Editing Mequon, Wisconsin (section)

==Transportation==

[[Interstate 43]] runs north–south through the City of Mequon with exits 85, 87 and 89 providing access to the municipality.

Mequon has limited public transit compared with larger cities. Ozaukee County and the [[Milwaukee County Transit System]] run the Route 143 commuter bus, also known as the "Ozaukee County Express," to Milwaukee via Interstate 43. The bus stops at five locations along Port Washington Road in Mequon, Monday through Friday with limited hours corresponding to peak commute times.<ref name="Wisconsin DOT">{{cite web|title=MCTS Route 143: Ozaukee County Express |url=https://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/travel/road/parknride/oza4520.aspx |publisher=Wisconsin DOT |access-date=January 21, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Ozaukee County, Cedarburg (I-43/County C) |url=https://www.ridemcts.com/routes-schedules/143 |publisher=Milwaukee County Transit System |access-date=January 21, 2020 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213063103/https://www.ridemcts.com/routes-schedules/143 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Ozaukee County Transit Services: Ozaukee County Express |url=http://www.ozaukeetransit.com/ozaukee-county-express/ |publisher=Ozaukee County Transit Services |access-date=May 6, 2020}}</ref> Ozaukee County Transit Services' Shared Ride Taxi is the public transit option for traveling to sites not directly accessible from the interstate. The taxis operate seven days a week and make connections to Washington County Transit and Milwaukee County Routes 12, 49 and 42u.<ref name="Wisconsin DOT"/><ref>{{cite web|title=OCTS: Shared Ride Taxi |url=http://www.ozaukeetransit.com/shared-ride-taxi/ |publisher=Ozaukee County Transit Services |access-date=January 21, 2020}}</ref>

[[File:Electric railway review (1906) (14738418376).jpg|thumb|300px|The [[The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company|Milwaukee Interurban Line]] built a bridge over the [[Milwaukee Road]] tracks in northern Mequon near Cedarburg Road, {{circa|1906}}. The bridge has been demolished, but some of the concrete footings remain along the [[Ozaukee Interurban Trail]].]]

Unlike some nearby cities and villages, the City of Mequon has large areas of rural and undeveloped land without sidewalks for pedestrian traffic. However, the [[Ozaukee Interurban Trail]] for pedestrian and bicycle use runs north–south through the city and connects Mequon to the neighboring community of [[Cedarburg]] in the north and [[Brown Deer]] in the south, where the trail connects to [[Milwaukee County]]'s [[Oak Leaf Trail]]. The Ozaukee Interurban Trail continues north to [[Oostburg, Wisconsin|Oostburg]] in [[Sheboygan County]]. The trail was formerly an [[interurban]] passenger rail line that ran from [[Milwaukee]] to [[Sheboygan, Wisconsin|Sheboygan]]. The train was in operation from 1907 to 1948, when it fell into disuse following World War II. The old rail line was converted into the present recreational trail in the 1990s.

The [[Wisconsin Central Ltd.]] railroad, a subsidiary of the [[Canadian National Railway]], operates a freight rail line parallel to the Ozaukee Interurban Trail. The [[Union Pacific Railroad]] runs parallel to Interstate 43 in the city.<ref>{{cite web|title=Wisconsin Railroads and Harbors 2020 |url=https://wisconsindot.gov/Documents/travel/rail/railmap.pdf |publisher=Wisconsin DOT |access-date=January 21, 2020}}</ref> Mequon currently does not have passenger train service.