Editing Grand Junction, Colorado (section)

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
[[File:Amtrak station in Grand Junction, CO.JPG|thumb|Amtrak station]]

[[Grand Junction Regional Airport]] (formerly Walker Field Airport) serves as the major airport in the area. It is the largest airport in western Colorado, and the third-largest in the state, behind [[Denver International Airport]] and the [[Colorado Springs Airport]]. As of 2025, the Grand Junction Regional Airport offers direct flights to [[Denver International Airport|Denver]], [[Dallas Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas–Fort Worth]], [[Harry Reid International Airport|Las Vegas]], [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles]], [[Salt Lake City International Airport|Salt Lake City]], [[Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport|Phoenix]], [[San Francisco International Airport|San Francisco]], and [[John Wayne Airport|Santa Ana]], as well as one-stop flights to [[Provo Airport|Provo, Utah]]. In January 2025, the airport began offering one-stop [[Direct flight|direct]] flights to [[Bradley International Airport|Hartford, Connecticut]], with a stop in Las Vegas.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Airlines Serving GJT |url=https://gjairport.com/Airlines_Serving_GJT  |website=Grand Junction Regional Airport |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=STAFF |first=SENTINEL |date=2024-07-10 |title=Breeze Airways announces new flight from Grand Junction to Las Vegas |url=https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/western_colorado/breeze-airways-announces-new-flight-from-grand-junction-to-las-vegas/article_327f2b02-3ef6-11ef-970e-ab066661964e.html |access-date=2025-03-16 |website=The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-01-07 |title=Breeze Airways' inaugural flight to Vegas starts Thursday |url=https://www.westernslopenow.com/news/local-news/breeze-airways-inaugural-flight-to-vegas-starts-thursday/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250110005225/https://www.westernslopenow.com/news/local-news/breeze-airways-inaugural-flight-to-vegas-starts-thursday/ |archive-date=2025-01-10 |access-date=2025-03-16 |work=WesternSlopeNow.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

Railroad  freight service is provided by [[Union Pacific]], with [[BNSF]] [[trackage rights]]. [[Amtrak]], the national passenger rail system, provides service to [[Grand Junction (Amtrak station)|Grand Junction Station]], operating its [[California Zephyr]] daily on the UP trackage in both directions between [[Union Station (Chicago)|Chicago]] and [[Emeryville, California]], across the bay from [[San Francisco]].

[[Bustang]], Colorado's state-run bus system, provides intercity bus service to the city. There are two bus lines that include Grand Junction. The West line connects to Denver, while the Outrider line connects to Durango. Both of these have multiple stops between the final destinations, and the West line has options to transfer to alternative lines.

[[Grand Valley Transit]] (GVT) is a regional transit system serving the Grand Valley. It operates 11 bus routes in the area as well as a "dial-a-ride" service.

The city also offers a shared micromobility program that was launched in May 2023. The city has allowed the companies [[Bird (transportation company)|Bird]] and [[Lime (transportation company)|Lime]] to rent out the e-scooters via their respective mobile apps.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shared Micromobility Pilot |url=https://engagegj.org/micromobility |access-date=May 6, 2023 |website=Engage GJ |language=en-US}}</ref>

Grand Junction has a growing network of mixed-use pedestrian and bicycle trails. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Grand Junction Bicycle Map|url= https://www.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/334836a1de2845a388d753b1ce88e5ef |access-date=April 25, 2025 |website=City of Grand Junction |language=en-US}}</ref> The riverfront trail system, which runs next to Colorado River, extends from Loma to Palisade, with missing sections between Las Colonias Park and 29 Rd, and 33 1/2 Rd to 36 1/4 Rd. <ref>{{Cite web |title=One Riverfront|url= https://oneriverfront.org/ |access-date=April 25, 2025 |website=One Riverfront |language=en-US}}</ref> The monument trail provides a connection from the riverfront trail and the downtown core to the Lunch Loops. In 2023, the city council passed the pedestrian and bicycle plan, a visionary document to promote better connectivity. <ref>{{Cite web |title=2023 Pedestrian and Bicycle Plan|url= https://www.gjcity.org/1233/Pedestrian-Bicycle-Plan |access-date=April 25, 2025 |website=City of Grand Junction |language=en-US}}</ref> In the same year, the city passed a revised Transportation and Engineering Design Standards (TEDS) to provide clearer guidelines for the development of new bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure. <ref>{{Cite web |title=TEDS Manual|url= https://www.gjcity.org/1507/Transportation-and-Engineering-Design-St/ |access-date=April 25, 2025 |website=City of Grand Junction |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2024, the city was awarded a silver designation by the [[League of American Bicyclists]]. <ref>{{Cite web |title=2024 League of American Bicyclists Report Card for Grand Junction|url= https://www.gjcity.org/DocumentCenter/View/14460/2024-Grand-Junction-Bicycle-Friendly-Community-Report-Card?bidId= |access-date=April 25, 2025 |website=City of Grand Junction |language=en-US}}</ref>

====Major highways====
* [[Image:I-70.svg|25px]] '''[[Interstate 70 (Colorado)|Interstate 70]]''' runs from [[Interstate 15 in Utah|Interstate 15]] in [[Cove Fort, Utah]] to [[Baltimore, Maryland]], connecting Grand Junction to [[Denver, Colorado|Denver]], [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]], [[St. Louis]], [[Indianapolis]], and [[Columbus, OH|Columbus]]. Via [[Interstate 15]], it connects Grand Junction with [[Las Vegas, Nevada]], and [[southern California]].
* [[Image:US 6.svg|25px]] '''[[U.S. Highway 6 (Colorado)|U.S. Highway 6]]''' serves 14 states, running east–west from [[Provincetown, Massachusetts]], to [[Bishop, California]]. In [[Colorado]], it generally runs parallel to [[Interstate 76 (Colorado)|Interstate 76]] and [[Interstate 70 (Colorado)|Interstate 70]].
* [[Image:US 50.svg|25px]] '''[[U.S. Highway 50 (Colorado)|U.S. Highway 50]]''' crosses 12 states, linking [[Ocean City, Maryland]], with [[Sacramento, California]]. In [[Colorado]], U.S. 50 connects Grand Junction with [[Montrose, Colorado|Montrose]], [[Gunnison, Colorado|Gunnison]], and [[Pueblo, Colorado|Pueblo]], and to the west, it travels into the state of [[Utah]].
* [[Image:Colorado 340.svg|25px]] '''[[Colorado State Highway 340|SH 340]]''' runs east–west, starting at First Street in downtown Grand Junction, traversing the Redlands and ending at '[[U.S. Highway 6 (Colorado)|U.S. Highway 6]] and [[U.S. Highway 50 (Colorado)|U.S. Highway 50]] in Fruita.