Editing Mill Creek, Washington (section)

===Transportation===

Mill Creek lies east of [[Interstate 5 in Washington|Interstate 5]], the main north–south freeway through the Seattle metropolitan area with connections to [[Downtown Seattle]] and [[Everett, Washington|Everett]]. The city is bisected from north to south by [[Washington State Route 527|State Route 527]] (the Bothell–Everett Highway), which continues to [[Bothell, Washington|Bothell]]. The two highways are connected by a pair of east–west streets, 164th Street and [[Washington State Route 96|128th Street]] (State Route 96), which continue further east into the residential neighborhoods of Mill Creek and towards [[Washington State Route 9|State Route 9]].<ref>{{cite WSDOT map |year=2014 |inset=Puget Sound |access-date=March 30, 2019}}</ref>

The city's public transportation is provided by [[Community Transit]], which also serves most of the county with local and commuter bus routes. The county's second [[bus rapid transit]] route, the [[Swift Green Line]], travels along State Route 527 and has several stops in Mill Creek, connecting the city to [[Paine Field]] and northern Bothell. A third bus rapid transit route, the Orange Line, opened in 2024 to connect Mill Creek to [[Link light rail]] at [[Lynnwood City Center station]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Giordano |first=Lizz |date=March 25, 2019 |title=Swift Green Line starts rolling, from Bothell to Boeing |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/swift-green-line-starts-rolling-from-bothell-to-boeing/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=September 13, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Lindblom |first=Mike |date=March 30, 2024 |title=Transit in fast-growing Snohomish County gets a boost ahead of light rail debut |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/snohomish-countys-frequent-orange-line-bus-debuts-saturday/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=March 30, 2024}}</ref> Other local routes connect Mill Creek to Everett, [[Lynnwood, Washington|Lynnwood]], [[Silver Firs, Washington|Silver Firs]], and [[Snohomish, Washington|Snohomish]]. During [[rush hour]]s, an express route connects Silver Firs and the 132nd Street corridor to Lynnwood City Center station.<ref name="CT-Map">{{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 |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> The [[Ash Way Park and Ride]] is located west of the [[Mill Creek Town Center]] and has additional Community Transit and [[Sound Transit Express]] routes.<ref name="CT-Map"/> A Link light rail extension to Everett is planned to open in 2036 with stations at Ash Way and Mariner Park and Ride near Mill Creek.<ref>{{cite news |last=Giordano |first=Lizz |date=July 15, 2019 |title=County sees a dense, tall future near light rail stations |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/county-sees-a-dense-tall-future-near-light-rail-stations/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=September 13, 2019}}</ref>

A private airfield, [[Martha Lake Airport Park|Martha Lake Airport]], operated west of modern-day Mill Creek from 1953 to 1998. It has since been converted into a county park, after the owners rejected a proposal to develop it into a housing subdivision.<ref>{{cite news |last=Brooks |first=Diane |date=February 29, 2000 |title=County to buy airport |page=B1 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Haglund |first=Noah |date=September 18, 2010 |title=Snohomish County's newest park once family-run Martha Lake airport |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20100918/NEWS01/709189932 |work=The Everett Herald |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100920235745/http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20100918/NEWS01/709189932 |archive-date=September 20, 2010 |access-date=April 12, 2019}}</ref> The nearest commercial airport is [[Paine Field]], located {{convert|3|mi|km}} northwest in Everett.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sheets |first=Bill |date=March 3, 2008 |title=Airport expansion affecting many |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/uncategorized/airport-expansion-affecting-many/ |work=The Enterprise |access-date=October 26, 2019}}</ref>