Editing Columbia, Missouri (section)

===Transportation===
The [[Columbia Transit]] provides public bus and para-transit service, and is owned and operated by the city. In 2008, 1,414,400 passengers boarded along the system's six fixed routes and nine [[University of Missouri]] shuttle routes, and 27,000 boarded the Para-transit service.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/PublicWorks/Transportation/about-transit.php|title=Home - Public Works|website=Public Works|access-date=June 26, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090115211039/http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/PublicWorks/Transportation/about-transit.php|archive-date=January 15, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> The system is constantly experiencing growth in service and technology. A $3.5 million project to renovate and expand the Wabash Station, a rail depot built in 1910 and converted into the city's transit center in the mid-1980s, was completed in summer of 2007.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2007/10/17/moving-greyhound-services-wabash-still-major-goal-/ | archive-url=https://archive.today/20080202084514/http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2007/10/17/moving-greyhound-services-wabash-still-major-goal-/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=February 2, 2008 | title=Moving Greyhound services to Wabash still a major goal for City Council | publisher=[[Columbia Missourian]] | last=Latzko | first=Laura | date=October 17, 2007 | access-date=January 9, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/PublicWorks/Transportation/wabash-station.php | title=Historic Wabash Station Renovation | work=Columbia Public Works | access-date=July 19, 2008 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090317012225/http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/PublicWorks/Transportation/wabash-station.php | archive-date=March 17, 2009 | url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2007, a Transit Master Plan was created to address the future transit needs of the city and county with a comprehensive plan to add infrastructure in three key phases. The five to 15-year plan intends to add service along the southwest, southeast and northeast sections of Columbia and develop alternative transportation models for Boone County.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/PublicWorks/Transportation/documents/transitmasterplan2007.pdf |title=COMO Connect |publisher=Gocolumbiamo.com |date=2015-03-30 |access-date=2016-03-22 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

The city is served by [[Columbia Regional Airport]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Columbia Regional Airport |url=https://www.flycou.com/ |access-date=April 30, 2025 |website=FlyCOU}}</ref> The closest rail station is [[Jefferson City station]], in the state capital [[Jefferson City]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jefferson City, MO (JEF) {{!}} Amtrak |url=https://www.amtrak.com/stations/jef |access-date=2025-04-30 |website=www.amtrak.com |language=en}}</ref>

Columbia is also known for its [[MKT Trail]], a spur of the [[Katy Trail State Park]], which allows foot and bike traffic across the city, and, conceivably, the state. It consists of a soft gravel surface for running and biking. Columbia also is preparing to embark on construction of several new bike paths and street bike lanes thanks to a $25 million grant from the federal government.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.pednet.org/newsFederalAward.html | title=$25 Million of Federal Funding for Columbia's Bike/Ped Network | publisher=PedNet Coalition | date=July 28, 2005 | access-date=January 1, 2008|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080222064635/http://www.pednet.org/newsFederalAward.html |archive-date = February 22, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> The city is also served by [[American Airlines]] at the [[Columbia Regional Airport]], the only commercial airport in mid-Missouri.<ref name=":1" />

[[Interstate 70 in Missouri|I-70]] (concurrent with [[U.S. Route 40 (Missouri)|US 40]]) and [[U.S. Route 63#Missouri|US 63]] are the two main freeways used for travel to and from Columbia. Within the city, there are also three state highways: [[Missouri Route 763|Routes 763]] (Rangeline Street & College Avenue), [[Missouri Route 163|163]] (Providence Road), and [[Missouri Route 740|740]] (Stadium Boulevard).<ref>{{Cite web |title=MoDOT Routes |url=https://www.como.gov/public-works/street-division/comosnow/modot-routes/ |access-date=April 30, 2025 |website=Columbia Missouri - Official Governemnt Website}}</ref>

Rail service is provided by the city-owned [[Columbia Terminal Railroad]] (COLT), which runs from the north side of Columbia to [[Centralia, Missouri|Centralia]] and a connection to the [[Norfolk Southern Railway]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=City of Columbia - Official Government Website |url=https://www.como.gov/utilities/columbia-colt-railroad/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250330020645/https://www.como.gov/utilities/columbia-colt-railroad/ |archive-date=2025-03-30 |access-date=2025-04-30 |website=www.como.gov |language=en-US}}</ref>