Editing Monroe, Washington (section)

===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>