Editing Salina, Kansas (section)

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
[[File:CityGo at Walmart.jpg|thumb|A CityGo bus stop]]
[[Interstate 70 (Kansas)|Interstate 70]] and [[U.S. Route 40 in Kansas|U.S. Route 40]] run [[concurrency (road)|concurrently]] east-west north of Salina. [[Interstate 135 (Kansas)|Interstate 135]] and [[U.S. Route 81 (Kansas)|U.S. Route 81]] run concurrently north-south along the west side of the city. The I-70/I-135 interchange northwest of the city is the northern terminus of I-135.<ref name="State map">{{cite web|url=http://www.ksdot.org/burtransplan/maps/state-pdf/2011-12Mapside.pdf|title=2011-2012 state transportation map|publisher=Kansas Department of Transportation|access-date=January 18, 2011}}</ref> [[K-140 (Kansas highway)|K-140]], which approaches Salina from the southwest, formally ends at its interchange with I-135, and enters the city as State Street. North of Salina, the city's main north-south thoroughfare, Ninth Street, becomes [[K-143 (Kansas highway)|K-143]] at its interchange with I-70.<ref name=CityMap>{{cite web|title=City of Salina [Map]|publisher=Kansas Department of Transportation|url=http://www.ksdot.org/burtransplan/maps/city-pdf/salina.PDF|date=August 1, 2011|access-date=February 13, 2014}}</ref>

[[CityGo]] is the local [[public transport bus service]] with five routes, and intercity [[paratransit]] bus service to surrounding communities. [[Greyhound Lines]] provides bus service westward toward [[Denver, Colorado]] and eastward toward [[Kansas City, Missouri]].<ref name="greyhound.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.greyhound.com/|title=Greyhound|access-date=August 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190906232014/https://www.greyhound.com/|archive-date=September 6, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> Bus service is provided daily southward toward [[Wichita, Kansas]] by BeeLine Express (subcontractor of [[Greyhound Lines]]).<ref name="greyhound.com"/>

[[Salina Regional Airport|Salina Municipal Airport]] is located southwest of the city.<ref name="FAA">{{FAA-airport|ID=SLN|use=PU|own=PU|site=06878.*A}}, effective September 23, 2010</ref> It is primarily for [[general aviation]], and hosts commercial airline [[United Express]] with flights to [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago O'Hare]] and [[Denver International Airport]].

[[Union Pacific Railroad]] operates one freight rail line through Salina. Its Kansas Pacific (KP) Line runs northeast-southwest through the northern part of the city.<ref name=CityMap/><ref>{{cite web|title=UPRR Common Line Names|publisher=Union Pacific Railroad|url=http://www.uprr.com/aboutup/maps/attachments/upcomnam.pdf|access-date=May 8, 2010}}</ref> Salina is the southeastern terminus for the Kyle Railroad and the [[Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad - Detailed Map|publisher=Watco, Inc.|url=http://www.watcocompanies.com/railroads/ko/ko_map.htm|access-date=May 8, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090506053624/http://www.watcocompanies.com/railroads/ko/ko_map.htm|archive-date=May 6, 2009}}</ref> The nearest [[Amtrak]] stop is at the [[Newton station (Kansas)|Newton station]] serving the [[Southwest Chief]].

===Utilities===
The city government's Department of Public Works is responsible for water treatment and distribution, waste water removal, sewer maintenance, and trash collection. [[Westar Energy]] provides electric power.<ref name=Utilties>{{cite web|title=Guide to City Services – M–Z|publisher=City of Salina, Kansas|url=http://www.ci.salina.ks.us/content/134/234.aspx|access-date=February 6, 2014}}</ref> Residents primarily use [[natural gas]] for heating fuel, provided by [[Kansas Gas Service]].<ref name=CityData/><ref name=Utilties/>

===Health care===
The two hospital systems are Salina Regional Health Center, a 204-bed not-for-profit general medical and surgical facility, and Salina Surgical Hospital, a specialized, 16-bed surgical facility.<ref>{{cite web|title=Salina Regional Health Center – Stats & Services|work=U.S. News Best Hospitals|publisher=[[U.S. News & World Report]]|url=http://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/area/ks/salina-regional-health-center-6670016/details|access-date=February 6, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Salina Surgical Hospital - Stats & Services|work=U.S. News Best Hospitals|publisher=U.S. News & World Report|url=http://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/area/ks/salina-surgical-hospital-6670028/details|access-date=February 6, 2014}}</ref>