Editing Marysville, Washington (section)

===Transportation===
[[File:SR 528 eastbound from Cedar Avenue.jpg|thumb|right|[[Washington State Route 528|State Route 528]] (4th Street) at a [[railroad crossing]] in downtown Marysville, looking east towards State Avenue and [[Mount Pilchuck]]]]

Marysville is located along the east side of [[Interstate 5 in Washington|Interstate 5]] (I-5), which connects the city to [[Vancouver, British Columbia]] to the north and Seattle to the south. The freeway has four exits serving Marysville, located at 4th Street in Downtown, 88th Street NE near [[Quil Ceda Village]], 116th Street NE near Kruse Junction, and 172nd Street NE near [[Smokey Point, Washington|Smokey Point]]. Several [[State highways in Washington|state highways]] also run within Marysville city limits, including [[Washington State Route 9|State Route 9]], [[Washington State Route 528|State Route 528]] (4th Street and 64th Street), [[Washington State Route 529|State Route 529]] (State Avenue), and [[Washington State Route 531|State Route 531]] (172nd Street NE).<ref>{{cite map |year=2014 |title=Washington State Highways, 2014–2015 |url=https://www.wsdot.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2006/06/13/TouristMapFront_withoutHillshade.pdf |publisher=[[Washington State Department of Transportation]] |access-date=January 26, 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's primary north–south arterial street, State Avenue, was formerly part of [[U.S. Route 99]] and has been widened and improved in segments since 2000. Other major streets include 51st Avenue NE, 67th Avenue NE, Grove Street, and Sunnyside Boulevard.<ref name="ComprehensivePlan"/>{{rp|8–4}}<ref>{{cite report |year=2008 |title=City of Marysville, Transportation Element (2008) |pages=2–6 |publisher=City of Marysville |url=http://files.marysvillewa.gov/Engineering/Marysville_Transportation_Element_2008.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161228000242/http://files.marysvillewa.gov/Engineering/Marysville_Transportation_Element_2008.pdf |archive-date=December 28, 2016 |access-date=January 26, 2017}}</ref>

Marysville ranks eighth among [[List of cities in Washington|Washington cities]] for longest commute times, with an average commute of approximately 30 minutes.<ref name="ACS"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Pulkkinen |first=Levi |date=November 19, 2012 |title=Which Washington city's residents have the worst commutes? |url=http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Which-Washington-city-s-residents-have-the-worst-4009988.php#photo-3692730 |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |access-date=March 7, 2017}}</ref> The state government began construction in 2023 on a northbound [[high-occupancy vehicle lane]] on I-5 and a new interchange at State Route 529 south of downtown to alleviate congestion on east–west railroad crossings in the city.<ref>{{cite news |last=Watanabe |first=Ben |date=May 28, 2023 |title=$123M project starting on Highway 529 interchange, I-5 HOV lane |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/123m-project-starting-on-highway-529-interchange-i-5-hov-lane/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=June 1, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Watanabe |first=Ben |date=March 2, 2023 |title=Work on I-5 HOV lane from Everett to Marysville starts next week |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/work-on-i-5-hov-lane-from-everett-to-marysville-starts-next-week/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=June 1, 2023}}</ref> On April 22, 2014, Marysville voters approved the creation of a city [[transportation benefit district]] and a 0.2 percent [[sales tax]] to fund transportation improvements in the city, including road repairs, bicycle and pedestrian access, and new capital projects.<ref>{{cite news |date=April 22, 2014 |title=Tax-related ballot measures passing |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/news/tax-related-ballot-measures-passing/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=January 26, 2017}}</ref>

Public transportation in Marysville and Snohomish County is provided by [[Community Transit]]. The agency operates all-day local bus service in Marysville on four routes, connecting to Smokey Point, the Tulalip Indian Reservation, Lake Stevens, Everett and [[Lynnwood, Washington|Lynnwood]]. Community Transit also operates express routes from [[park and ride]] facilities in Marysville with all-day service to [[Lynnwood City Center station]] and [[peak hour]] service to the [[Boeing Everett Factory]].<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> Marysville is one of the largest cities in the metro area excluded from the [[Sound Transit]] regional service area,<ref>{{cite news |last=Hadley |first=Jane |date=January 15, 2004 |title=Joint ballot planned for roads, Sound Transit |url=http://www.seattlepi.com/local/transportation/article/Joint-ballot-planned-for-roads-Sound-Transit-1134684.php |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |access-date=March 7, 2017}}</ref> but expressed interest in joining the regional transit authority in the 1990s.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bergsman |first=Jerry |date=August 24, 1992 |title=Marysville unsure about rail: officials to talk about joining in plan tonight |page=B3 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Brooks |first=Diane |date=May 10, 1999 |title=Trains might go further north |page=B1 |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19990510/2959830/trains-might-go-farther-north |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=March 7, 2017}}</ref> The [[Swift Gold Line]], a bus rapid transit route, is planned to connect Everett to Marysville and Smokey Point with a route along State Avenue; it is scheduled to open by 2029.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hansen |first=Jordan |date=July 24, 2024 |title=What route should new Smokey Point bus route take through Marysville? |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/what-route-should-new-smokey-point-bus-route-take-through-marysville/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=November 8, 2024}}</ref> Marysville has also been listed as a candidate for future [[Sounder commuter rail]] and [[Link light rail]] service.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lindblom |first=Mike |date=November 3, 2016 |title=Lynnwood eager for growth, changes that light rail will bring |page=A1 |url=http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/primed-for-major-growth-lynnwood-and-light-rail/ |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=March 7, 2017}}</ref>

