Editing Montpelier, Vermont (section)

===Transportation===
[[Image:MainStMontpelier.JPG|thumb|right|Main Street in downtown Montpelier]]
Montpelier has become one of Vermont's most readily accessible cities and towns, as Vermont's founders deliberately placed the capital near the geographic center of the state.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.netstate.com/states/geography/vt_geography.htm|title=Vermont Geography from NETSTATE}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM1DDE|title=Vermont Capitol - Montpelier, VT - Capitol Buildings on Waymarking.com}}</ref>

====Roads====
The city is located along [[Interstate 89]]. East–west [[U.S. Route 2 in Vermont|U.S. Route 2]] and north–south [[Vermont Route 12]] are two other principal routes that intersect in Montpelier. Both I-89 and U.S. 2 provide a direct link to Burlington and the populous Lake Champlain Valley in the northwestern corner of the state. [[U.S. Route 302]] has its western terminus in Montpelier, connecting it with the nearby city of Barre and points east.

====Rail====
{{See also|Montpelier station (Vermont)}}
[[Amtrak]], the national passenger rail system, provides daily service from its [[Montpelier station (Amtrak)|station]] at Montpelier Junction in the neighboring town of [[Berlin, Vermont|Berlin]], on the route known as the "[[Vermonter (train)|Vermonter]]", operating between [[St. Albans (town), Vermont|St. Albans, Vermont]] and [[Washington, D.C.]]

====Bus====
[[Greyhound Bus Lines|Greyhound]] and [[Megabus (North America)|Megabus]] operate buses that serve Montpelier. The [[Green Mountain Transit Authority]] (GMTA) operates a local bus network throughout the micropolitan area, with stops in Montpelier and [[Barre (city), Vermont|Barre]], including nearby [[Waterbury, Vermont|Waterbury]], the [[Vermont State House]], the [[Ben & Jerry's]] factory, and the local Berlin Mall. GMTA and its sister bus company in Burlington, the [[Chittenden County Transportation Authority]] (CCTA), operate a series of LINK commuter buses with stops in Montpelier, [[Burlington, Vermont|Burlington]], [[Richmond, Vermont|Richmond]], and [[Waterbury, Vermont|Waterbury]].

====Air====
Air travelers in private planes can use the [[Edward F. Knapp State Airport]] in Berlin to access Montpelier. The [[Burlington International Airport]] in [[Chittenden County, Vermont|Chittenden County]] is the closest commercial air service, located {{convert|35|mi|km|0}} northwest of Montpelier.

====Other====
Two shared-use paths for walking and bicycling connect to Montpelier: the Cross Vermont Trail and the Central Vermont Regional Path. Montpelier's downtown is relatively compact and pedestrian-friendly, with sidewalks and crosswalks throughout the downtown area.