Editing Pine City, Minnesota (section)

==Infrastructure==
[[File:Pine Co Courthouse.jpg|thumb|Pine County Courthouse]]

===Transportation===
====Mass transit====
The [[Rush Line Corridor]] task force is studying the feasibility of rail service to serve area commuters. The [[Northern Lights Express]] passenger line has been funded and, once built, will serve area residents as well as those traveling between the Twin Cities and Twin Ports. For travel within the city, there is local taxi service.

====Bus====
Pine City is served by the Arrowhead Transit intra-county system. Arrowhead Transit provides local Dial-A-Ride bus service to residents in Pine City, MN and scheduled bus routes in Pine County. Arrowhead Transit provides scheduled route service to Sandstone, Hinckley, Sturgeon Lake, Cambridge, and Duluth. <ref name="Arrowhead Transit Pine County Schedule">[https://arrowheadtransit.com/county-schedules/pine-county/]</ref>

An intercity bus service, [[Jefferson Lines]], runs from Pine City to St. Paul or Duluth twice daily.

====Major highways====
[[File:Main Street - Old 61.jpg|thumb|right|Main Street, formerly [[U.S. Route 61]], now part of the I-35 Business Loop]]
Pine City is along [[Interstate 35 in Minnesota|Interstate 35]] between the [[Twin Cities]] and [[Duluth, Minnesota|Duluth]]. The St. Croix Scenic Byway also passes through Pine City. The major highways include:
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* [[File:I-35.svg|25px]] [[Interstate 35 in Minnesota|Interstate 35]]
* [[File:Business Loop 35.svg|25px]] [[Business routes of Interstate 35|I-35 Business Loop]]
* [[File:Pine County 7 MN.svg|25px]] Pine County Road 7
* [[File:Pine County Route 8 MN.svg|25px]] Pine County Road 8
* [[File:Pine County Route 9 MN.svg|25px]] Pine County Road 9
* [[File:Pine County Route 11 MN.svg|25px]] Pine County Road 11
* [[File:Pine County Route 61 MN.svg|25px]] Pine County Road 61
* [[File:MN-361.svg|25px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 361]] Decommissioned {Now County 61}
* [[File:US 61.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 61]] Decommissioned {Now County 61}
* [[File:MN-324.svg|25px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 324]] Decommissioned {Now County 7}
}}

====Rail====
Pine City is on rail lines owned by [[BNSF Railway]] and leased by [[St. Croix Valley Railroad]].

====Trails====
There is a planned, non-motorized trail connecting the Twin Cities-to-Twin Ports areas called the [[James L. Oberstar]] State Trail,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/input/mgmtplans/trails/oberstar.html |title=James L. Oberstar State Trail - Minnesota DNR - MN Department of Natural Resources |access-date=August 21, 2018 |archive-date=August 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180821223109/https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/input/mgmtplans/trails/oberstar.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> awarded federal and state funding to connect the Sunrise Prairie Trail, near [[North Branch, Minnesota|North Branch]] with the [[Willard Munger State Trail]], near [[Hinckley, Minnesota|Hinckley]].

===Health and utilities===
[[File:Pine City, MN 3.jpg|thumb|right|Downtown Pine City street scene with a 500,000-gallon water tower in the background, one of two in the city]]

Welia Health System has a clinic in Pine City. Welia provides a variety of health care services, including family medicine, obstetrics, orthopedics, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech-language pathology, pediatric therapies, cardiac rehabilitation, and Urgency Services. Its facility encompasses {{convert|13500|sqft|m2}}, and a freestanding emergency facility opened in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.presspubs.com/pine_city/news/firstlight-urgency-center-breaks-ground-in-pine-city/article_ee42e836-603c-11e4-abbd-2b0dfe670bce.html|title=FirstLight 'Urgency Center' breaks ground in Pine City|author=Mike Gainor|website=Presspubs.com|date=October 30, 2014 }}</ref> Pine City also has three chiropractic clinics and More Than Sprouts, a local market featuring organic and health foods.

===Utilities===
Utility providers are [[monopolies|regulated monopolies]]. East Central Energy provides electrical utilities to the community and is a co-op member of [[Great River Energy]]. Minnesota Energy supplies gas and [[US Cable]] provides cable television. The city treats and distributes water and several local businesses provide garbage removal and recycling services.

===Law enforcement===
The city's law enforcement agency is the [[Pine County, Minnesota|Pine County]] Sheriff's Office, through contract,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pinecountynews.com/communities/pinecity/news/pine-city-to-pay-more-for-police/article_6dc1e647-ada7-591a-84eb-5eddb068b95f.html|title=Pine City to pay more for police|first=Jeanne|last=Larson|website=Pinecitymn.com|date=July 28, 2009 }}</ref> with 39 full-time staff including 23 sworn officers. The sheriff's office has three [[police dog|K-9s]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wcmpradio.com/single-post/2018/07/10/Donation-Provides-Protective-Vests-for-Pine-County-K9s?fb_comment_id=1710429892320489_1710788778951267 |title=WCMP &#124; East Central MN News, Sports, Music |access-date=December 4, 2018 |archive-date=December 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205003555/https://www.wcmpradio.com/single-post/2018/07/10/Donation-Provides-Protective-Vests-for-Pine-County-K9s?fb_comment_id=1710429892320489_1710788778951267 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Besides performing routine patrol duties, the sheriff's office performs water, ATV, and snowmobile patrol, and search and rescue functions.