Marysville is bisected by a north–south railroad operated by [[BNSF Railway]], carrying freight as well as [[Amtrak Cascades|Amtrak ''Cascades'']] passenger trains that do not stop in Marysville.<ref name="Herald-BNSF">{{cite news |last=Winters |first=Chris |date=July 24, 2014 |title=Marysville faces traffic nightmare with more trains |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/news/marysville-faces-traffic-nightmare-with-more-trains/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=January 26, 2017}}</ref> The nearest passenger rail station is located in [[Everett Station|Everett]], also served by intercity bus service;<ref>{{cite book |last=Fainberg |first=Denise |year=2012 |title=An Explorer's Guide: Washington |edition=2nd |chapter=Camano Island and Arlington Area |pages=217–218 |publisher=[[W. W. Norton & Company|The Countryman Press]] |location=Woodstock, Vermont |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iCI0OkVqVZsC |via=Google Books |isbn=978-0-88150-974-8 |oclc=759908478 |access-date=January 28, 2017}}</ref> the Tulalip Tribes listed plans to build a train station at NE 116th Street in Marysville in the 2010s.<ref>{{cite web |title=116th Interchange Project: TIGER Discretionary Grant |page=13 |url=http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/NR/rdonlyres/AFCDB139-1876-4C72-80A2-F351E6E66A49/0/TulalipTribesHwyReplace.pdf |publisher=Washington State Department of Transportation |access-date=January 26, 2017}}</ref> The railroad, which includes a [[spur line]] to serve Arlington, has 23 total [[level crossing]]s in Marysville that cause traffic congestion on intersecting streets.<ref name="Herald-BNSF"/><ref>{{cite news |last=McNichols |first=Joshua |date=January 12, 2017 |title=This is why your Marysville friends are always late for breakfast |url=http://kuow.org/post/why-your-marysville-friends-are-always-late-breakfast |publisher=[[KUOW-FM|KUOW]] |access-date=January 26, 2017}}</ref> The nearest municipal airports to Marysville are [[Arlington Municipal Airport (Washington)|Arlington Municipal Airport]] and [[Paine Field]] in Everett, while the nearest international airport is [[Seattle–Tacoma International Airport]], {{convert|45|mi|km}} to the south.<ref>{{cite map |year=2014 |title=Washington State Highways 2014–2015 |url=https://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Publications/HighwayMap/view.htm |inset=Puget Sound Area |scale=1:842,000 |publisher=Washington State Department of Transportation |access-date=March 7, 2017}}</ref> A private airport and housing development, [[Frontier Airpark]], is located between Marysville and [[Granite Falls, Washington|Granite Falls]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Whitely |first=Peyton |date=January 29, 2003 |title=Pilots' paradise: These neighbors never have the hassle of driving to the airport |page=H22 |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/20030129/airpark29n/pilots-paradise |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=April 23, 2017}}</ref>

Marysville is bisected by the [[Snohomish County Centennial Trail|Centennial Trail]], a [[multi-use trail]] running along the eastern part of the city near State Route 9 between [[Snohomish, Washington|Snohomish]] and Arlington.<ref>{{cite map |date=April 2014 |title=Snohomish County Area Bicycling & Trail Map |publisher=Community Transit |url=http://commtrans.org/faqs/documents/bikemap2014.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306080713/http://commtrans.org/faqs/documents/bikemap2014.pdf |archive-date=March 6, 2016 |access-date=January 26, 2017}}</ref> The city also has plans to build a {{convert|30|mi|km|adj=mid}} network of trails,<ref>{{cite news |last=Bray |first=Kari |date=February 27, 2018 |title=Marysville to build new trails at estuary and Whiskey Ridge |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/news/city-to-build-new-trails-at-estuary-whiskey-ridge/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=February 27, 2018}}</ref> including the partially-completed Ebey Slough waterfront trail,<ref>{{cite news |date=September 15, 2016 |title=Paving under way on Waterfront Trail in Marysville |url=http://www.marysvilleglobe.com/news/paving-under-way-on-waterfront-trail-in-marysville/ |work=Marysville Globe }}</ref> under [[transmission line]]s in eastern Marysville,<ref>{{cite news |last=Sheets |first=Bill |date=February 19, 2008 |title=Marysville trail plan draws resistance |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20080219/news01/780428720 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160527060009/http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20080219/news01/780428720 |archive-date=May 27, 2016 |access-date=January 26, 2017}}</ref> and in the Lakewood area.<ref>{{cite report |date=April 26, 2016 |title=Draft Lakewood Neighborhood Master Plan |pages=28–30 |url=http://marysvillewa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/3210 |publisher=City of Marysville |access-date=January 26, 2017 |archive-date=January 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170124083327/http://marysvillewa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/3210 |url-status=dead }}</ref>