Editing Takoma Park, Maryland (section)

==Transportation==
===Roads and highways===
[[File:2016-10-18 12 51 45 View south along Maryland State Route 650 (New Hampshire Avenue) at Maryland State Route 193 (University Boulevard) in Takoma Park, Montgomery County, Maryland.jpg|thumb|right|MD 650 southbound in Takoma Park]]
Several state highways serve Takoma Park. The largest of these is [[Maryland Route 650]] (New Hampshire Avenue), which is the only six-lane thoroughfare running within city limits. New Hampshire Avenue continues into central Washington, D.C. and primarily serves through-traffic to the east of the city.  [[Maryland Route 193]] (University Boulevard) serves as the major suburban shopping strip, skirting the city on its northeast edge. Other state highways serving Takoma Park include [[Maryland Route 410]], [[Maryland Route 320]] and [[Maryland Route 195]], all of which serve as local connectors to neighboring areas.

===Public transportation===
Being part of [[Montgomery County, Maryland|Montgomery County]], Takoma Park is served by both the [[Ride On (bus)|Ride On]] bus system, and by the [[Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority]], which provides bus and rail service to the Maryland and Virginia suburbs of [[Washington, D.C.]]

The Takoma [[Takoma (Washington Metro)|Metrorail station]], also a [[Ride On (bus)|Ride On]] and Metrobus hub, sits in the heart of the Old Takoma [[Main Street]], in Washington, D.C., two blocks from the Maryland line.

The [[Takoma Langley Crossroads Transit Center]] is situated just outside the city border, at the intersection of University Boulevard and New Hampshire Avenue, also a location for a future [[Purple Line (Maryland)|Purple Line]] station.

The {{convert|9|mi|adj=on|0}} [[Sligo Creek Trail]] is used for recreation by bicyclists and pedestrians, and much of the roadway segment within the City of Takoma Park is closed to motor vehicles Fridays through Sundays. The Takoma Park segment of the [[Metropolitan Branch Trail]], a [[rail trail]] that parallels the [[Red Line (Washington Metro)|Red Line]], is complete. Trail-building is planned to connect that segment with the completed portion that runs south to [[Washington Union Station]] and to planned segments running north to [[Silver Spring, Maryland|Silver Spring]], [[Maryland]] with a connection to the {{convert|12|mi|adj=on|0}} [[Capital Crescent Trail]].