [[retirement home]] and was funded by the [[Washington State Department of Transportation]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Wendel |first=Peggy |date=December 21, 2021 |title=Snow Goose Transit starting new bus service |url=https://www.goskagit.com/scnews/news/snow-goose-transit-starting-new-bus-service/article_f65a7a4c-5c36-5f6d-abaf-c554b2dc175f.html |work=Stanwood Camano News |accessdate=January 22, 2021}}</ref>

Stanwood is served by a north–south railroad owned by [[BNSF Railway]], which operates [[freight rail|freight]] and [[passenger rail]] service to the city. [[Amtrak]]'s [[Amtrak Cascades|''Cascades'']] provides daily passenger rail service at [[Stanwood station]] in downtown Stanwood, continuing south to Seattle and north to [[Vancouver]], British Columbia.<ref name="TransportationPlan"/>{{rp|19}} The train station opened on November 21, 2009, restoring passenger rail service that had been discontinued in 1971.<ref>{{cite news |last=Fiege |first=Gale |date=November 20, 2009 |title=Stanwood welcomes return of the train |work=The Everett Herald |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091120/NEWS01/711209862 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903044321/http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091120/NEWS01/711209862 |archive-date=September 3, 2014 |access-date=July 2, 2017}}</ref>