Editing Brantford (section)

== Transportation ==
=== Air ===
[[Brantford Airport|Brantford Municipal Airport]] is located west of the city. It hosts an annual [[air show]] featuring the [[Snowbirds (aerobatic team)|Snowbirds]]. The [[Hamilton/John C. Munro International Airport|John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport]] in Hamilton is located about 35&nbsp;km (20 miles) east of Brantford. [[Toronto Pearson International Airport]] is located in [[Mississauga, Ontario|Mississauga]], about 100&nbsp;km (60 miles) northeast of Brantford.

=== Rail ===
[[Brantford station]] is located just north of downtown Brantford. [[Via Rail]] has daily passenger trains on the [[Quebec City-Windsor Corridor]]. Trains also stop at [[Union Station (Toronto)|Union Station]] in [[Toronto]].

Street rail began in Brantford in 1886 with horse-drawn carriages; by 1893, this system had been converted to electric. The City of Brantford took over these operations in 1914. Around 1936, it began to replace the electric street car system with gas-run buses, and by the end of 1939, the changeover was complete.<ref>[http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~wyatt/alltime/brantford-on.html Brantford, Ontario Principal System] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309130213/http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~wyatt/alltime/brantford-on.html |date=2012-03-09 }}, ''Canadian Street Railways''. 31-Mar-2011.</ref>

=== Bus ===
* [[Brantford Transit]] serves the city with nine regular routes operating on a half-hour schedule from the downtown Transit Terminal on Darling Street, with additional school service.
* [[GO Transit|GO]] bus service between downtown Brantford and [[Aldershot GO Station]] in Burlington, stopping at [[McMaster University]].
* An [[Demand responsive transport|on-demand]] service, {{Proper name|Brant eRide}}, provides service to [[Paris, Ontario|Paris]], [[St. George, Ontario|St. George]], and [[Burford, Ontario|Burford]].

=== Provincial highways ===
* [[Ontario Highway 403|Highway 403]], East to Hamilton, West to Woodstock.
* [[Highway 24 (Ontario)|Highway 24]], North to Cambridge, South to Simcoe.

=== Cycling ===
{{As of|2022}}, there are at least {{cvt|18|km|mi}} of [[bikeway]]s in Brantford.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bike and Trail Maps |date=25 June 2020 |publisher=City of Brantford |url=https://www.brantford.ca/en/transportation/bike-and-trail-maps.aspx |access-date=23 May 2022 |archive-date=23 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523190146/https://www.brantford.ca/en/transportation/bike-and-trail-maps.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> There are some planned street redesigns which include protected bike lanes and [[multi-use trail]]s, which {{as of|2022|lc=y}} are in the public consultation phase.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bike Lanes |date=7 March 2022 |publisher=City of Brantford |url=https://www.brantford.ca/en/transportation/bike-lanes.aspx |access-date=23 May 2022 |archive-date=23 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523190950/https://www.brantford.ca/en/transportation/bike-lanes.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>

Some former rail lines serving Brantford have been converted to [[rail trail]]s, which allow for intercommunity cycling connections to the north, south, and east. This includes the [[SC Johnson Trail]] to Paris (with further connections north to Cambridge and beyond)<ref>{{cite web |title=SC Johnson Trail |date=18 February 2022 |publisher=[[Grand River Conservation Authority]] |url=https://www.grandriver.ca/en/outdoor-recreation/SC-Johnson-Trail.aspx |access-date=23 May 2022 |archive-date=23 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523190147/https://www.grandriver.ca/en/outdoor-recreation/SC-Johnson-Trail.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> and the [[Hamilton to Brantford Rail Trail]], which provides a connection east to Hamilton through [[Dundas, Ontario|Dundas]] and [[Jerseyville, Ontario|Jerseyville]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Brantford to Hamilton Rail Trail |date=18 July 2022 |publisher=Grand River Conservation Authority |url=https://www.grandriver.ca/en/outdoor-recreation/Brantford-to-Hamilton-Rail-Trail.aspx |access-date=23 May 2022 |archive-date=24 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524061520/https://www.grandriver.ca/en/outdoor-recreation/Brantford-to-Hamilton-Rail-Trail.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> Twin rail trails, the LE&N Trail and TH&B Trail, connect south to [[Mount Pleasant, Brant County, Ontario|Mount Pleasant]], where they connect further south ultimately to [[Port Dover, Ontario|Port Dover]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Other trails |date=17 December 2021 |publisher=Grand River Conservation Authority |url=https://www.grandriver.ca/en/outdoor-recreation/Other-trails.aspx |access-date=23 May 2022 |archive-date=23 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523190146/https://www.grandriver.ca/en/outdoor-recreation/Other-trails.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>