Editing Fort Collins, Colorado (section)

===Transportation===
====Air travel====
From nearby [[Northern Colorado Regional Airport]], [[Avelo Airlines]] served both [[Burbank, California|Burbank]] (BUR) and [[Las Vegas]] (LAS) from October 2021 until June 24, 2022, and June 16, 2022, respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 13, 2021 |title=Avelo Airlines Goes 'ALL IN' with New Nonstop Service Between Las Vegas and Northern Colorado |url=https://www.aveloair.com/route-announcements/avelo-airlines-goes-all-in-with-new-nonstop-service-between-las-vegas-and-northern-colorado |access-date=June 29, 2022 |website=Avelo Airlines |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite press release |title=Avelo Airlines Notifies Northern Colorado Regional Airport About Upcoming Service Suspension |url=https://www.flynoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Avelo-Airlines-Press-Release-May-27-FINAL.pdf?swcfpc=1&fbclid=IwAR03iq2p_A8VzFyML0NQgEQHwkCxbELGRsOI9oJSv3ouwmhCxg3DoQ2mDtk |access-date=June 29, 2022 |date=May 27, 2022}}</ref> [[Elite Airways]] resumed commercial air service at the airport on August 27, 2015, providing non-stop flights to the [[Chicago Rockford International Airport]] in Illinois. The airline ended service to the airport in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wrex.com/story/29278329/2015/06/09/rockford-airport-to-serve-denver-new-york-city |title=Rockford airport to serve Denver, New York City areas - WREX.com – Rockford's News Leader |access-date=August 10, 2015 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304062538/http://www.wrex.com/story/29278329/2015/06/09/rockford-airport-to-serve-denver-new-york-city |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Denver International Airport]], which is {{convert|70|mi|km}} to the south, is served by twenty-three airlines.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/2021/07/29/avelo-airlines-low-cost-air-carrier-plans-service-loveland-fort-collins-los-angeles/5403963001/ |title=Low-cost air carrier Avelo Airlines plans service from Loveland to LA |publisher=Coloradoan.com |date= |access-date=December 29, 2021 }}</ref>

The city's former [[general aviation]] airport, known as [[Fort Collins Downtown Airport]] (3V5), opened in 1966 and closed in 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.airfieldsfreeman.com/CO/Airfields_CO_E.htm#ftcollins |title=Valley Airport / Fort Collins Airpark / Fort Collins Downtown Airport (3V5) |publisher=[[Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields]] |date=December 11, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101022160100/http://airfields-freeman.com/CO/Airfields_CO_E.htm#ftcollins |archive-date=October 22, 2010 |url-status=live  }}</ref>

====Streets====
Fort Collins' downtown streets form a grid with [[Interstate 25 (Colorado)|Interstate 25]] running north and south on the east side of the city. Many of the streets are named after the town's founders.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://history.fcgov.com/newsflashback/street|title=Street Names Recall Early History: News Flashbacks: Fort Collins History Connection|website=history.fcgov.com|access-date=February 24, 2019|archive-date=December 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229045043/https://history.fcgov.com/newsflashback/street|url-status=live}}</ref> [[U.S. Highway 287 (Colorado)|U.S. Highway 287]] becomes College Avenue inside the city and is the busiest street; It runs north and south, effectively bisecting the city, and serving as the east–west meridian, while Mountain Avenue is the north–south. [[Colorado State Highway 14|SH 14]] runs concurrent with US 287 at the northern city limit to Jefferson Street, running southeast along Jefferson (later turning into Riverside Avenue), then turning east onto Mulberry Street where it goes east out of the city after an interchange with Interstate 25.

