Editing Salem, Oregon (section)

===Transportation===
[[File:Cherriots Gillig and Blue Bird buses in old and new paint schemes at Downtown TC in 2018.jpg|thumb|right|Buses at the Downtown Transit Center of [[Cherriots]] in 2018]]
[[File:Salem, Oregon Amtrak stop.png|thumb|Built in 1918, Salem's passenger train depot serves Amtrak and Greyhound.]]
[[Cherriots]], an independent government agency, provides fixed-route bus service, rideshare matching, and paratransit/lift services for the disabled, within the [[urban growth boundary]]. They also operate Cherriots Regional, previously known as Chemeketa Area Regional Transportation System (CARTS), which provides bus service that connects Salem to destinations as far north as [[Wilsonville, Oregon|Wilsonville]], as far west as [[Dallas, Oregon|Dallas]], and to the east to [[Silverton, Oregon|Silverton]] and up the Santiam Canyon to [[Mill City, Oregon|Mill City]]. Cherriots, in cooperation with [[Wilsonville, Oregon|Wilsonville]]'s [[South Metro Area Regional Transit|SMART]], provides routes between downtown Salem and Wilsonville. From Wilsonville, [[WES Commuter Rail]] connects to [[TriMet]] routes in Beaverton, including [[MAX Light Rail]].

[[Greyhound Lines]] provides north–south service and connecting carrier service to [[Bend, Oregon]], from the Salem Amtrak station.

[[Amtrak]], the national passenger rail system, leases the [[Salem station (Oregon)|Salem Depot]] from the [[Oregon Department of Transportation]]. The ''[[Coast Starlight]]'' provides daily north–south service to cities between Los Angeles, California and [[Seattle]], Washington. ''[[Amtrak Cascades]]'' trains, operating as far north as [[Vancouver, British Columbia]] and as far south as [[Eugene, Oregon]], serve Salem several times daily in both directions.

HUT Airport Shuttle provides transportation to [[Portland International Airport]]. HUT also serves [[Corvallis, Oregon|Corvallis]] with a second stop at [[Oregon State University]], [[Albany, Oregon|Albany]], and [[Woodburn, Oregon|Woodburn]]. Mountain Express provides transportation between Salem and [[Bend, Oregon|Bend]].<ref>[http://bendportland.com Mountain Express] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080703214625/http://www.bendportland.com/ |date=July 3, 2008 }}</ref>

[[McNary Field]] (Salem-Willamette Valley Airport) is owned and operated by the City of Salem. It serves primarily [[general aviation]] and the [[Oregon National Guard]] – Army Aviation Support Facility (AASF). [[Delta Connection]] offered commercial air service with two daily flights to [[Salt Lake City]], Utah, from July 2007. However, citing fuel costs versus a [[Passenger Load Factor|load factor]] of less than 85 percent, the service was discontinued in October 2008. The city plans to go forward with airport improvements that were announced when service was commenced, including a longer runway and an expanded terminal building.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.salem-news.com/articles/july112008/salem_flights_7-11-08.php|title=Delta will suspend Salem flights in October|last=King|first=Tim|work=Salem-News.com|date=July 11, 2008|access-date=November 27, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081104113525/http://www.salem-news.com/articles/july112008/salem_flights_7-11-08.php|archive-date=November 4, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> Avelo Airlines began service to Burbank, CA and Las Vegas, NV in early October 2023.

The city is served by the following highways:
* [[Interstate 5 in Oregon|Interstate 5]]
* [[Oregon Route 99E]]
** [[Oregon Route 99E Business]] is a spur of the above, serving the downtown area
* [[Oregon Route 22]]
* [[Oregon Route 221]]
* [[Oregon Route 51]]
* [[Oregon Route 213]]