Editing Issaquah, Washington (section)

==Transportation==

===Highways and roads===
Issaquah is bisected by [[Interstate 90 in Washington|Interstate 90]], which runs from [[Seattle]] to [[Boston]], and [[Washington State Route 900]], which connects the city to neighboring [[Renton, Washington|Renton]]. There is a chronic [[traffic congestion]] problem on Front Street, which traverses the historic downtown. Proposals have been made to create a bypass, but opponents have argued that this will only result in more sprawl in the area beyond downtown and thus bring in more traffic and pollution. In 2008, the Issaquah City Council voted to cancel the 15-year-running SE Bypass project. In addition, [[King County, Washington|King County]] has no funding in its seven-year capital plan to improve Issaquah-Hobart Road, the southern terminus of the proposed bypass.

===Public transportation===

Bus service in Issaquah is provided by [[King County Metro]] as well as regional [[Sound Transit]] routes to [[Seattle]] and [[Bellevue, Washington|Bellevue]]. There are two primary [[park-and-ride]]s in the city, at Issaquah Transit Center and [[Issaquah Highlands]] Park & Ride, which have a total of 1,999 parking spaces.<ref>{{cite web |title=Park & Ride Information |url=http://metro.kingcounty.gov/tops/parknride/index.html |publisher=[[King County Metro]] |access-date=April 30, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite map |date=March 2016 |title=Metro Transit System: Northeast Area |url=http://metro.kingcounty.gov/maps/system/2016/march/metro-system-map-northeast.pdf |format=PDF |publisher=King County Metro |access-date=April 30, 2016}}</ref> Since August 1995, the city and [[King County Metro]] provided a free circulator bus (route 200) between business districts and community centers in Issaquah as a form of traffic congestion relief.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lopez Williams |first=Sarah |date=August 1, 1995 |title=Issaquah Shuttle – Free 'Decongestant' Off And Running |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19950801/2134375/issaquah-shuttle----free-decongestant-off-and-running |newspaper=The Seattle Times |access-date=April 30, 2016}}</ref>

As part of the expansion of [[Sound Transit]] services, a [[Link light rail]] line to Issaquah from Bellevue is proposed to begin service by 2044. The [[4 Line (Sound Transit)|4 Line]] will terminate in Issaquah and was funded by the [[Sound Transit 3]] ballot measure, which was passed by voters in 2016.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lindblom |first=Mike |date=May 12, 2025 |title=Light rail in Redmond just expanded; what's next for Eastside mass transit? |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/light-rail-in-redmond-just-expanded-whats-next-for-eastside-mass-transit/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=May 12, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Lindblom |first=Mike |date=March 24, 2016 |title=$50B Sound Transit proposal: big taxes, big spending, big plan |url=http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/sound-transit-proposal-includes-2nd-downtown-seattle-tunnel/ |newspaper=The Seattle Times |access-date=April 30, 2016}}</ref>