Editing Reykjavík (section)

==Infrastructure==

===Roads===
Per capita [[Automobile|car]] ownership in Iceland is among the highest in the world at roughly 522 vehicles per 1,000 residents,<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/tra_mot_veh-transportation-motor-vehicles| publisher=nationmaster.com| work=United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook| title=Motor vehicles (most recent) by country| access-date=29 March 2010| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327112758/http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/tra_mot_veh-transportation-motor-vehicles| archive-date=27 March 2010| url-status=live}}</ref> though Reykjavík is not severely affected by [[Traffic congestion|congestion]]. Several multi-lane highways (mainly [[dual carriageway]]s) run between the most heavily populated areas and most frequently driven routes. Parking spaces are also plentiful in most areas. Public transportation consists of a bus system called [[Strætó]]. [[Route 1 (Iceland)|Route 1]] (the Ring Road) runs through the city outskirts and connects the city to the rest of Iceland.

[[File:Eimskip container terminal at Port of Reykjavík.jpg|thumb|[[Eimskip]] terminal at Sundahöfn]]

===Airports and seaports===
[[Reykjavík Airport]] is positioned inside the city, just south of the city centre. It is used for domestic flights, general aviation and medical flights. Since 1962, there has been some controversy regarding the location of this airport, since it takes up a lot of valuable space in central Reykjavík. [[Keflavík International Airport]], located around 40 km southwest of the city, serves international flights and is the main gateway to the country.

Reykjavík has two [[seaport]]s: the old harbour near the city centre, which is mainly used by [[Fisheries|fishermen]] and [[cruise ship]]s, and ''Sundahöfn'' in the east city, which is the largest [[cargo]] port in the country and serves larger [[cruise ship]]s.

[[File:RHR-Minor.JPG|thumb|right|Two steam locomotives were used to build the harbour [[Rail transport in Iceland|Reykjavík Docks railway]]; both are now on display in Reykjavík.|185x185px]]

===Railways===
There are no public railways in Iceland, because of its sparse population; however, the locomotives used to build the docks are on display. Proposals have been made for a high-speed rail link between the city and [[Keflavík]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.icelandreview.com/ask-ir/is-there-any-news-on-borgarlina-or-the-airport-train/ |title=Is there any news on Borgarlína or the airport train? |website=Iceland Review |date=29 June 2022 |access-date=29 May 2023}}</ref>

===District heating===
{{see also|Geothermal power in Iceland}}
[[File:"Under-floor heating" in the street.jpg|thumb|Geothermally powered snow-melting system being installed on Skólavörðustígur, Reykjavík.]]
Volcanic activity provides all of Reykjavík and surrounding areas with [[Geothermal energy|geothermal]] [[district heating]] systems for both residential and industrial districts. In heavily trafficked areas, mostly in the city centre, pavements and streets use geothermal [[snow-melting system]]s. Many driveways of private residences are also fitted with geothermal snow-melting systems. Geothermal hot water is also used to heat the city's numerous public pools and hot tubs. Natural hot water is used to heat roughly 90% of all buildings in Iceland.<ref>{{cite web |title=Geothermal Energy – Orkustofnun |url=https://orkustofnun.is/natural_resources/geothermal_energy |access-date=19 January 2024 |website=Geothermal Energy – Orkustofnun}}</ref> Of total annual use of geothermal energy of 39 [[Joule|PJ]], space heating accounted for 48%.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nea.is/geothermal/direct-utilization/ |title=NEA.is |publisher=NEA.is |access-date=25 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120724215329/http://www.nea.is/geothermal/direct-utilization |archive-date=24 July 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The total thermal capacity of Reykjavíks hot water production is around 830MW, and the city has an average heating demand of 473 MW.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gretar Ívarsson |date=April 2019 |title=Hitaveita í Reykjavík – Vatnsvinnsla 2018 |url=https://eu-assets.contentstack.com/v3/assets/blt5bf0023ca96cf071/bltbf89141dc99c4d9e/63a45186de61af37ca1576a9/hitaveita_i_reykjavik_-_vatnsvinnsla_2018.pdf}}</ref> Hot water for Reyjavík's [[district heating]] comes from two [[combined heat and power]] (CHP) [[geothermal power]] plants as well as lower temperature geothermal fields:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mannvit.com/GeothermalEnergy/DistrictHeating/DistrictHeatinginIceland/ |title=Mannvit |publisher=Mannvit |access-date=25 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007194242/http://www.mannvit.com/GeothermalEnergy/DistrictHeating/DistrictHeatinginIceland/ |archive-date=7 October 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Nesjavellir]] CHP plant
* [[Hellisheiði Power Station|Hellisheiði]] CHP plant