====Transit and taxi====
Fort Collins also once had a municipally owned [[Tram|trolley]] service with three branches from the intersection of Mountain and College avenues. The trolley was begun in 1907 by the [[Denver and Interurban Railroad]], which had the intention of connecting the Front Range of Colorado.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fortcollinstrolley.org/history.html|title=Fort Collins Municipal Railway – History|website=www.fortcollinstrolley.org|access-date=November 12, 2018|archive-date=November 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181112141445/http://www.fortcollinstrolley.org/history.html|url-status=live}}</ref> It was closed in 1951 after ceasing to be profitable. In 1983–84, a portion of the Mountain Avenue line and one of the original trolley cars, Car 21, were restored as a [[heritage streetcar|heritage trolley]] service, under the same name used by the original system, the [[Fort Collins Municipal Railway]].<ref>Long, Raphael P. (April 1986). "Fort Collins Municipal Railway: Then and Now". ''[[Pacific RailNews]]'', pp. 16–20. Glendale, CA: [[Interurban Press]]. {{ISSN|8750-8486}}.</ref> This has been in operation since the end of 1984 on weekends and holidays in the spring and summer, as a tourist and cultural/educational attraction. A second car, number 25, was returned to service on July 4, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.coloradoan.com/picture-gallery/news/2020/07/04/restored-fort-collins-trolley-returns-tracks-historic-two-car-trip/5377639002/|title= After nearly 70 years, Fort Collins sees second restored streetcar on the tracks|access-date= July 7, 2020}}</ref> A small fee applies to ride.

The [[city bus]] [[public transport|system]], known as [[Transfort]], operates more than a dozen routes throughout Fort Collins Monday through Saturday, except major holidays.

[[File:Transfort bus 87, route 81, DTC, Ft Collins.jpg|thumb|A Transfort bus]]

The [[MAX Bus Rapid Transit (Colorado)|MAX Bus Rapid Transit]] is a [[bus rapid transit]] that provides service on the Mason Corridor Transitway parallel to College Avenue from Downtown Fort Collins to a transit center just south of Harmony Road. The trip takes approximately 15 minutes from end to end with various stops between. The service began in May 2014.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/local/2014/05/08/million-max-project-ready-roll-fort-collins/8883481/ | title = $87 million MAX project ready to roll in Fort Collins | date = May 9, 2014 | access-date = February 6, 2015 | archive-date = February 9, 2015 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20150209154830/http://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/local/2014/05/08/million-max-project-ready-roll-fort-collins/8883481/ | url-status = live }}</ref> The Mason Corridor and the Mason Express are intended to be the center of future [[transit-oriented development]].

[[File:Transfort MAX bus 83 at West Prospect.jpg|thumb|A Transfort MAX bus crossing West Prospect Road]]

Fort Collins is connected to [[Loveland, Colorado|Loveland]], [[Berthoud, Colorado|Berthoud]], [[Longmont, Colorado|Longmont]], and [[Boulder, Colorado|Boulder]] via the FLEX regional bus route. [[Greeley-Evans Transit]] operates a service called the Poudre Express connecting Fort Collins with [[Windsor, Colorado|Windsor]] and [[Greeley, Colorado|Greeley]].

[[Bustang]] provides additional intercity transportation for the city. Fort Collins is the northernmost stop on the North Line, which connects southward to Denver. Planning for restoration of regional passenger rail recommenced in earnest in 2017. Fort Collins would be an intermediate stop for the proposed north–south [[Front Range Passenger Rail]] corridor between [[Pueblo, Colorado|Pueblo]] and [[Cheyenne, Wyoming]], though it would be the northern terminus of most trips.<ref>{{cite web |title=A Vision for Front Range Passenger Rail |url=https://www.codot.gov/about/southwest-chief-commission-front-range-passenger-rail/news/vision |publisher=Colorado Department of Transportation |access-date=August 24, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Front Range Corridor|url=https://www.amtrakconnectsus.com/maps/front-range-corridor/|access-date=January 24, 2023}}</ref>

Taxi service is provided by Northern Colorado Yellow Cab. Pedicabs are also available from HopON LLC and Dream team Pedicabs.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.northerncoloradoyellowcab.com/ |title=IIS7 |access-date=December 29, 2021 |archive-date=August 1, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150801182821/http://northerncoloradoyellowcab.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Railroads====
Freight service is provided by [[Union Pacific]] and [[BNSF]].

Currently there is no intercity passenger service; the last remaining services connecting the Front Range cities ceased with the formation of [[Amtrak]] in 1971. [[Front Range Passenger Rail]] is a current proposal to link the cities from [[Pueblo, Colorado|Pueblo]] in the south, north to Fort Collins and possibly to [[Cheyenne, Wyoming]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Heins |first1=Nicole |title=Amtrak hopes to reduce I-25 traffic by creating a passenger rail along the Front Range |url=https://www.kktv.com/2021/04/13/amtrak-hopes-to-reduce-i-25-traffic-by-creating-a-passenger-rail-along-the-front-range/ |access-date=January 1, 2022 |work=KKTV 11 News |date=April 13, 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

The [[Fort Collins Municipal Railway]] was a [[tram|streetcar]] system from 1919 to 1951, and from 1984 has been partially reinstated as a seasonal [[Heritage Streetcar]] service, under the same name.

