Editing Council Bluffs, Iowa (section)

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
The city is well served by [[Interstate 80]], Interstate 29, U.S. Route 6, and the Loess Hills [[National Scenic Byway]]. The [[Union Pacific]], [[BNSF]], [[Iowa Interstate]], and [[Canadian National]] Railroads all connect in Council Bluffs and carry important freight traffic. [[MidAmerican Energy Company|MidAmerican Energy]] has a large coal-burning power plant near the southern city limits.

An extensive system of off-street paved trails aids in walking and bicycling around the city, including the currently under construction FIRST AVE trail spanning the city's West End. Walking, bicycling, and other active transportation access across the Missouri River into [[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha]] currently exists at two points: the [[Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge]] and a trail connection across the [[South Omaha Veterans Memorial Bridge]] on [[U.S. Route 275|US-275]].

[[file: Airfield at Council Bluffs Iowa.jpg|thumb| Airfield at Council Bluffs Iowa]]
Transit access around Council Bluffs is available via two [[Metro Transit (Omaha)|Metro]] bus lines, the blue and yellow routes. Each route originates in downtown Omaha and provides access across the Missouri River as well as between various points around Council Bluffs. According to city plans it is possible that a streetcar line may be constructed along the First Avenue right-of-way. The streetcar line would terminate near Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital in the east and in downtown Omaha in the west; it would have a connection to the planned [[Omaha Streetcar]]. In order to facilitate streetcar access across the Missouri River, plans call for a new multimodal bridge to be constructed just south of the existing [[Interstate 480 (Nebraska–Iowa)|I-480]] bridge. The multimodal bridge would be built approximately where the [[Ak-Sar-Ben Bridge]] once stood and carry multimodal traffic between Council Bluffs and Omaha.

Commercial air travel for Council Bluffs occurs primarily out of Omaha's [[Eppley Airfield]]. The [[Council Bluffs Municipal Airport]] also serves the [[general aviation]] needs of Council Bluffs and surrounding areas.