Editing Shoreline, Washington (section)

===Transportation===

Shoreline is bisected by two major north–south highways: [[Interstate 5 in Washington|Interstate 5]], the main inter-city freeway in [[Western Washington]]; and [[Washington State Route 99|State Route 99]] (Aurora Avenue), which travels south to Seattle and north to [[Everett, Washington|Everett]]. [[Washington State Route 523|State Route 523]] (145th Street) forms the southern boundary of the city and connects Interstate 5, State Route 99, and [[Washington State Route 522|State Route 522]] (Lake City Way).<ref>{{cite WSDOT map |year=2014 |accessdate=September 2, 2024}}</ref> The [[Interurban Trail (King County)|Interurban Trail]] runs along State Route 99 and follows the route of the former Seattle–Everett [[interurban]] railway.<ref name="Times-RailConnections">{{cite news |last=Deshais |first=Nicholas |date=September 3, 2024 |title=What to know about connecting to the new Lynnwood light rail line |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/what-to-know-about-connecting-to-the-new-lynnwood-light-rail-line/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=September 4, 2024}}</ref> It was constructed in the 2000s to connect Seattle with Everett and was completed within Shoreline in September 2007.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kim |first=Victoria |date=July 4, 2006 |title=Take a hike (or ride a bike) on new parts of Interurban Trail |page=B4 |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Daybert |first=Amy |date=September 28, 2007 |title=Smooth ride in Shoreline |work=The Enterprise |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=WORLDNEWS&req_dat=C12EB6BE1393489FA580F5880B8B058E&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F13BE7CA61FF292D8 |via=NewsBank |accessdate=September 4, 2024}}</ref>

The city has two [[Link light rail]] stations near Interstate 5 that are served by [[Sound Transit]]'s [[1 Line (Sound Transit)|1&nbsp;Line]]: [[Shoreline South/148th station]] near the State Route 523 interchange; and [[Shoreline North/185th station]] near North City. Both stations have [[park-and-ride]] garages with a combined 1,000 stalls and will become termini for [[bus rapid transit]] lines.<ref name="Times-Rail"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Deshais |first1=Nicholas |last2=Lindblom |first2=Mike |date=August 30, 2024 |title=New light rail stations draw big crowds for first trips |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/new-light-rail-stations-draw-big-crowds-for-first-trips/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=September 2, 2024}}</ref> The county's [[King County Metro]] provides local and commuter bus service within Shoreline, which includes the [[RapidRide E Line]] on Aurora Avenue.<ref>{{cite map |date=September 2024 |title=Metro Transit System: Northwest Area |url=https://kingcounty.gov/en/-/media/king-county/depts/metro/maps/system/09142024/metro-system-map-nw |publisher=[[King County Metro]] |accessdate=September 2, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Miller |first=Brian |date=March 30, 2018 |title=Trent Development buys TOD sites in Shoreline for 400 apartments |url=https://www.djc.com/news/re/12109727.html |work=Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce |accessdate=September 2, 2024}}</ref> It debuted one of its first [[paratransit]] vans in the then-unincorporated area in 1979 to address a need for east–west connections.<ref>{{cite news |last=Cartwright |first=Jane |date=March 7, 1979 |title=Van plan would offer east-west transit |page=H1 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> The agency has a [[bus base]], named North Base, along I-5 in Shoreline that opened in 1991.<ref>{{cite web |title=Milestones — The 1990s |url=https://metro.kingcounty.gov/am/history/history-1990.html |publisher=King County Metro |accessdate=February 24, 2025}}</ref>

Shoreline began a [[bicycle-sharing system|bicycle-sharing]] and [[scooter-sharing system|scooter-sharing]] pilot in August 2024 with [[Lime (company)|Lime]].<ref name="Times-RailConnections"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Scooter and Bike Share Pilot Program |url=https://www.shorelinewa.gov/our-city/scooter-and-bike-share-pilot-program |publisher=City of Shoreline |accessdate=September 4, 2024}}</ref>