====Cycling====
Bicycling is a popular and viable means of transportation in Fort Collins. There are more than {{convert|280|mi|km}} of designated bikeways in Fort Collins, including on-street designated bike lanes, and the Spring Creek and Poudre River Trails, both paved. There is also a dirt trail, the {{convert|5.8|mi|km|adj=on}} Foothills Trail, parallel to Horsetooth Reservoir from Dixon Reservoir north to Campeau Open Space and Michaud Lane.

The Fort Collins Bicycle Library lends bicycles to visitors, students, and residents looking to explore the city of Fort Collins. There are self-guided tours from the "Bike the Sites" collection, including a Brewery Tour, Environmental Learning Tour, and the Historic Tour. The Bike Library is centrally located in the heart of downtown Fort Collins in Old Town Square. The City of Fort Collins also encourages use of alternative transportation, like cycling and using public transit, through FC Moves.<ref>[https://www.fcgov.com/transportationplanning/ FC Moves]</ref>

In 2009, the Fort Collins-Loveland metropolitan statistical area (MSA) ranked as the third highest in the United States for percentage of commuters who biked to work (5.6 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/2011pubs/acs-15.pdf|series=American Community Survey Reports|title=Commuting in the United States: 2009|access-date=December 26, 2017|date=September 2011|archive-date=July 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170726134351/https://www.census.gov/prod/2011pubs/acs-15.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2013, the League of American Bicyclists designated Fort Collins a Platinum-level Bicycle Friendly Community – one of four in the United States.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.bikeleague.org/content/new-platinum-city-latest-round-bicycle-friendly-communities | title = New Platinum City in Latest Round of Bicycle Friendly Communities! | date = June 6, 2013 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130629095309/http://www.bikeleague.org/content/new-platinum-city-latest-round-bicycle-friendly-communities | archive-date = June 29, 2013 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> In 2018, the PeopleForBikes foundation named Fort Collins the no. 1 city in the United States for cycling.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reporterherald.com/ci_31897065/fort-collins-named-no-1-city-bikes|title=Fort Collins named No. 1 city for bikes|date=May 23, 2018|website=Loveland Reporter-Herald|language=en-US|access-date=November 18, 2019|archive-date=December 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229045043/https://www.reporterherald.com/2018/05/23/fort-collins-named-no-1-city-for-bikes/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== Electric scooters ====
In early 2019, the City of Fort Collins and Colorado State University (CSU) were preparing regulations for the eventual arrival of electric scooters, in order to avoid the problems other cities have had with these.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://collegian.com/2019/01/fort-collins-csu-prepares-for-electric-scooters/|title=Fort Collins, CSU prepares for electric scooters|last=Trowbridge|first=Julia|website=Rocky Mountain Collegian|access-date=March 5, 2019|archive-date=February 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203125729/https://collegian.com/2019/01/fort-collins-csu-prepares-for-electric-scooters/|url-status=live}}</ref> After a City Council session on Feb 19, the City Government approved scooter regulations, such as specific areas in which scooters must be parked and the observation of dismount zones.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://collegian.com/2019/02/city-council-approves-scooter-regulations/|title=City Council approves scooter regulations|last=Ye|first=Samantha|website=Rocky Mountain Collegian|access-date=March 5, 2019|archive-date=February 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190220161250/https://collegian.com/2019/02/city-council-approves-scooter-regulations/|url-status=live}}</ref> in October 2019, The City of Fort Collins and CSU announced a 12-month e-scooter share pilot program partnering with Bird company.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fcgov.com/escooters/|title=Electric Scooters {{!}}{{!}} Electric Scooters|website=www.fcgov.com|language=en-US|access-date=November 14, 2019|archive-date=April 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200428074125/https://www.fcgov.com/escooters/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/2019/10/09/bird-scooters-coming-fort-collins-later-month/3924887002/|title=Bird scooters to launch in Fort Collins on Oct. 23|last=Powell|first=Rebecca|website=Coloradoan|language=en|access-date=November 14, 2019}}</ref>