Editing Arlington, Washington (section)

===Transportation===
[[File:Arlington (WA) Municipal Airport 1.jpg|thumb|right|Aerial view of [[Arlington Municipal Airport (Washington)|Arlington Municipal Airport]]|alt=An airport with three angular runways, surrounded by hangars, warehouses, and open grass fields. Mountains and forestland can be seen in the background.]]

Downtown Arlington is located near the junction of State Route 9 and State Route 530, which serve as the main highways to the city. From Arlington, State Route 9 travels north into [[Skagit County, Washington|Skagit County]] and south to Snohomish; and State Route 530 travels west to an interchange with Interstate 5, the main north–south highway between Seattle and [[Vancouver, British Columbia]], and east to Darrington.<ref>{{cite book |year=1992 |title=State Routes 9 and 530, Stillaguamish River Bridges Replacement Project: Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Section 4(f) Evaluation |publisher=Washington State Department of Transportation |pages=xliii–xliv |oclc=41827002 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uHs2AQAAMAAJ |via=Google Books |access-date=April 16, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417161959/https://books.google.com/books?id=uHs2AQAAMAAJ |archive-date=April 17, 2017}}</ref> Within the city is an additional state highway, State Route 531, which connects Smokey Point, the municipal airport, and Gleneagle to Interstate 5 and State Route 9 in the southern part of the city.<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 |section=C3 |publisher=Washington State Department of Transportation |access-date=April 16, 2017 |url-status=dead |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}}</ref><ref>{{cite report |date=March 1, 2016 |title=City of Arlington Draft Transportation 2035 Plan, 2016 Update |url=http://www.arlingtonwa.gov/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentID=12377 |publisher=City of Arlington |access-date=April 16, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170131134740/http://www.arlingtonwa.gov/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentID=12377 |archive-date=January 31, 2017}}</ref> Other major [[arterial road]]s include Smokey Point Boulevard and 67th Avenue NE, which serve as north–south thoroughfares within Arlington.<ref name="ComprehensivePlan"/>{{rp|8{{hyphen}}5}}

Public transportation in Arlington is provided by [[Community Transit]], a public transit authority that operates in most of Snohomish County. Community Transit runs all-day local bus service on one route from Downtown Arlington to Smokey Point, as well as four other routes to Marysville, Everett, [[Lake Stevens, Washington|Lake Stevens]], [[Lynnwood, Washington|Lynnwood]], and [[Stanwood, Washington|Stanwood]] from a [[transit center]] in Smokey Point. Community Transit also provides local service from Darrington and express service to [[Lynnwood City Center station]] and 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> The agency's [[microtransit]] service, Zip Shuttle, expanded to Arlington and Smokey Point in December 2024.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hansen |first=Jordan |date=December 15, 2024 |title=Zip Shuttle expanding to Darrington, Arlington, Lake Stevens |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/zip-shuttle-expanding-to-darrington-arlington-lake-stevens/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=February 18, 2025}}</ref> Arlington has one active railroad, a {{convert|6.9|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} [[spur line]] from Marysville to downtown Arlington operated by [[BNSF Railway]] (the successor to Burlington Northern).<ref>{{cite report |date=November 15, 2011 |title=Arlington&nbsp;– Smokey Point MIC Existing Conditions Draft Report |page=17 |url=http://www.arlingtonwa.gov/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=3017 |publisher=City of Arlington |access-date=April 16, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417071101/http://www.arlingtonwa.gov/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=3017 |archive-date=April 17, 2017}}</ref> As part of the development of the Arlington Airport business park, BNSF Railway will build two rail spurs leading to the airport in the near future.<ref name="Herald-BusinessPark"/> Arlington does not have [[passenger rail]] service, but is near [[Amtrak]] stations in [[Everett Station|Everett]] and [[Stanwood station|Stanwood]].<ref name="Fainberg"/><ref name="CT-Map"/>

Historically, Arlington developed along several railroads that have since been abandoned or re-purposed. The [[Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway]], which spurred the establishment of Arlington in the 1880s,<ref name="HistoryLink"/> ran north–south through Arlington on its main line between Snohomish and the [[Canada–United States border]]. In 1892, it was acquired by the [[Northern Pacific Railway]], which was acquired by Burlington Northern in 1970.<ref name="Times-2001">{{cite news |date=January 10, 2001 |title=A misty morning on the Centennial Trail |page=C1 |work=The Arlington Times}}</ref> Burlington Northern abandoned the railroad in 1972, favoring a parallel route to the west through Marysville, and it was converted into the Centennial Trail in the 1990s and 2000s.<ref name="Times-2001"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Brooks |first=Diane |date=March 30, 2005 |title=Centennial Trail: The scenic route just got longer |page=H14 |url=http://old.seattletimes.com/html/eastsidenews/2002223758_centennial30n.html |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=April 16, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417073114/http://old.seattletimes.com/html/eastsidenews/2002223758_centennial30n.html |archive-date=April 17, 2017}}</ref> A Northern Pacific branch to Darrington, following the modern-day State Route 530, was built in 1901 and abandoned in 1990; the county government plans to use the right of way for the Whitehorse Trail, a multi-purpose trail.<ref>{{cite news |last=Whitely |first=Peyton |date=November 19, 2003 |title=Arlington train? Idea still on track |page=H18 |url=http://old.seattletimes.com/html/snohomishcountynews/2001794458_train19n0.html |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=April 16, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417073756/http://old.seattletimes.com/html/snohomishcountynews/2001794458_train19n0.html |archive-date=April 17, 2017}}</ref>

The city of Arlington owns the Arlington Municipal Airport, located {{convert|3|mi|km}} southwest of downtown Arlington. The airport is primarily used for [[general aviation]] and light business, and is home to 475 aircraft, including 10 helicopters, 20 [[glider (aircraft)|gliders]], and 23 [[Ultralight aircraft (United States)|ultra-light aircraft]].<ref name="ComprehensivePlan"/>{{rp|9{{hyphen}}11}}<ref name="AirportMasterPlan">{{cite report |title=2012 Arlington Airport Master Plan Update |url=http://www.arlingtonwa.gov/index.aspx?page=94 |publisher=City of Arlington |access-date=April 16, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161215185142/http://www.arlingtonwa.gov//index.aspx?page=94 |archive-date=December 15, 2016}}</ref> Approximately 130 businesses are located on airport property, of which one-quarter are involved in aviation-related uses directly impacting the airport.<ref name="ComprehensivePlan"/>{{rp|9{{hyphen}}11}} In the 1990s, the airport was explored as a candidate for expansion into a [[regional airport]] to relieve [[Seattle–Tacoma International Airport]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Brooks |first=Diane |date=September 12, 1994 |title=Airport-site battle heats up |page=B1 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> The plan was ultimately abandoned by 1996, as the Puget Sound Regional Council instead chose to construct a third runway at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport.<ref>{{cite news |last=Seinfeld |first=Keith |date=July 12, 1996 |title=Runway battle to land in court: regional panel OKs Sea-Tac expansion |page=A1 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref>