Editing Monroe, Washington (section)

==Infrastructure==

===Transportation===

Monroe is located at the intersection of three highways: [[U.S. Route 2 in Washington|U.S. Route&nbsp;2]] (US&nbsp;2), which travels eastward from [[Everett, Washington|Everett]] and over [[Stevens Pass]] to [[Eastern Washington]]; [[Washington State Route 203|State Route&nbsp;203]], which follows the Snoqualmie River south towards [[Fall City, Washington|Fall City]] and [[North Bend, Washington|North Bend]]; [[Washington State Route 522|State Route 522]], an [[Controlled-access highway|expressway]] which terminates in Monroe and connects the area to [[Seattle]] and [[Bothell, Washington|Bothell]] to the southwest.<ref>{{cite WSDOT map |year=2014 |inset=Puget Sound |access-date=September 15, 2019 }}</ref> Other major roads in Monroe include Main Street, which continues beyond the city limits towards Snohomish and Sultan; North Kelsey Street, which continues north to [[Chain Lake, Washington|Chain Lake]]; and Fryelands Boulevard on the west edge of the city.{{sfnp|City of Monroe Comprehensive Plan|2015|pages=4.3–4.6}} US&nbsp;2 through Monroe has routine traffic congestion issues that have resulted in plans for a highway bypass since the 1970s, but it remains unfunded.<ref>{{cite news |last=Nohara |first=Yoshiaki |date=December 21, 2006 |title=U.S. 2 bypass plan is set |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/u-s-2-bypass-plan-is-set/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=September 15, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Cornfield |first=Jerry |date=January 22, 2019 |title=Plan knots together carbon fee, gas tax and new US 2 trestle |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/plan-knots-together-carbon-fee-gas-tax-and-new-us-2-trestle/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=September 15, 2019}}</ref>

The city is bisected by the [[Scenic Subdivision]], a major railroad owned by [[BNSF Railway]] that is used for freight and [[Amtrak]]'s ''[[Empire Builder]]'' passenger service.{{sfnp|City of Monroe Comprehensive Plan|2015|page=4.16}} Public transit in Monroe is provided by the countywide [[Community Transit]] system, with two local bus routes traveling along the US&nbsp;2 corridor between Everett and [[Gold Bar, Washington|Gold Bar]], with some trips during [[peak period]]s continuing to the [[Boeing Everett Factory]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Route 270/271: Gold Bar to Everett |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/bus-service-expansion-applauded-in-monroe/ |publisher=[[Community Transit]] |access-date=September 15, 2019}}</ref> A commuter bus route from Snohomish to [[Downtown Seattle]] runs during peak periods on State Route&nbsp;522 and [[Interstate 405 (Washington)|Interstate 405]], stopping at a [[park and ride]] lot in Monroe with 102 stalls.{{sfnp|City of Monroe Comprehensive Plan|2015|page=4.8}}<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> The route is planned to be truncated in 2025 to [[Bellevue Downtown station]], where it will connect with the [[2 Line (Sound Transit)|2&nbsp;Line]] of the [[Link light rail]] system.<ref>{{cite web |title=Transit Changes in 2024 & Beyond |url=https://www.communitytransit.org/transitchanges |publisher=Community Transit |access-date=November 8, 2024}}</ref> [[Snoqualmie Valley Transportation]] operates a daily shuttle service between Monroe and [[Duvall, Washington|Duvall]] on weekdays.<ref>{{cite news |date=July 2, 2018 |title=New bus route connects Duvall to Monroe |url=http://www.valleyrecord.com/life/new-bus-route-connects-duvall-to-monroe/ |work=[[Snoqualmie Valley Record]] |access-date=October 26, 2019}}</ref>

Monroe also has a privately owned [[airfield]], First Air Field, located adjacent to the Evergreen State Fairgrounds. The single-runway facility handles an average of 50 takeoffs and landings per day and has 73 aircraft based there.<ref>{{cite news |last=Haglund |first=Noah |date=August 24, 2009 |title=For sale by owner: Monroe airport |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/for-sale-by-owner-monroe-airport/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=September 28, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=March 22, 2012 |title=Airport Economic Profile: Firstair Field |url=https://www.wsdot.wa.gov/NR/rdonlyres/2517BF1A-8FF9-4DCF-BAF4-A23DF7704DAB/0/2012FirstairField.pdf |publisher=Washington State Department of Transportation |access-date=September 28, 2019}}</ref>

===Utilities===

The city's [[public utility|public utilities]] are provided by the municipal government, regional agencies, and private companies. [[Electric power|Electrical services]] in Monroe are provided by the  [[Snohomish County Public Utility District]] (PUD), a consumer-owned [[public utility]] that serves all of Snohomish County.<ref>{{cite web |date=October 2018 |title=Quick Facts for Snohomish County PUD |url=https://www.snopud.com/Site/Content/Documents/custpubs/MiniQF_1018.pdf |publisher=[[Snohomish County Public Utility District]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129142056/https://www.snopud.com/Site/Content/Documents/custpubs/MiniQF_1018.pdf |archive-date=November 29, 2018 |access-date=September 28, 2019}}</ref> The Snohomish County PUD delivers electricity to Monroe via a [[electrical transmission line|transmission corridor]] from their Snohomish [[electrical substation|substation]] to two substations in the city.{{sfnp|City of Monroe Comprehensive Plan Appendix G|2015|pages=11–12}} [[Puget Sound Energy]] provides [[natural gas]] service to the city's residents and businesses using a [[gas pipeline|pipeline]] from Canada.{{sfnp|City of Monroe Comprehensive Plan Appendix G|2015|pages=11–12}}<ref>{{cite web |year=2013 |title=Puget Sound Energy service area |url=http://pse.com/aboutpse/PseNewsroom/MediaKit/1213_ServiceAreaMap_web.pdf |publisher=[[Puget Sound Energy]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128213047/https://pse.com/aboutpse/PseNewsroom/MediaKit/1213_ServiceAreaMap_web.pdf |archive-date=January 28, 2017 |access-date=September 28, 2019}}</ref> [[Telecommunications]] services, including telephones, [[cable television]], and internet, are split between [[Verizon]] and [[Comcast]].{{sfnp|City of Monroe Comprehensive Plan Appendix G|2015|page=13}} The city government has a [[municipal solid waste|waste disposal]] contract with [[Waste Management (corporation)|Waste Management]], which provides curbside garbage, [[single-stream recycling|recycling]], and [[yard waste]] collection.{{sfnp|City of Monroe Comprehensive Plan Appendix G|2015|page=15}}

The city government manages [[tap water]] and [[sewage]] services, which includes treatment and delivery. Monroe's tap water is purchased from the City of Everett and sourced from [[Lake Chaplain]] in the [[Sultan River]] basin, which travels via a pipeline to the north of the city. Sewage and wastewater is collected and cleaned at a [[sewage treatment plant]] that discharges into the Skykomish River.<ref>{{cite web |author=BHC Consultants |date=April 2015 |title=City of Monroe Utilities Systems Plan |pages=2{{hyphen}}7, 4{{hyphen}}7<!--Single page numbers that include the hyphen--> |url=https://www.monroewa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/3714/Appendix-H---Utility-Systems-Plan |publisher=City of Monroe |access-date=September 28, 2019}}</ref> The largest customer for the city's water services is the Washington State Department of Corrections, which also has its own sewage treatment system.<ref>{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Debra |date=March 18, 2009 |title=Prison's water a drain on Monroe |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/prisons-water-a-drain-on-monroe/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=September 24, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Anderson |first=Rick |date=August 10, 2015 |title='Concerns continue' about integrity of prison sewage system |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/concerns-continue-about-integrity-of-prison-sewage-system/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=September 28, 2019}}</ref>

===Health care===
[[File:EvergreenHealth Monroe front entrance.jpg|thumb|right|The [[EvergreenHealth]] Monroe Medical Center]]

Monroe has a 112-bed [[general hospital]] operated by [[EvergreenHealth]] and formerly known as the [[Valley General Hospital]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Salyer |first=Sharon |date=March 1, 2015 |title=Monroe hospital to change name, expand services in new alliance |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/monroe-hospital-to-change-name-expand-services-in-new-alliance/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=September 15, 2019}}</ref> It was opened in 1949, replacing a facility at the State Poor Farm, and was expanded several times with funds from voter-approved tax levies.<ref>{{cite web |title=Our History |url=https://www.evergreenhealthmonroe.com/our-history |publisher=[[EvergreenHealth]] |access-date=September 15, 2019 |archive-date=October 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022000816/https://www.evergreenhealthmonroe.com/our-history |url-status=dead }}</ref> It was merged into the EvergreenHealth system, based out of [[Kirkland, Washington|Kirkland]], in 2014 and renamed to EvergreenHealth Monroe Medical Center the following year.<ref>{{cite news |last=Zak |first=Annie |date=November 21, 2014 |title=Monroe's Valley General Hospital to become part of EvergreenHealth |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/health-care-inc/2014/11/monroes-valley-general-hospital-to-become-part-of.html |work=Puget Sound Business Journal |access-date=October 14, 2019}}</ref> The city also has several small medical [[clinic]]s, including those operated by [[Providence Health & Services]] and SeaMar Community Health Centers.<ref>{{cite news |last=Watkins |first=Amy |date=September 24, 2013 |title=Providence ready to open Monroe clinic |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/uncategorized/providence-ready-to-open-monroe-clinic/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=September 28, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Salyer |first=Sharon |date=February 9, 2008 |title=New medical clinic to open in Monroe |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/new-medical-clinic-to-open-in-monroe/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=September 28, 2019}}</ref>