Editing Palm Bay, Florida (section)

==Transportation==
[[File:Pbsignpatriotic cropped.jpg|thumb|right|City name marker erected on [[Interstate 95 in Florida|I-95]] in 2002]]
Major roads in Palm Bay include the following:
* [[File:US 1.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 1 in Florida|U.S. 1]] – This road serves the northeastern section of the city. It is intersected by three main roads: Port Malabar Boulevard, Robert J. Conlan Boulevard and Palm Bay Road.
* [[File:I-95.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 95 in Florida|Interstate 95]] – The major freeway serving the East Coast of the United States runs northwest to southeast through the center of the city's area. The city is served by interchanges 176 (Palm Bay Road), 173 (Malabar Road), and 166 (St. Johns Heritage Parkway).
* [[File:Florida 507.svg|20px]] [[Florida State Road 507|Babcock Street]] – The state road portion of Babcock Street runs through the northeastern portion of Palm Bay. It provides a route from [[Melbourne, Florida|Melbourne]], just north of the city, to Malabar Road and County Road 507. Main intersections include CR 516, Port Malabar Boulevard, and SR 514.
* [[File:Brevard County Road 507 FL.svg|20x20px]] [[List of county roads in Brevard County, Florida|Babcock Street]] – The county road portion of Babcock Street runs through the extreme southeast portion of Palm Bay. It provides a direct route to [[Fellsmere, Florida|Fellsmere]] in [[Indian River County, Florida|Indian River County]] from [[Brevard County, Florida|Brevard County]]. Main intersections include SR 514, Waco Boulevard, Valkaria Road/Wyoming Drive, Grant Road/Eldron Boulevard, and Cogan Drive.
* [[File:Florida 514.svg|20px]] [[Florida State Road 514|Malabar Road]] – The state road portion of Malabar Road connects the town of [[Malabar, Florida|Malabar]], which gives its name to the road, to eastern Palm Bay and I-95. The only main intersections are Interstate 95 and SR 507.
* [[File:Brevard County Road 514 FL.svg|20x20px]] [[List of county roads in Brevard County, Florida|Malabar Road]] – The county road portion of Malabar Road runs through the center of Palm Bay to CR 509. The City Hall, the Police Department and the main economic center of Palm Bay are all located on this road. Major intersections include Interstate 95, San Filippo Drive, Emerson Drive, Eldron Boulevard and CR 509.
* [[File:Brevard County Road 516 FL.svg|20px]] [[County Road 516 (Brevard County, Florida)|Palm Bay Road]] – This road serves the extreme northern part of Palm Bay, mainly the northeastern portion. It runs from SR 507 to CR 509. Major intersections include SR 507, Port Malabar Boulevard, Dairy Road, Hollywood Boulevard, Interstate 95, and CR 509.
* [[File:Brevard County Road 509 FL.svg|20x20px]] [[County Road 516 (Brevard County, Florida)|Minton Road]] – This road serves the western part of Palm Bay. It runs from West Melbourne to Malabar Road. Major intersections include CR 516, Emerson Drive, Americana Boulevard, and CR 514.

There are about {{convert|851|mi}} of city-maintained highways.<ref>{{cite news |first=Matt |last=Reed |title=Can Palm Bay defy its slump? |url=http://m.floridatoday.com/opinion/article?a=2012301260027&f=1227 |work=[[Florida Today]] |location=Melbourne, Florida |pages=8A |date=January 26, 2012 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Rick |last=Neale |title=Palm Bay's $162M road repair backlog |url=http://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/2015/02/06/palm-bay-still-facing-million-road-repair-backlog/23005095/|newspaper=[[Florida Today]] |location=Melbourne, Florida |pages=7A |date=February 8, 2015 |access-date=February 8, 2015}}</ref> Most roads in the area west of DeGroodt Road are [[dirt road|unpaved]]. In 2013, the public works director reported that most roads in south Palm Bay were "failed roads," for lack of maintenance.<ref>{{cite news |first=Scott |last=Gunnerson |title=Road work falls miles behind |url=http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20131229/NEWS01/312290055/Road-work-Brevard-falls-miles-behind|work=Florida Today |location=Melbourne, Florida|pages=3A |date=December 29, 2013 |access-date=December 29, 2013}}</ref>

In 2012, Palm Bay had the lowest [[walkability]] of any city in the United States with a population over 100,000 people.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.walkscore.com/rankings/cities/ |title=Explore the Walkability of 2,500 Cities in the United States on Walk Score |publisher=Walkscore.com |access-date=2012-12-18}}</ref>

In 2018, The city's voters approved a bond referendum to pave the city's failing roadways. The city is repaving or reconstructing various sections or units each fiscal year.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Go Bond for Road Improvement Projects in Palm Bay {{!}} City of Palm Bay, FL|url=https://www.palmbayflorida.org/government/city-departments-f-to-z/public-works/projects/go-bond-for-road-improvement-projects-in-palm-bay|access-date=2020-11-19|website=www.palmbayflorida.org}}</ref>